Got 4 Dungeness crab live from a local fish market. Cleaned them exactly as you illustrated. It was SOOO quick, easy and efficient. Boiled exactly 8 minutes after second boil. Threw them into a quick ice bath and PERFECTION!! This is the only method we will use from now on. Thanks a million Joel!!!
@joelmarchello37094 жыл бұрын
Rita Gray YESSSSS!!!!! That makes me happy! This is EXACTLY what I made these video’s for!
@hodawg7762 Жыл бұрын
How long was first boil?
@vincentkingsdale83347 ай бұрын
I just steam mine for about 10 minutes. Any taste difference in steaming vs boiling?
@gshockwht3 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate the video your way does seem a lot easier and less stressful. Thanks man really appreciate it
@joelmarchello37092 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it Dalton! I’m sorry for the horribly slow reply. Hope all is well for ya!
@kathyzuehlsdorff6134 жыл бұрын
We do it just like you do! When friends ask me how to clean our crab, I refer them to this video! Thanks!!
@joelmarchello37094 жыл бұрын
kathy zuehlsdorff That is awesome! It is a very effective method! You should try the dry rub recipe from my other crab video. It is tasty! Thanks for the support, and recommending the video!!!
@sonomaviews96652 жыл бұрын
Super helpful! I love your method on the bucket. Thanks.
@tubularfrog2 жыл бұрын
Joel, this is the best video I've seen on cleaning Dungeness crabs.
@joelmarchello37092 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It’s the best way I had found, and wish it came sooner. I was really hoping it would help y’all.
@rauladame2105 Жыл бұрын
Amazingly simple! Thank you!
@CherylAnson Жыл бұрын
Fantastic! I’ve lived in BC around crab pots my whole life and never seen a quicker way
@Chrisggg4063 ай бұрын
Bro! Me and the wife we’re up in Ketchikan, Alaska, eating these things straight out of the water. We never saw anybody clean these as efficient as you’re cleaning them in the video! Nice!!!
@laurenjacobsen7273 Жыл бұрын
I did basically this to I don’t know how many crab in Dutch Harbor years ago. This is basically exactly what we did processing crab for the PanAlaska cannery. We had a permanent mounted blade so we could do this standing…couldn’t do twenty hours of it on a bucket edge, but this is a great solution for a limited number of crab!
@vincentnix582Ай бұрын
I have never been crabbing. We are going to Florence. I have two crab pots that I will likely never use again as there are no crabs in Kansas, crawdads yes, crabs no, just to save time plus bait boxes made in Oregon to help things along there. I want to do this cleaning job at the dock and throw the "clusters" into an ice chest so I am hopeful there is no problem doing that and the remaining crabs may benefit from the guts and gills. Since seeing you handle the crabs I will not need my meat cleaver for this part. I will be using a cheap pair of rubberized palm gloves. If I lived out there I would invest in the same gloves you have. Well done! Thank you for sharing the direct method. This is one flatlander and wife who truly enjoy crab meat. At $60 a head for all the frozen crab we can put down at a local eatery one time out is still a bargain plus the fun of the work to get the crabs ready is a bonus! Happy crabbing for life to you and yours!
@daveyJ2134 жыл бұрын
Hey! Thanks! This worked great. I had my wife hold a meat clever, blade up on the front lawn. A quick pound dispatched the crabs and the legs came right off. Awesome!
@joelmarchello37094 жыл бұрын
David Massey Rock on! Glad to hear it! Enjoy your crab!
@delroyboese85811 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. I have never even seen a Dungeness crab before. I've only been to the coast once. Hoping to catch some next week and try your method!
@greengolandscape381710 ай бұрын
It would be epic to see both clusters ripped off at once. Nicely done. I have 3 in the bucket. Will use this method for sure.
@charlesgreatwood9987 Жыл бұрын
Looks like a great crab cleaning method! Thanks!
@Foxyfreedom2 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial! I'm looking into getting into this come fall. Thank you!
@CruisingMeraki2 жыл бұрын
Nicely done! Thank you for this awesome video.
@TG-ng2ko2 жыл бұрын
Great video very clear message thank you brother im going to do it this way quick and easy
@acousticmikeb81192 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. That’s a great technique. I think it’s also better for the crab as it’s a quick kill. I’ve heard them screaming in the boil and prefer this quick method; will use it next time.
@the_silver_liningg5 ай бұрын
Great Video! Thank you
@ChildofGOD9554 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!!
