Steaming pike crabs with hot water or cold water is fine. Generally speaking, it is recommended to choose cold water so that the pike crabs can be completely heated and cooked better.

If you choose cold water for steaming pike crabs, the cold water will slowly heat up to produce steam, and the steam will be used to steam the crabs, which can lock in the freshness well. Of course, if the crab feet are tied with a rope, it is also possible to steam with hot water.

If you don't tie the crab well, this time with hot water on the steam, the crab is not dead, the crab feet fall first, may not be able to keep the integrity of the steamed crab.

Steaming pike crabs in general, the water boiled and then steamed for 8-10 minutes is appropriate, the meat has matured but not too rotten, this time the crab's meat is the most tender, the flavor is also better.

Whether it is a whole crab or a cut piece of crab, the total steaming time should not be less than 15 minutes from the time the water is added to the pot, so that the parasites and some bacteria can be completely killed.

Steaming pike crabs, you can give the crab a salt bath, with salt water to soak the crab for half an hour, so that you can spit out some of the dirt in the body of the crab, but also so that the steamed crab meat is more tender, taste more fresh.

Also, you can use a brush to scrub it after cleaning, so the effect will be better.