The Maryland blue crab is renowned for its sweet and succulent meat, and I love steaming them in their hard-shell stage during the cold weather of early spring, when their meat is dense and beyond ...

Fresh crabs should feel heavy for their size. You can buy a crab live and boil it yourself; alternatively, ask your fishmonger to kill it for you, or buy it ready-cooked. If buying cooked crabmeat ...

You can use fresh crab or pre-prepared crabmeat for this deliciously simple crab linguine recipe ... caught with soft-shells and deep-fried for eating whole. The Blue crab is popular along ...