re: How long to boil crabs

bring water to rolling boil and drop in crabs, cook for 12 more minutes and then turn off fire and lift basket out letting it rest at angle sitting on top of pot to stop the cooking process. after about 5 minutes drop pot back into water and let soak for 20-40 minutes depending on how much seasoning you want in them, longer soak = more flavor

i dont wait for it to come back to a boil to time it, i just do 12 minutes after dropping crabs in and they are perfect