Jumbo Lump Crab Meat

Jumbo lump crab meat consists of white meat body crab that taken from two largest lumps of the unbroken muscle which connected to the swimming crab legs. The jumbo lump is valued for its large size of meat and white bright color with incredible taste. The jumbo lump is recommended for recipe such as crab cocktail or in sauté and thus it is better to not broke down the jumbo lump meat to pieces. Jumbo lump is good for presentation where the dish want to outshine the size of the crab meat.

What is jumbo lump crab meat?
In the crab meat grades there is this thing called the jumbo lump crab meat selected from two largest lumps of the unbroken muscle which connected to the swimming legs of crab with large size of white meat. The jumbo lump of crab meat is ideal for recipe that focusing on the appearance and the meat should not be broken into pieces because what makes the jumbo lump appealing is the large size of the white meat.
The premium jumbo lump white meat is taken from the main body of the crab with no shell or cartilage. This is one of the most premium grades of crab meat just like the colossal crab meat so it is also sold in quite expensive price when compared with other lower grades such as special, back fin, and claw crab meat.
Please remember to always read the label when you pick out crab meat at supermarkets. There are regular lump crab meats which consist of smaller pieces of jumbo lump crab but it is not the jumbo lump itself. The regular lump crab meat has a bit smaller size than the jumbo one, but people often mistaken it. That’s why make sure you pay attention on the packaging label before buy it.

To conclude this, the jumbo lump in the crab meat is like the breast part in the chicken. It consists of large size of crab meat which means to some people it also the best part of the crab. With that being said, it is no wonder that the jumbo lump crab meat price is quite expensive even more than the regular lump that we already mentioned before. It also offer strong crab flavor than a chicken breast no matter how juicy the meat is.
What you can do with the jumbo lump crab meat?
Basically you can do anything what you want with crab meat especially if you have jumbo lump with large pieces of crab meat. The large chunks of meat can be used in many recipes, but it is recommended to use it where the crab meat is become the star of the dish rather than side ingredient. Of course you can cook it into crab cakes or mix it in salads as well and thus it is up to your preference.
If you are lucky, you can find and buy fresh jumbo lump crab meat packed inside plastic container or tub in the fresh seafood market. However, you should use it at once because it spoils quickly unlike the frozen crab meat or pasteurized crab meat in unopened cans. So, if you cannot have an access to get your hands of some freshest jumbo lump then go frozen. Frozen crab meat in lump is nice alternative for fresh crab meat and it is also available year round, very easy to find at most of supermarkets.

Pasteurized jumbo lump is different case because it going through pasteurization process which kill all the bacteria that can make the crab meat rotten quickly. The canning process is often using such method to make the shelf life of the crab meat longer than fresh crab meat. With pasteurization process, the crab meat is one hundred percent free from harmful bacteria which can make the crab meat spoil or rotten quickly. In addition, the pasteurized crab meat in lump has longer shelf life than fresh and frozen unpasteurized back fin crab meat. It can last for 6 to 12 months unopened. Once you open the can, you should use it as quickly as possible because it can only last within 2 to 3 days.
What if the jumbo lump of crab meat is not big enough for you? Then aside the jumbo lump, there is this thing called colossal lump crab meat and just like the name applies, it consists of larger lump crab meat compared than the jumbo one. Although you may need to spend more penny to buy it since the price is more expensive than the jumbo lump meat itself.

Conclusion
As the conclusion, from the information that mentioned above, we can sure about certain things such as:
1.      The jumbo lump crab meat consists of white meat body crab that taken from two largest lumps of the unbroken muscle which connected to the swimming crab legs. It is the largest chunks of crab meat after colossal lump and one of the most expensive crab meat products in the market.
2.      It is better to not break the jumbo lump meat into pieces since jumbo lump is good for presentation where the dish want to outshine the size of the crab meat.
3.      Besides the jumbo lump, there are regular lump and colossal lump which can be differentiate from its sizes. The colossal lump has larger size of white crab meat than the jumbo one. Meanwhile, the regular lump is the smaller pieces of the jumbo lump.

4.      There are fresh, frozen, and pasteurized jumbo lump products. These variations of product can be purchased at fresh seafood market and supermarkets. The fresh jumbo lump has shorter shelf life and should be used immediately after bough while frozen jumbo lump crab meat has rather longer shelf life than the fresh lump.
5.      Pasteurization crab meat is one hundred percent free from harmful bacteria and it has longer shelf life than fresh and frozen unpasteurized back fin crab meat. It can last for 6 to 12 months unopened.
Those are some important information regarding the jumbo lump crab meat in the market which you probably need to know before you buy crab meat sold in fresh market or supermarkets.