Method:

1. Cut the knife at the tip of the navel and prick it hard with the tip of the knife. The crab will soon die. You can also use a knitting needle, a long bamboo stick or chopsticks and insert it into the crab's mouth. After a while, the crab will die. At this time, put the crab into the steamer, and it will not fall off no matter how you steam it;

2. Before steaming, insert a knife in the middle of its eyes, or use a thick metal needle Poke about 1 cm into the middle of the crab foam, and then stir it from side to side, so that the legs will not fall off when steaming;

3. The most common problem with steamed crabs is that their legs will fall off, whether it is Put boiling water or cold water into the pot, or tie the crabs into the pot. After steaming, they will fall off. The trick to avoid losing your legs when steaming crabs is to kill the crabs before steaming them. This way you won't feel any external stimulation and move. You won't lose your legs.

Purchasing Tips:

1. Look

The carapace of high-quality crabs is blue-gray and shiny, the abdomen is white, and the golden claws are covered with yellow hairs. The color is bright, the navel is round and protruding outwards, the limbs are firmly connected and curved, and the body is large and strong. If the back is yellow, the meat is thin. In addition, if the crab is vigorous and crawling around, it is a strong and good crab.

2. Weighing

For crabs that meet the requirements in appearance, weigh them one by one with your hands. Crabs that feel heavy to the touch are fat. This trick is not suitable for river crabs and live sea crabs, because these crabs are often tied up.

3. Smell

If you smell the fishy smell of sea crabs, it means that the sea crabs have become rotten and can no longer be eaten. Eating spoiled crabs can easily cause food poisoning.