"Joe J." > wrote in message
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> "Pinstripe Sniper" > wrote in message
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>> "Joe J." > wrote:
>>>Anyone have an easy method? Here in the desert they are on sale for
>>>$7.99#
>>>but it just seems like it's too much work to split them. Tried nut
>>>crackers, running a fork up the length of the leg etc, still looking for
>>>a
>>>good method.
>>
>> Hey Joe. J from AVLV - might I ask which store in Las Vegas had that
>> sale? That's a great deal.
>>
>> I've noticed some crab at Vegas buffets have slits cut in the shell to
>> make the shells easier to split. I assume a rotary saw blade was
>> used. Obviously not a method for us to use at home - just saying.
>> I'm another crab lover who uses stout shears and occasionally even
>> vice grip pliers set to close just enough to crack the shell but not
>> smush the meat.
>>
>>
>>
>> PsS
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> Smith's. $7.99#, but it was in Oct. We froze them and had them this week
> for NYE.
> --
> Joe J.

Watch Smith's. Sometimes they're $4.99 for the smaller ones. The $7.99
were for the larger ones that I'd call medium. Lots of Smith's in Vegas.
Check Albertson's, too, and they're online. They closed several stores
recently, tho.

Steve

Steve