What are the methods for freezing fresh crabs

Many people like to eat crabs very much. They will buy a lot of crabs and eat them slowly when crabs are on the market. However, buying too many crabs and preserving them properly becomes a big problem. Everyone is afraid that the crabs will be wasted if they are not preserved properly. The method of preserving crabs is actually very simple. You can choose the most suitable preservation method according to your own situation. Preserving them in the refrigerator is the simplest way.

Refrigerator Crabs

Crabs are fresh aquatic products and have a short shelf life after leaving water. It is relatively simple to preserve crabs if the quantity purchased can be eaten within about 3 days: choose active crabs, tie up the crab's legs and claws to reduce the crab's physical consumption, then place them in the refrigerator and cover them with a wet towel. When eating every day, pick out the crabs that are not energetic enough first. The crabs that are full of energy can continue to be preserved.

Plastic bucket/basin to store crabs

Prepare a 30-50 cm high plastic bucket or basin, as the inner wall of the plastic bucket/basin is smooth and difficult to escape. Put the crab in it, and then add water to half the height of the crab's body - mainly for moisturizing. Do not bury the hairy crab completely. If the water is too deep, the crab will suffocate and die due to lack of oxygen. The bucket/basin does not need to be covered. If this method is used to preserve crabs, the hairy crabs can be preserved for more than 5 days when the temperature is not high.

Temporary holding ponds for crab storage

If you buy more crabs than you can eat in three to five days, you cannot use the above storage method. The best way is to use your own bathtub as a temporary storage pool and let the crabs enjoy it first: because the walls of the bathtub are smooth, the crabs cannot escape. Then gently pour the crabs into the bathtub and fill it with water to just bury the crabs. If the crabs stand up their eight legs, they can breathe on the water surface. Depending on the storage time and quantity, you can add a small amount of small fish and shrimp. Crabs can generally be stored in this way for more than 7 days or longer. The survival rate of good quality crabs can reach more than 95%.

Special reminder: If you are not eating it immediately, please do not wash it with water, otherwise the crab will die. If the indoor temperature does not exceed 15℃, there is no need to put it in the refrigerator. Under normal circumstances, it can be stored for 5-7 days, but the crab will become thinner if stored for too long. The taste will not be affected if eaten within 3 days.