The sun sets on a hot summer day in Crisfield, Maryland — the crab capital of the world. You're out to dinner at a seafood restaurant, and you order a steaming plate of real, mouthwatering crab legs.

Crab leg night is an excellent celebratory seafood feast (you can be bold and use some to make a seafood dessert, even), but if you were a bit overzealous when buying them, you might end up with some ...