“...there are other people out there who ruin a good recipe...”
There are. We were on our boat one with our in laws and planned on having crab. My daughter in law’s mom took the crab out of a cooler they were being kept in, put them in a pot, then poured the ice and water from the cooler on top of the crab (didn’t want to lose the “crab juices”). Needless to say, it took forever for the crab to cook, and it turned out pretty bad....
I am beginning to truly believe that crabs are like guns. DON’T handle them unless you know what you are doing! Your daughter had already gotten married... I think I would have had a serious conversation with her about the family she was marrying into!! LOL