Archive for the ‘ Crabs Baltimore ’ Category

• Fun Facts About Blue Crabs

  • May 5th, 2017
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  At Costas Inn, we know a lot about blue crabs and how delicious they are, whether it’s knowing the perfect wines to pair with crab cakes or how to perfectly steam blue crabs. However, even we didn’t know some of… Read More

• Good Yields Predicted for this Year’s Crab Season!

  • April 28th, 2017
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  The sun is shining in the sky, baseball season is in full swing (literally), and hemlines are creeping upwards every week—crab season is finally here! Every year, the crab yield depends on the environmental conditions in the Chesapeake Bay and… Read More

• How to Prepare a Blue Crab Feast

  • April 21st, 2017
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  Now that warmer days are here again and weekends are getting longer (whether or not they’re supposed to!), it’s time to start dreaming of your first blue crab feast of the year. Preparing for a blue crab feast is one… Read More

• How Are Soft-Shell Crabs Different From Regular Crabs?

  • April 13th, 2017
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  The weather outside is reaching the perfect temperature for the first crabs of the season. If you are excited about digging into soft-shell crabs this year but unsure of the actual differences between soft-shell and hard-shell crabs, keep reading!

• 4 Ways to Cook Crabs

  • January 27th, 2017
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  Crab is one of the most delicious things known to man, and in Maryland cooking crabs is an art and a science. The meat inside will turn out tender, succulent, and delicious no matter how you cook crabs, but here… Read More

• What’s the Difference Between Jumbo Lump and Backfin Crab Meat?

  • October 14th, 2016
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  While shopping for crab meat on our website, you may be wondering what the difference is between our jumbo lump and backfin crab meat options.  All crab meat comes from the same crab, so how could there possibly be a… Read More

• 3 Different Ways You Can Cook Crabs

  • September 5th, 2016
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  One of the best aspects of eating crabs is the number of ways you can prepare them.  Not only are there a plethora of different things you can make with crab meat–soup, crab cakes, dip, etc.–there are also plenty of… Read More

• How to Properly Eat a Crab

  • August 1st, 2016
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  For many, picking and eating a crab is still a foreign concept.  If you aren’t a Maryland native this can be especially difficult to learn, as you don’t grow up surrounded by adults who teach you.  And some simply pick… Read More

• What’s So Special About Maryland Crabs?

  • July 22nd, 2016
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  You’ve probably heard endless raving about Maryland’s classic and local dish–the blue crab.  You hear that in taste, quality and bountifulness, blue crabs come out on top over any other crab in the country.  So, what makes these crabs the… Read More

• All About Catching and Eating Blue Crabs

  • July 15th, 2016
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  It’s almost crab season!  While you can always find delicious crabs at Costas Inn, the end of July all the way to September is the peak opportunity for catching fresh, fully-grown crabs.  But it takes a lot to get these… Read More