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I would be interested in the answer to this. Although, I have always gone with the crab I could afford to make a recipe. I felt, the better the quality of the crab, the better the recipe would be.
I think your recipe would help in the answer. A crab spread, stuffed mushrooms, etc would be okay with the canned you are talking about. But I am looking for a duplicate of a restro hot crab dip that I believe would require a premium lump crab. I've got numerous recipes to try, just waiting for the money to dive in and try them all..LOL! The good stuff always cost SO much more...but tastes sooo much better!
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I can't always get fresh crab here, so I buy the canned Philip's crab meat. Works fine for me.
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Thanks guys.! Now riddle me this! Is there a difference between taking your own king crab legs and taking the meat out versus paying $25.00 a pound (or whatever it is - I haven't priced it for years) for lump crab meat at an upscale store? Is lump crab meat a different kind of crab than king? Are you paying for the convenience of having the work done for you?