Shells in Crab Cakes

[disneyfav4ever]

I had a frozen crab cake for lunch. There were not one, not two, but three pieces of shell in it. This is a reputable frozen seafood company, that I've purchased products from several times before, but have never had this problem. Should I contact the company?

 

[Pooh Girl 71]

No, many crab cakes have shell remnants in them

 

[smkiss02]

No. That's what happen with seafood. Sometimes you get the occasional shells/scales/bones.

 

[Diva of Dragons]

I actually think finding shells in them is reassuring. You know you got real crab and not some random conglomoration of mystery fish, flavored to taste like crab!

 

[Cantw8]

Nope, I wouldn't say a thing it would make you look foolish..that's the risk you take with seafood, especially crab.

 

[KNEIPPK]

I actually think finding shells in them is reassuring. You know you got real crab and not some random conglomoration of mystery fish, flavored to taste like crab!

My thought exactly- finding a shell is a good sign

 

[Mermaid02]

Why would you ask this?

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Why would you ask this?

Because I had a crab cake for lunch, and there were pieces of shell in it. Also, the one piece was rather large, about the size of one of my fingernails.

 

[DisneyGirl4188]

It's normal. I wouldn't waste my time contacting the company.

 

[Mermaid02]

Because I had a crab cake for lunch, and there were pieces of shell in it. Also, the one piece was rather large, about the size of one of my fingernails.

EWWWWWWWWWWWW! I just had a thought.... maybe it WAS a fingernail!!

 

[GoodFairies]

Welcome to crabcakes.

 

[I_Have_A_Screw_Loose]

I had a frozen crab cake for lunch. There were not one, not two, but three pieces of shell in it. This is a reputable frozen seafood company, that I've purchased products from several times before, but have never had this problem. Should I contact the company?

Did you find any pudding in there?

 

[smkiss02]

Did you find any pudding in there?

If there were shells in the pudding, now that would be cause for concern.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Did you find any pudding in there?

Enough with the pudding jokes already! It's gotten old.

ETA - I can't believe you came out of lurkdom just to throw an insult at me.

 

[disneyjunkie]

EWWWWWWWWWWWW! I just had a thought.... maybe it WAS a fingernail!!

Now that would be a reason to call.

 

[Mermaid02]

Now that would be a reason to call.

Yeah it would!!! Where's the pukey smiley????

 

[LaraK]

I had crab cakes last night...at a good restraunt...got a little shell. Real crab cakes have real crab meat. Real crab meat has shell. Usually they pick the majority of it, but sometimes you get a little in there.

Out of curiosity, have you ever picked crabs? It's hard to pick without getting shell. You always end up spitting a little out (and spitting while eating fresh crabs is polite behavior). The people who pick professionally absolutely amaze me....they are SO fast.

Sorry, got off topic....if you call, you will be laughed at.

 

[darlak]

On my last trip to WDW, I had a couple of shell pieces in my crab cakes at LTT. I didn't complain since I just consider it par for the course when eating crab cakes.

 

[disneyjunkie]

In English please?

I feel honored. My post made you decide to stop lurking and join our happy family.

WELCOME TO THE DIS

All joking aside. OP were you really surprised to find SHELLS in your CRAB CAKES or are you just stirring the pot?

 

[Aisling]

If someone finds a shell as big as a fingernail in their crabcake, I'd say someone isn't doing their job. I've never found a shell in the crabcakes I've eaten, and if they were there, they must have been small enough not to notice.

OP, it won't hurt to contact the company. That's what I would do, just to let them know. A big piece of shell shouldn't be ok in crabcakes. I wouldn't expect scales in my fishsticks, just because fish have scales.