The first bite of sweet, lump crabmeat will make it all seem worthwhile. Lump crabmeat is the largest piece of meat found in the body of the crab, adjacent to the backfins. This is the most expensive type of crabmeat. Backfin crabmeat is the white body meat including the lump and large flakes often used for crab cakes and crab imperial. The flakes of white body meat other than lump are called special crabmeat.
Special crabmeat is good for crab cakes, soup, casseroles, and dips.
The claw meat is the brownish meat found in the claws of the crab. It is best used in soups and dips and is the least expensive type of crabmeat. Steamed Maryland Blue Crabs, which can be bought by the dozen or by the bushel. There are about 7 to 8 dozen in a bushel. A wooden or metal mallet comes in handy when cracking crab claws.