Crab 201 - You Won't Feel a Thing.....

One hour after hauling the crab pots, the steamer awaits!  We use a tall pot with a strainer that sits a couple of inches off the bottom of the pot.  Load up with a cup of water, a cup of white vinegar, salt and a healthy splash of Od Bay Seasoning and bring to boil.  The challenge is getting as many in the pot as possible - 34 crabs took three steamings - we use tongs to transfer from the cooler to the pot and most times they have their claws so firmly attached to another crab, you end up lifting as many as six crabs at a time.  Whatever their objections, their fate is sealed.....