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Labor Day Weekend Crabfest

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marcdc
marcdc Posts: 126
edited September 2020 in EggHead Forum
warning, minimal BGE content ahead... although we did cook the corn on the BGE lol

a buddy of mine owns a wholesale seafood company and got us a bushel of crabs from a waterman on Maryland's eastern shore, as well as some beautiful shrimp. I picked up some corn from the farmers market, made some Old Bay French fries, and made a large vat of Orange Crushes (official summer drink of the Maryland beaches/shore). ended it with a nice fire. great people, great food, good times





 









hope everyone here had a great LDW
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  • StillH2OEgger
    StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,748
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    That is how you do it! Very nice.
    Stillwater, MN
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 6,592
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    Awesomeness 😋
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • JohnEggGio
    JohnEggGio Posts: 1,430
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    Jealous!!!  Crabs look great!  What town/river are they from?
    Maryland, 1 LBGE
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  • TideEggHead
    TideEggHead Posts: 1,338
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    Dang!! That is how you do it!
    LBGE
    AL
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,631
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    Great stuff.  Love that kind of gathering.
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,631
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    And nice beer by the way.
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  • marcdc
    marcdc Posts: 126
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    JohnEggGio said:
    Jealous!!!  Crabs look great!  What town/river are they from?
    These ones came from the wye river. So tasty, nice and sweet, caught that morning 
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,164
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    Man what a feast.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • SGH
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    Brother that is simply fantastic all the way around. This cook more than deserves the Cesar Hernandez and Guy Gronquist salute 👍


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  • SGH
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    @marcdc

    Just curious, are you a boiler or a steamer? 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • CPARKTX2
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    What a feast!
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  • JohnEggGio
    JohnEggGio Posts: 1,430
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    @SGH. No one in Maryland boils!
    Maryland, 1 LBGE
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  • marcdc
    marcdc Posts: 126
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    SGH said:
    @marcdc

    Just curious, are you a boiler or a steamer? 
    ALWAYS steam. Never boil.
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  • CigarCityEgger
    CigarCityEgger Posts: 2,109
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    Man, that looks amazing!
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
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    Yes! 

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 31,036
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    I grew up eating these things as my folks had a small beach cottage on Dewey.  I can practically smell that table through the screen.  It's 10:45 and my mouth is watering... damn.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • JohnEggGio
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    JohnInCarolina said:
    I grew up eating these things as my folks had a small beach cottage on Dewey.  I can practically smell that table through the screen.  It's 10:45 and my mouth is watering... damn.
    Dewey...party town!  Starboard, Rusty Rudder, Bottle & Cork...so I've heard.
    Maryland, 1 LBGE
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  • JohnInCarolina
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    JohnEggGio said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    I grew up eating these things as my folks had a small beach cottage on Dewey.  I can practically smell that table through the screen.  It's 10:45 and my mouth is watering... damn.
    Dewey...party town!  Starboard, Rusty Rudder, Bottle & Cork...so I've heard.
    It was a top 10 party beach in the US at some point.  Probably still is.  The weekends were insane on the beach.  Everyone and his brother from the DC area would drive straight to it.  You’d walk down and by 10am not be able to see an inch of sand under all of the umbrellas.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • JohnEggGio
    JohnEggGio Posts: 1,430
    edited September 2020
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    JohnInCarolina said:
    JohnEggGio said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    I grew up eating these things as my folks had a small beach cottage on Dewey.  I can practically smell that table through the screen.  It's 10:45 and my mouth is watering... damn.
    Dewey...party town!  Starboard, Rusty Rudder, Bottle & Cork...so I've heard.
    It was a top 10 party beach in the US at some point.  Probably still is.  The weekends were insane on the beach.  Everyone and his brother from the DC area would drive straight to it.  You’d walk down and by 10am not be able to see an inch of sand under all of the umbrellas.  
    I just had a flashback to 1982 - keg buried in the sand.  Probably does continue today - it's sandwiched between gentrified Rehoboth and serene Bethany.
    Maryland, 1 LBGE
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  • marcdc
    marcdc Posts: 126
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    JohnEggGio said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    I grew up eating these things as my folks had a small beach cottage on Dewey.  I can practically smell that table through the screen.  It's 10:45 and my mouth is watering... damn.
    Dewey...party town!  Starboard, Rusty Rudder, Bottle & Cork...so I've heard.
    haha, yea... so you've heard.... love the Delaware beaches. Slower Lower Delaware. we had a house rented for two weeks on the beach in Dewey this year but had to cancel due to COVID unfortunately. looking forward to getting back there and/or Rehoboth 
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,765
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    grew up in the midwest and didn't have very much exposure to seafood.
    Googled how to eat crabs . . . looks like it'd be fun times
    nice cook!

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  • gmanrva
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    Great cook, can't beat hot crabs IMHO
    LGE Mechanicsville Va, XLGE Wake Va., LGE Duck NC.
    Formely Gman2 before password debacle 
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  • stv8r
    stv8r Posts: 1,127
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    That's summer in a nutshell in MD! Nice job!
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  • JohnEggGio
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    marcdc said:
    JohnEggGio said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    I grew up eating these things as my folks had a small beach cottage on Dewey.  I can practically smell that table through the screen.  It's 10:45 and my mouth is watering... damn.
    Dewey...party town!  Starboard, Rusty Rudder, Bottle & Cork...so I've heard.
    haha, yea... so you've heard.... love the Delaware beaches. Slower Lower Delaware. we had a house rented for two weeks on the beach in Dewey this year but had to cancel due to COVID unfortunately. looking forward to getting back there and/or Rehoboth 
    Lol - yeah, I'm familiar.  High school senior week in OC, 1975, when we were legal drinkers at 18.  Through college my girlfriend's family had a place in Rehoboth.  Seen it all - pretty much done it all...
    Maryland, 1 LBGE
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  • JohnInCarolina
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    loco_engr said:
    grew up in the midwest and didn't have very much exposure to seafood.
    Googled how to eat crabs . . . looks like it'd be fun times
    nice cook!

    It is actually an acquired skill.  The locals tend to enjoy watching newcomers make an attempt at it.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • Gamecockeggman
    Gamecockeggman Posts: 1,329
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    I’m just so glad this post wasn’t about a college weekend gone wrong...
    Go Gamecocks!!!
    1 XL, 1 MM
    Smoking in Aiken South Carolina
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  • mEGG_My_Day
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    You win Labor Day weekend!! Nice. 
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • SGH
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    JohnEggGio said:
    @SGH. No one in Maryland boils!
    Serious question. Why? I love both methods. Just curious as to why steam only. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 31,036
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    SGH said:
    JohnEggGio said:
    @SGH. No one in Maryland boils!
    Serious question. Why? I love both methods. Just curious as to why steam only. 
    Because they know what they’re doing.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • marcdc
    marcdc Posts: 126
    edited September 2020
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    SGH said:
    JohnEggGio said:
    @SGH. No one in Maryland boils!
    Serious question. Why? I love both methods. Just curious as to why steam only. 
    the consensus in Maryland is that boiling crabs produces both a waterier and less naturally sweet meat (lump) than steaming. steaming preserves the natural sweetness and texture of the crab, while boiling is akin to buying chickens that have been injected with a brine. sure, the boiled crabs may produce more yield since they're heavier with water, but you boil out all that natural sweetness in the process and the texture isn't as flaky delicious.

    everyone steams differently tho. I like to steam with some water, apple cider vinegar and some beer. if im feeling randy ill throw a whole lemon in there, cut in half. 
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