Costco has made its name with bulk deals. Four-gallon tubs of mayonnaise 7-pound jars of Nutella and giant cakes for next to nothing — that’s Costco. It’s fitting then that the big-box retailer now offers one of the largest crab species in the world. The red king crab also known as the Alaskan king crab is the largest commercially caught crab weighing in at up to 24 pounds with a formidable 5-foot wingspan. The meat is prized for its rich flavor but it comes at a price.
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Costco is selling wild-caught king crab legs for $43.99 a pound according to a Reddit post from a customer who snapped a photo of the price tag. But of course they're not selling them by the pound. This is Costco after all and in keeping with their bulk-buying ethos the king crab is offered in 10-pound boxes — that's $439.99 for a box. That price is considerably higher than Costco's previous king crab offerings but it's been years since this type of crab has appeared in stores. Serious concerns about overfishing have threatened king crab populations and called its future as a culinary delicacy into question.
There are three species of king crab in Alaskan waters: red king crab blue king crab and golden king crab. Of the three the red king crab is by far the most popular as it is much larger than the others but there is more to its appeal than just its size. Its tender meat is prized for its rich sweet flavor which is more like lobster meat than other types of crab. The only downside is that its thick spiny shell is difficult to crack requiring a crab hammer or cracker.
Costco sells king crab legs and claws together but you can also buy a specific section of the leg called a merus cut. The merus is the largest segment of the leg that extends from the crab’s body to the first joint. Each merus segment is about the size and shape of a cigar and provides the most meat of all king crab cuts. The meat is precooked because crab spoils very quickly and the FDA recommends only buying live or precooked. This requires reheating the crab legs.
