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How to preserve maximum stone crab freshness

Home   Blog   How to preserve maximum stone crab freshness

Stone crabs are loved and eaten by a majority of the seafood-loving people all over the United States. The stone crabs from the eastern coast are pretty famous for their delicious taste. Stone crabs are best eaten as soon as they could be after picking them. They taste the best when their preservation is done properly. If not preserved using proper techniques and in the fastest timeframe possible, their quality can decrease quickly. PATAS Stone Crab is here to show you how to preserve your stone crabs effectively.

How to preserve your stone crabs

1. Stored with ice or in the freezer
2. Freeze the uncracked claws only
3. Do not thaw them under water, only in the fridge
4. Buy cracked claws only if you are going to eat them that very day

The above tips are simple yet effective in the preservation of stone crabs. When you bring the crabs home, be sure to not leave them out and store them in the freezer or within ice. You can even eat these delicious morsels up to 4 days after cooking them, so long as they have been stored effectively.

Claws: To crack or not to crack

When you store an uncracked claw in the freezer, the meat is going to last longer because the casing protects the meat. In the situation where you have already cracked the casing, the meat might absorb unnecessary moisture if you then intend to store it.

When you thaw the crabs, leave them be for around half to three-quarters of a day if you want to get the best results. While you extract the meat from the claws, you should remember that it has an abundance of meat even at the claw knuckles. If you do not want to go to the fuss of making or preserving these stone crabs, you can order from the leading online seafood delivery services such as PATAS Stone Crab.

Our stone crabs are different

PATAS Stone Crab is the only company that specializes specifically in delivering stone crabs directly to consumers within 2 hours (in selected markets) and overnight nationwide. Our products are sourced using sustainable practices, and we offer our products year round. To get the best taste out of your crab claws, you should eat them with butter and sauce. Mustard sauce is preferred by a lot of people, but we offer a delicious range of sauces and extras to compliment you meal. When you order from us, there are no middlemen who drive up prices - we sell directly to our customers. Therefore, you get excellent value and the best crabs Florida has to offer!

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