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    How do you cook crayfish?

    my wife is away for a couple of days and today i was given 4 big crays ordinarly i would leave the cooking to her but cant wait till she comes back, can they be frozen?? they were caught today and are still alive, do you boil them live??

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    Just bring them to me..I am an expert and promise to look after them properly!
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    Quote Originally Posted by yungatart View Post
    Just bring them to me..I am an expert and promise to look after them properly!
    funny thing is my wife is in Napier with my 2 oldest boys at the national U18 hockey tournament so if i gave them to you, you would have to share them with her

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    When they stop screaming,they are done.

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    I've heard that boiling alive is pretty cruel and I think the SPCA are against it.

    I think the preferred method is to freeze - they effectively shut down without too much trauma, or so I've heard.

    I guess you would then thaw them out before cooking - but I am not 100% sure.

    I can't actually see why people rave about them anyway - bloody expensive for what you get - I find the meat ok, but bloody messy to get at it from the legs etc. Then again I am a fussy bugger. Give me a de-shelled prawn anyday.

    I'm sure someone here has experience with this. But personally, I couldn't throw a living animal into boiling water.
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    Quote Originally Posted by eelracing View Post
    When they stop screaming,they are done.
    Exactly why I couldn't do it - thanks Mark.......you cruel cruel man you
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    You can put them in the freezer to bump them off. This is reputed to be humane...
    Cook 'em by bringing to boil in water. Don't overdo the cooking or they be tough...

    "The general consensus is freezing it first, before putting it into boiling water is the kindest, and fastest way to kill this crustacean. (About 15 seconds according to experimental evidence). Apparently the poor creature never wakes up from its frozen doze, and in its senseless immobile state, hopefully neither knows or cares what happens to it in the pot."

    " * To dispatch (euthanise) your crayfish humanely, put it in the freezer for at least 30 minutes. This is the method recommended by the New Zealand Rock Lobster Industry Council.
    * For best results, cook the dispatched crayfish in boiling seawater. If seawater is not available add a desertspoon of salt to the boiling water.
    * After the crayfish is cooked (between 6-12 minutes depending on size) drop it straight into a sink full of cold water for 30 seconds to prevent it from continuing to cook. Remove and let drain and cool. Many people prefer crayfish cold or lukewarm rather than hot! "
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deano View Post
    I think the preferred method is to freeze - they effectively shut down without too much trauma, or so I've heard.
    Use a screwdriver.

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    Exactly what Slofox just said. Enjoy.

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    They're just a big, giant, sea-dwelling insect anyway. Kill them with Raid.
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    Quote Originally Posted by yungatart View Post
    Just bring them to me..I am an expert and promise to look after them properly!
    HAha, nice try doll, but he should send them to me, hell I will even pay the courier charge

    Quote Originally Posted by James Deuce View Post
    They're just a big, giant, sea-dwelling insect anyway. Kill them with Raid.

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    Do not FREEZE them. At least not to a state of 'solid'...the meat will end up mushy.
    I usually drown them in fresh water...immerse head first in a bucket, for instance.
    Bring a (big enough) pot of water to the boil. Pop the critter/s in. Somewhere between 4-7 mins will usually do it.
    You will need to remove the shit tube after cooking. It looks like a blood vessel and runs down the middle of the tail. Get at it by cutting along the underside of the tail, front to back, and break open.
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    Nobody tried BBQ, charcoal?? Surprising, I think boiling is not the best way, stick it on a barbi with piece of butter, noice

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kirill357 View Post
    Nobody tried BBQ, charcoal?? Surprising, I think boiling is not the best way, stick it on a barbi with piece of butter, noice
    OOOOH YEAH!!
    Kill by preferred method. Cut entire beastie in half, lengthways, Spread a little butter/garlic on the flesh. Place on BBQ shell-down, until bubbling. Turn over to sear the meat. Enjoy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by James Deuce View Post
    They're just a big, giant, sea-dwelling insect anyway. Kill them with Raid.
    Try that with a packhorse cray and the bugger will snatch it off of ya and beat ya round the head with it.

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