Again with the crabs

OK, the rest of the process. Brace yourselves, it gets messy. Here we are, in the kitchen with the crabs in the pot.

We add a cup of water, a cup of vinegar, and some Old Bay seasoning. The crabs don't like it.

(Hope that worked, I haven't done video yet!)

Then we put them on the stove, 5 minutes on high to get the steam going, and then another 25 - 30 minutes to steam. And of course, they turn red.

And that's when it really gets messy. I dump the crabs into the sink to drain and cool a bit, and then clean them. I take one in my hand like this:

...and then pop the top shell off, exposing all of the glop and yucky stuff inside:

Clean out all of the gunk and the gills and the skirt (underneath), and it looks like this:

A wee bit more cleaning, and a last sprinkle of Old Bay, and they are ready for the table.

And then you have to pick them! Does this seem like a lot of work to you? Believe me, it is worth it.