Crab leg night is an excellent celebratory seafood feast (you can be bold and use some to make a , even), but if you were a bit overzealous when buying them, you might end up with some leftovers. Considering the price of crab legs in this day and age, you would be entirely remiss if you opted to just toss them. Instead, with proper reheating technique, they'll taste just as good the following day as they did the first.
One of the best methods for reheating crab legs is to steam them. In contrast with boiling, you can use a smaller pot and much less water — so it'll take a lot less time than boiling them. You'll basically fill a pot with about a few inches of water and get it boiling, then place a steamer or colander with your crab legs over it.
It takes just a few minutes, and your crab legs will be juicy, succulent, and ready to be dragged through clarified butter once again. Other methods for reheating crab legs You can also do a full boil of your next-day crab legs if you don't have a colander or steamer that will fit over your pot. Just bring a pot of water to a boil and submerge the crab legs in it for about five minutes.
The biggest drawback of this method is that it can take forever to get the water boiling, especially if you have a lot of leftovers and need to use a huge pot. There are a few other appliances, other than your stove, that you can use to reheat crab legs if that's your desire. Some people opt to bake them on a lipped baking sheet (lipped so that the ju.
