Claw Crab Meat... WTF?

[Thremp]

So today Neteller pays out... I'm still busted of course since I don't actually have the money. I head to Fresh Market to get some food and oversea the fresh seafood section. I have purchased seafood from here a few times and upon first inspection there are like 15 cans of oysters and one that says "Crab Claws" plus other words near it. This was around 100 minutes ago. Now, I get home... I gear myself up for this and promptly decide whether to batter and fry them... Or just sauté them... As either way... I'm going to enjoy their delectable goodness very shortly. I finally settle out that I'm going to actually do half of them in each method. So I can compare and contrast. I head to the kitchen and open the box. Whoa is me. First I am somewhat befuddled by the fact there are actually no claws. Second my confusion turns into concern: Have my claws been stolen by an insidious claw thief? Next my concern turns to rage as I realize that I can't fry or sauté crab claws since my claws have been grimstarred.

After further regrouping and wondering WTF I'm going to so with this stuff. I realized I can make crab cakes. But WTF am I suppose to do with 3+ pounds of crab cakes?

Cliff Notes:
Was going to eat:


Now have to eat:

[szw]

Eat them straight out of the can.

[Thremp]

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Eat them straight out of the can.

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Not canned. Fresh. Probably with fecal material fresh from the Gulf.

[szw]

oops sorry, just saw a can of "blue crab claw meat" today thought it was same. I bought one but haven't decided what to do with it either.

[prodonkey]

those look like claws to me.. what is the problem?

[Thremp]

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those look like claws to me.. what is the problem?

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Yes, the first pictures is of crab claws. Which I thought I purchased. Instead I purchased "crab claw meat" ergo there are no claws, so I must make the crab cakes. A pox on this trickeration.

[rafiki]

ya I don't get this either. What exactly do they look like ?

mspaint will do.

[El_Hombre_Grande]

Its just pieces of crab claw meat. Its a beat. I did the same thing about a year ago. Its for making crabcakes or stuffing other things (like mushrooms) or whatever. But if you aren't a Chef and you just wanted crab its a screw job.

[rafiki]

haha you're a guy, and you're into....cooking so fancy you need it to be in the shape of a claw ?

SRSLY ?

hahahah, I honestly have never been a witness to this degree of fancyness from a dude.

Do you like girls ?

[edfurlong]

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haha you're a guy, and you're into....cooking so fancy you need it to be in the shape of a claw

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You seem smart.


Anyway, crab cakes are pretty good! They also freeze ok if you don't feel like eating three pounds of them in one sitting.