“One Mistake That Turns $60 of Snow Crab into a Culinary Catastrophe – Can You Guess What It Is?”
4. Bring the water to a boil.
5. Put the crab in, quickly sprinkle a bit of Old Bay Seasoning on it, and put the lid on.
6. Cook it for 5 minutes (for snow crab) or 7 minutes (for king crab).
7. Using tongs, move the crab quickly to a large bowl (so it won’t keep cooking).
8. Put the bowl on the table and sprinkle a bit more Old Bay Seasoning on it.
Except, that’s not what happened. The Old Bay (a large container) has 3 little pop-top options at the top. One to pour, one to sprinkle, and one you can stick a small spoon in. I chose the “sprinkle” option. I turned it upside down over the bowl of crab, and here’s what happened:
