[LIVE] Bushel USA Male Bay Hard Shell Blue Crabs - (Small/Medium Mix 5-5.5 Inches)- Approx 7 Dozen

Mother Nature supplies the crabs. We know how to steam them! (Join our Crab Blog.  Click here.)

Here’s some tips on steaming live crabs.  Gather your ingredients.  Large steamer pot, live crabs, 1 ½ cup water, 1 ½ cup hoppy beer, ¼ cup Sea Salt, 3 tbsp. JO Spice #2.  Bring all liquids to a boil and then add one layer of crabs (shocked in ice) and season with the traditional spice used in Baltimore crab houses, JO. Then add just one more second layer. By the way, Blue Crabs require the most steaming time of all the crab species, so allow 20-30 minutes. A two-layer max will ensure a thorough cooking.  Shells should turn a bright red and your hungry fans will look on in anticipation.  Let cool briefly and enjoy your “Stay-at-Home crab feast! 

Even the Native Americans enjoyed the Blues! 

Crabby Facts

Early Native Americans picked Blue Crabs too!  The Powhatan, Nanticoke, and Piscataway tribes enjoyed the plentiful crab supply in the largest estuary in America, the Chesapeake Bay.  In fact, scientists claim hundreds of millions of meaty crustaceans fill the bay.  The Indians mixed their diet.  Sometimes, they ate a crab and slurped an oyster.  The Bay offers many options and so do the cooking choices.  Possibly, you may want to continue using the grill and get your hands-on live crabs.  Maybe, you like stirring up some tasty soup in your galley kitchen.  The most popular choice remains steaming, however.  Find a large stockpot and mix water, beer and vinegar on the bottom and get a grate to set the spiced Blues.  You may want to use JO spice #2 since that brand brings out the best pop to the taste.  Allow them to steam for 20-30 minutes and you have amazing crabs, hon!  News break!  Good news.  We’ll save you the time and steam the crabs for you.  Take a gander at our online store for your choices from Bays to Jumbos!

Yes, Crabs have a WOW factor.

Crawling around the lagoon and estuary waters with their close cousins, the succulent shrimp and luscious lobster, Blue Crabs receive their own honor, Beautiful Swimmer that is savory.  Blue Crabs serve as a necessary predator in the Chesapeake Bay and waterways from Nova Scotia to Uruguay.  Fishing organizations know this fact and have limited the crabbing amounts and season to ensure the ecosystems stay healthy.  When feasting, Blue Crabs munch on mussels, snails, fish, eelgrass, and even smaller Blue Crabs.  Weak or Soft Shells must hide from these ravenous Blues.  In fact, when crabs mate, the male crab holds onto the Soft-Shell female until a new shell grows.  (Male crabs court with the female when she molts her shell.)  This act of kindness shows a Blue losing his crabby ways! 

Decide on your size. 

Our watermen grade and size to the Traditional Chesapeake Bay Grading System.  We proudly load your custom crab cooler and ship your crabs to your selected destination.

Category #1 Jumbo Bushels hold large and extra-large crabs from 6 to 7 inches and hold about 60 crabs.

Category #2 Jimmy Bushels consist of medium and large crabs from 5.5 to 6.5 inches and arrive with about 72 crabs.

Category #3 Bay Bushels consist of small and medium crabs from 5 to 6 inches fill a bushel with about 84 crabs.

Category #4 Female Bushels hold small, medium, large and extra-large crabs from 5-7 inches.  Prepare for about 84 crabs.