391202 Thu Apr 12 18:02:24 -0700 2007 11 31 Home Cooking 0 2476136 Where can I get Alaskan king crab that is not precooked? Thanks Thu Apr 12 18:02:24 -0700 2007 19185 budlit 1 2476734 Probably only Alaska. I don't mean that to be rude, but I have never seen or heard of uncooked, frozen Alaskan crab. Why would you want it uncooked, by the way? What are your plans for it? Thu Apr 12 22:04:42 -0700 2007 2476136 41163 renz 1 2476845 You could contact Salmongram or Fisherman's Express, but the usual way seems to be to cook and freeze the crab on board. Thu Apr 12 23:47:12 -0700 2007 2476136 55316 mpalmer6c 1 2476897 Do you have a pot big enough to steam it in? Fri Apr 13 01:40:41 -0700 2007 2476136 13619 Sharuf 2 2477386 LOL In all fairness though, I see uncooked lobster tails at the grocery store, meaning they were torn in half, alive, and then frozen. I know a lobster is *alot* smaller than a king crab, but you never know! Fri Apr 13 08:08:17 -0700 2007 2476897 20140 Olivia 3 2477412 Unlike lobster, Alaskan king crabs are all processed at the same location and I'm fairly certain that Alaskan King Crab legs are steamed as soon as they come off the boat at the processors. Fri Apr 13 08:12:38 -0700 2007 2477386 12821 ESNY 1 2477717 Apparently several Asian restaurants in the LA area offer live Alaskan King Crab preparations. Find russkar's response on the link below: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/386078 Fri Apr 13 09:24:22 -0700 2007 2476136 18385 CDouglas 2 2478028 Holy smokes!! But aren't live king crabs something like 20 feet across (as per Sharuf's comment)?? ETA: Behold!! Or is there a difference between "King Crab" and "Alaskan King Crab"? http://professorsalt.com/2004/12/18/king-me/ Fri Apr 13 11:11:31 -0700 2007 2477717 20140 Olivia 3 2478101 Here is a pic of one being held: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_crab Crab pots used to catch kings are typically 7' x 7' x 3' if I remember my "Deadliest Catch" facts. Fri Apr 13 11:25:04 -0700 2007 2478028 18385 CDouglas 3 2478678 They come in all sizes - the ones in the Hong Kong-style restaurant tanks are more like 2' to 3' in leg length. And if the restaurants are getting them live, that would seem to indicate that an enterprising home cook could, too, though that's not necessarily the case. They could have agents in Alaska buying and shipping them direct. And there may well be legal barriers to buying a live one from a restaurant and taking it home. Fri Apr 13 13:49:04 -0700 2007 2478028 11478 Will Owen 1 2477721 Also, for general reference: I I had some king crab legs over the weekend, and we tried the microwave for reheating: just wrapped them in kitchen towel and nuked a minute or so (like Alton Brown uses). Worked perfectly. Since we didn't have a steamer rack, this was especially ideal because it kept the legs from getting waterlogged at the bottom of the pot. Fri Apr 13 09:24:59 -0700 2007 2476136 41163 renz 1 2477770 Unless you plan on fishing in the Bering Sea for Alaskan King Crab, it's only available pre-cooked. Apparently, Alaskan Crabs release toxins when left uncooked and unfrozen. My friend spent 7 years fishing for Alaskan Crab and he told me that one dead decomposing uncooked crab can spoil the whole load. Have you watched the TV show, "The Deadliest Catch"? It's addicting. Fri Apr 13 09:37:06 -0700 2007 2476136 13223 amoncada