@joelmarchello37094 жыл бұрын
STILETTO GAL Thank you!
@Bicloptic7 ай бұрын
Very efficient. I’ll try it.
@chito696913 жыл бұрын
Thx for sharing
@user-fs6ou3fk9p5 ай бұрын
We also clean them first. It tastes much sweeter and fresher tasting.
@angelab46527 ай бұрын
The indides were my Daddys favourite...ewww yucky, he liked his mustard!
@SapperMan724 Жыл бұрын
Awesome thank you!
@amaragoel91723 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this very helpful video. Would this also work with blue crab? Is their anatomy the same?
@joelmarchello37093 жыл бұрын
Amara Chhin I’m glad the video was helpful! I’m not sure about Blue crab, I have never tried. Please let me know if you try some.
@AlaskanInsights Жыл бұрын
I kinda do it that way, I rip the shell off and break them in half. I use the heavy duty gardening gloves . they got a nasty bite for sure, seen them cut right into peoples fingers.
@billybo73433 жыл бұрын
How long can they set on ice after cleaning them this way before having to cook them?
@Kankudai3 жыл бұрын
Two days max
@cybersecretary Жыл бұрын
great method. My market steams them, but i will ask to save me some live ones.
@grimnar67252 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I've never been inclined to try the "mustard" either. Lol🤢 To each their own I suppose.
@joelmarchello37092 жыл бұрын
I tried them! Haha. It ain’t for me!
@ritagray74034 жыл бұрын
Hi Joel. Once they are cleaned, how long should they be boiled in salt water? We do not want to over cook them. Thank you for this video!
@joelmarchello37094 жыл бұрын
Rita Gray Hi Rita, I am most likely guilty of overcooking, as I bring water to a hard boil, add the crab, when the water returns to a boil I leave the 8 more minutes, then into a ice water bath. I am a “worry wart” about undercooked food. There are people that say 4 minutes, I used to go 10 minutes and honestly never thought there was anything wrong with it. 8 minutes is where I settled on cleaned legs. (Obviously linger on whole body crab).
@ritagray74034 жыл бұрын
@@joelmarchello3709 Perfect!! Thank you so much!!!
@joelmarchello37094 жыл бұрын
Rita Gray You’re welcome! Also, I’m not sure if ya saw my full length crabbing video (where this cleaning video came from). It has the recipe for a dry rub you might like.
@ritagray74034 жыл бұрын
@@joelmarchello3709 Yes, I watched it after our conversation. Thanks again!
@hodawg7762 Жыл бұрын
@@joelmarchello3709 Do you boil them in salt water like the other commentor said?
@rickpetersen417 ай бұрын
The difference in flavor boiling a crab whole or just boiling the meat is the difference between night and day. That just my opinion! I’ve lived around crab pots my entire life and have been cooking and eating them for 65 years. Apparently you don’t know about crab fat or where to find it.
@mirpandaranda3 жыл бұрын
Nice! Looks easy! Is there not any meat inside the body that’s worth keeping?
@joelmarchello37093 жыл бұрын
There is a cluster of “body meat” on each side that comes off with the legs when using this technique. And that meat is great! You would lose that if you were just breaking the legs off. There are people that argue about using the “mustard” that is inside the body. I personally don’t use it, I’m surprised anyone does. But there is not actual meat in there.
@mrflame2497 Жыл бұрын
Do you immediately kills it when you hit it? I saw something similar in another video and it kinda seems humane
@sacvibe3 жыл бұрын
I never tried, and probably never will, try "the mustard." I do like to boil my crab in ocean water.
@agoogleuser37873 жыл бұрын
Where in the PNW are you?
@joelmarchello37092 жыл бұрын
Mouth of the Columbia!
@Billbobaker3 жыл бұрын
many say the body meat loses flavor if you don't boil whole.. I do like to add some of the yellow juice to melted butter and garlic with pepper and salt.. it does have an amazing addition of flavor for me.. Maybe I will try this method and only boil one whole for the yellow juice to make my crab dipping sauce.
@chandanraj6043 Жыл бұрын
cleaning or killing?
@derrickmacdonald35413 жыл бұрын
Looks almost too easy.
@jackienelson58042 жыл бұрын
Use a plastic bag in the bucket Lemay
@ChienNguyen-vh5iv5 ай бұрын
sorry man, you should learn more about cleaning and cooking crabs.