# Alaskan King Crab Legs - IMPOSSIBLY Easy & Awesome Recipe **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 10, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaskan-king-crab-legs-impossibly-easy-awesome-recipe/379912 "2006-11-10T19:17:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roboto)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaskan-king-crab-legs-impossibly-easy-awesome-recipe/379912/1 "2006-11-10T19:17:54Z")
Anyone catch the Good Eats show on crab? Beleive it or not, the best way to steam crab legs is . . . in the microwave! Hard to believe but true! I’ve tried this twice with outstanding results. It tastes as good as at a fancy seafood restaurant (assuming you are using fresh crab legs). When I made mine, the grocery store had COLOSSAL king crab legs, which I had never seen before, but resulted in the biggest mouthful of succulent crab that I’ve ever had, it was great. This is a fool-proof, easy, impossible to mess up recipe! I love it! Enjoy! [King Crab Recipe](http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_22741,00.html?rsrc=search) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaskan-king-crab-legs-impossibly-easy-awesome-recipe/379912/2 "2006-11-10T19:34:21Z")
Nothing better. Accompanied by microwaved corn on the cob, it’s a winner. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaskan-king-crab-legs-impossibly-easy-awesome-recipe/379912/3 "2006-11-10T23:07:20Z")
The Iron Chefs have nothing on Alton when it comes to cooking threads. I’ve also used this recipe with great results.