Cooking Tips & Recipes

For best results, cook from frozen. Do not refreeze. Product is already cooked, so simply reheat and enjoy.

Steam: (recommended)

Place legs in a shallow baking dish with 1/8 inch water. Cover with foil and bake at 400°F for 6-8 minutes. Enjoy immediately.

Grilled:

Lightly oil all sides of each leg, then grill at 300°F for 5 minutes on each side.

Boil: (our least favorite method)

Fill a large pot halfway with water and a Tablespoon of salt before bringing to a boil. Add crab legs and reduce heat to medium. Let simmer for 6 minutes. This is our least favorite method because the hot water leeches the flavor out of the crab.

Crab Sizing

King Crab leg sizes are determined by the number of legs that make up 10 pounds. Like many other seafood products, smaller numbers = larger products. For king crab, sizing will impact both the diameter (thickness) and length of the legs.

For instance, our Jumbo 12-14 legs means that 10 pounds would have between 12 and 14 legs (plus some additional claws).  Claws are included in each package of legs, but both the number and size differ with each package. There are both large and small claws, because the crab uses a giant killing claw and a small feeder claw in nature.

Industry standard – weight increments are ‘overfilled’ to account for weight associated with the glaze (layer of ice on each leg, used for preservation)– in practice: our 2 LB bags will weight MORE than 2 LBS. Photos of 2 LB bags posted on each item should accurately reflect the number of legs/claws present in each package. Claw counts and sizes will vary, but feel free to add preference notes when you check out. While we will always try to meet your requests, we are at the nature of this truly wild product.