Today I came across a wonderful website where you can order Florida Fresh Stone Crabs online.
www.uberstonecrabs.com specialize in distributing premium, fresh Uber Stone Crab Claws from their Florida distribution center. They remove the middleman from your stone crab experience and lower cost. You no longer need an elegant restaurant or catering service to broker access to high quality delicacy.
They deliver throughout The US and Canada, making it possible for you to enjoy them at your own dining room table within 24 hours of catching. What you'll find in each specially designed, temperature controlled box is the highest quality product. In fact, their deck hands are trained to select the most desirable crabs by key quality indicators like size. Their experts practice sustainable harvesting methods by returning them to their natural ecosystem to reach maturity.
More about the Stone Crabs:
Stone crabs are big money for fishermen in Florida, they are harvested along the coastline of the magical state. There are two types of stone crabs that can be found along the Florida waterways including both Florida and Gulf stone crabs. Research shows that 99% of stone crabs are harvested from the Florida coast.
You might be wondering why these stone crabs are so good. That is because the best crabs are hand picked from each catch prioritizing size and quality.
It takes just 1 day from ocean to kitchen. Meaning once they catch and handpick the best quality stone crabs, they deliver the crabs to your kitchen anywhere in USA and Canada within a day. Not only this, but Uber Stone Crabs are packed in temperature controlled boxes, ensuring ice cold crabs delivered fresh.
There are 2 product categories on this site. One is the main product that is the claws and one is utensils which has servingware,tableware and flatware for great presentation of stone crabs. The claws feature Fresh Stone Crab Claws from the Atlantic Coast and is a new product and will be released soon from 16th Oct 2013. The claws of a stone crab are a delicacy in Florida and other parts of the country. During Florida’s stone crab season fishermen capture and harvest the claws of stone crabs, usually removing only one crab at a time, then throwing the crab back into the waterways where it will regenerate a new claw.
There are many ways to prepare stone crab claws, but many chefs i the US just boil the claws of a stone crab and serve them with a sauce. If this is how you would like to serve your stone crab claws, then here are step by step instructions for boiling stone crab claws. Click here for step-by-step instructions. Also check this Super Tasty Fried Stone Crab recipe. Apart from this after boiling the stone crab claws you can prepare a variety of dishes with it.
Through this website you will be able to place a pre-order for different types of crabs:
1) Colossal which costs $79.99/lb i.e. 1-2 claws
2) Jumbo which costs $61.99/lb i.e. 3-4 claws
3) Large which costs $50.99/lb i.e. 5-6 claws
4) Medium which costs $40.99/lb i.e. 6+ claws
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission watches over the stone crab season and stone crabs in general. The agency helps ensure that everyone is following the laws and regulations of harvesting stone crabs and that the crustaceans are not being over fished. In addition, the FWC continues to study the characteristics and habits of stone crabs so they will live on for many years to come.
This special feature of ordering fresh stone crabs online is available Monday to Saturday in USA and Canada and is delivered daily(except Sundays). The season will start from Oct-15.Once you place an order you will be notified when the catch will be delivered at your doorstep. They guarantee freshness at every point of the stone crab's journey to your doorstep. Don't believe? Just give it a try and you will surely go back to them.
Call to place an Order: 800-385-1832
Phone Hours: M-F 9 AM - 6 PM EST
Connect with them on Facebook, Twitter , YouTube or Google+ to get special discounts, coupon codes and special offers from Uber Stone Crabs.