How to Cook and Clean a Fresh Dungeness Crab

Step 4Remove the apron

Remove the apron
Flip up the apron and use your thumb to break it off at the back of the shell.

This is a male crab; the female's apron is wider and more oval in shape. Female crabs must be thrown back to keep the population up.
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