King crabs are the largest commercially harvested crab, reaching up to 6 feet from leg tip to leg tip and weighting up to 10 lbs. They have spiny red shells, though closely related species also come in blue and brown. King crabs have six long walking legs, one large claw (for catching and killing prey) and one small claw (for moving prey to its mouth). The body meat is flakier than the leg meat, though it is all sweet, moist and rich. The highest quality meat comes from the upper section of the walking legs, and is often labeled as fancy meat. King crab is almost always pre-cooked and sold frozen.
Sixteen to twenty legs per ten pounds of product.