Best place for crab legs

Gf wanted crab legs last night but it was too late and places were closed.

What are some places you recommend for good crab legs?

Posted Feb 8, 2021, 3:45 PM UTC

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godfatherowl•

Publix, and they're free if you play football for FSU.

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codeB3RTOP•

Knew this was coming

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ManiacalMartini•

There it is.

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Dogzillas_Mom•

Publix, they’ll even steam them for you. Pick up sides at the deli. Boom, dinner ready

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codeB3RTOP•

I like this idea. Will look into it.

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FSUskygod•

Dine in or frozen to cook at home? Southern Seafood in market square was good, but I hear Capital Seafood is also reasonable.

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codeB3RTOP•

Preferably carry out from a restaurant or store that has them prepared. I would be cooking them myself for the first time.

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ojw_15•

Southern seafood will steam for you as well. I think it's cheaper then publix too

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jmiles00•

crafty crab is actually pretty legit

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NewNole2001•

Pick them up from a seafood market. Southern Seafood is great. I personally prefer Capital City Seafood in the shopping center at the corner of Cap Cir and Appalachee Pkwy. Costco also carries king crab legs, which I prefer, but are much more expensive.

As far as steaming them, you must remember that you are purchasing a product that is already fully cooked. All you are doing is reheating them! It's very easy to overcook them if you use too aggressive of a method.

My recommendation for reheating crab legs is to use a disposable aluminum pan. Preheat your oven to 350-400. Put just enough cold water in the pan to completely cover the bottom, but not much more and place your crab legs in the pan. Season the legs as you wish. Lots of people enjoy Old Bay seasoning on their crab legs. You can also simply put a little bit of salt in the water and dissolve it if you'd like to focus on the flavor of the crab legs themselves.

Tightly cover the pan with aluminum foil and place in the oven for 10-15 minutes. The legs are ready when they are heated through. Thankfully, it's difficult to overcook crab legs using this method, as the tightly wrapped pan with water creates an environment where the temperature really doesn't go above 212.

Once you've heated up the legs, take them out and enjoy! I recommend having plenty of melted salted butter available! I personally melt the butter in an oven-safe ramekin alongside the crab legs, but you can just as easily use the microwave or melt the butter on the stove!

One last tip, if you purchase a lot of crab legs, consider only heating up a single cluster per person at once and then heating up the subsequent clusters in the oven while you are eating crab! You'll always have nice hot crab legs!

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codeB3RTOP•

Appreciate the insight! Makes me think I might be able to cook em myself..

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releasefrequencies•

I like crafty crab!!

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zeperf•

Winn Dixie used to have them for $6.99/lb and they would season and steam them for you.

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-Samsies-•

We've gotten take out from CK Crab House and it's been delicious. Make sure to get some of the sides like the corn and potatoes too. We first tried to get them steamed from Publix and after trying a couple of times where they were out or couldn't steam them for some reason, we gave up and decided to try CKs.

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_xsassy•

Wahoo is really good or Crafty Crab. Get The Boom seasoning on them if you get them from Crafty Crab, it’s delicious. If you get a boil at Crafty, it doesn’t come with sausage.

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iamnukem•

Massachusetts

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superstrokeyou•

Crystal River on N. Monroe right across from Hustlers Sex Shop 😊 they got the best crab legs in Trashyhassee dip it in that butter mmmmmm

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NewNole2001•

If Crystal River actually served real butter, then sure, but they serve melted margarine.

Wahoo has an "All-You-Can-Eat" crab legs special on Monday evenings and they serve actual melted butter. I'm hoping to gorge myself on crab legs there in a post-COVID world.

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sourpatchstarfox•

Crystal River is garbage!! You don't wanna know how it looks in the BOH. Plus they treat the workers like crap.

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NeverOnTheShelf•

Story time please

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superstrokeyou•

I'll take you there New Nole 😊

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krustomer•

great plates

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neurotran•

It's a bit of a drive, but the "Ruskin Inn" in Davie, Florida has the best ever!! Though their prices have increase considerably over the 20+ years I've been going there.

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clutchdeve•

"a bit" of a drive? It's damn near Miami!

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ask jameis winston

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codeB3RTOP•

Chill out dr fauci. We’re gonna pick them up. Don’t forget to support small businesses.

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Paxoro•

The OP literally said nothing about dining in...

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