Some things are easier to watch than to read. These short videos from the Harbour House Crabs kitchen show the essential crab-house skills: picking, steaming shrimp, cooking crab cakes, handling soft shells, and even a crab molting on camera. Each one pairs with a written guide on our blog when you want the times and temperatures spelled out.
How to Eat Blue Crabs
Picking a steamed crab is the essential Maryland skill: apron off, shell up, and sweet meat a little at a time. Watch it done, then keep our step-by-step picking guide next to your first dozen. Printed instructions also come with every crab order.
How to Pick and Eat Crabs: The Full Walkthrough
A second look at the picking table, working through a whole crab from first crack to clean shell. Watch both videos and you will sit down to your first crab feast like you have done it for years.
How to Steam Shrimp
Raw shrimp go from grey to pink in about five minutes over rolling steam, with the seasoning staying right on the shell where it belongs. The full method is in our Maryland-style shrimp guide.
How to Bake and Broil Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
A 5+ oz jumbo lump crab cake is done when the top turns golden brown, and the oven does most of the work. Watch the technique, then pick your method from our crab cake cooking guide.
How to Prepare a Soft Shell Crab
A soft shell is entirely edible once a few quick cuts are made, and this video shows exactly where they go. Our soft shell crabs arrive already cleaned and ready to cook, so consider this one for the curious and the crabbers.
SautƩed Soft Shell Blue Crabs
The skillet route: a dredge, a hot pan, and about four minutes per side until the shell turns red and the crust goes golden. Pair the video with our soft shell preparation guide and a batter mix if you prefer the crunchier finish.
Watch a Blue Crab Molt from Hard Shell to Soft Shell
The molt is the whole secret behind soft shell crabs, and it is remarkable to watch: a blue crab backing out of its own shell. Our hard shell vs. soft shell guide explains what that brief window means for your table.
Ready to put a video into practice? Browse our crab recipes and cooking guides, or go straight to the steamed Maryland blue crabs that make the practicing worthwhile.
