On Dec 15, 6:27*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
> Manda Ruby > wrote:
>
> >I just bought some cooked dungeness crab. How do I warm/heat them?
>
> Is this crabmeat, or is it still in the shell?
>
> If it is still in the shell, remove the meat from the shell
> before using it in any recipe that involves heating.
>
> (If you need instructions on how to do this most simply
> I can dig those up.)
>
> Once you have cooked crabmeat, assuming you don't want to
> eat it chilled (which is, in my opinion best), heat it
> for as little time as possible. *You do not want to cook
> crabcakes, crab Newburg, etc. for more than just a few minutes.
>
> Steve

I thought it'd taste better hot. Aside at the restaurants, I have
only had once at home. Even then, it was bought at the store that did
the steaming. My sister and her husband brought it home and the three
of us - I was living with them for about 10 months a long time ago -
ate it right away.