Freezing Live Crab

by Tina
(San Francisco, CA, )

I bought some live Dungeness crab a few days ago and had them clean and then put in the freezer right away without precooking them. Is this ok? And will the crab still be to cook? Please let me know if I will have to discard the crab.

Freezing crab before precooking them isn't our best advice to you, however, some fearless crab-lover's have told us that they have done the same as you and have taken them out if the freezer and cooked them without unhealthy side effects. With this said, it's your call.
We would recommend cooking them thoroughly, at least 20-30 minutes before consuming. Also, check for freshness in smell (nice/total "crabby-scent") and normal coloring of the meat. If it's "ify" (abnormal coloring of the meat, green/black, or sour smell at all) consider discarding.