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I have not ever made crab cakes that I've been satisfied with when they're done. I guess I'm taking another shot tonight.

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Apr 4 '17, 13:10

thats what I got told to do

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american test kitchen suggested puree five meduim raw shrimp, along with your spices, some oil, this paste will be your binder, crab doesn't normally - zeitgeist Apr 4, 14:25 2
- very interesting - thank you! -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 14:35
- thanks. binding is the biggest problem -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 4, 14:27
My MIL uses the Old Bay crab cake mix, and they always turn out great. easy peasy. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 4, 13:35 3
- Is it a premade mix, or just the Old Bay recipe like I posted below? -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 13:48 2
  - It's a premade mix, just add crab and mayo. -- (link*) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 4, 13:50 1
    - ah, thank you -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 13:51
isn't it just basically crab, bread crurmbs, eggs and cheese? -- nm* - groiny Apr 4, 13:26 18
- Some use shredded potato for binding and filling -- nm - zork Apr 4, 13:31
- Cheese? -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 4, 13:31
- Cheese...I take it back, New York does better pizza. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of ST Brackets Apr 4, 13:30 6
  - like fresh parmesan cheese. - groiny Apr 4, 13:31 5
    - Everything I've tried has been sort of like this Old Bay recipe - crash davis Apr 4, 13:38 2
      - worcestershire sauce sounds like it does not belong in there - groiny Apr 4, 13:45 1
        
        yeah, I just put that up to show something typical. The seasonings have varied in all the things I've tried -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 13:46
    - No cheese. For binding, crunch up saltines. - Will Hunting, King of ST Brackets Apr 4, 13:35 1
      - They are worth every penny. -- nm - kelly Apr 4, 14:07
- every recipe seems so simple, but I've always ended up dissatisfied -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 13:29 8
  - I think of crab cakes as being never-fail. Maybe your standards are too high? -- nm - Roger More Apr 4, 13:38 7
    - I suppose its possible. But I just feel sure there is something better out there, something I'm not doing. -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 13:40 6
      - Also it may not help that I'm allergic to the iodine content in MD soft shell crabs so I have to use other crabs -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 13:45 5
        
        how much does it cost to pick them out of whores cooches? -- nm - groiny Apr 4, 13:46 4
        
        It takes time and the working conditions are funky; better to just buy frozen Vietnamese ones -- nm - zork Apr 4, 14:12 2
        
        frozen Vietnamese hookers? -- nm - groiny Apr 4, 14:13 1
        
        the Vietnamese hookers' crabs - zork Apr 4, 14:16
        
        Its like almost anything else in life. You have to pay for quality -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 13:47
Kelly found a local guy here who used to make them in Salisbury Maryland...and brought the recipe. I don't think he moved from MD as much as fled the - Will Hunting, King of ST Brackets Apr 4, 13:25 3
- I would guess that MD is king where crab cakes are concerned. -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 13:27 2
  - We are to crab cakes what New England is to lobsters. Everything else is quaint. - Will Hunting, King of ST Brackets Apr 4, 13:28 1
    - I sort of feel that way about Seattle and salmon -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 13:30
I have never attempted to make them, but I understand the difficulties of cooking with materials never meant to bond -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 4, 13:19
same here. I have yet to find a recipe that is to my liking. -- nm - decline Apr 4, 13:12 1
- thank gawd that its not just me :) -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 13:13

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I have not ever made crab cakes that I've been satisfied with when they're done. I guess I'm taking another shot tonight.

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