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Add the raw crab legs to the rapidly boiling water or steamer. If using a steamer, cover. Allow the crab legs to boil for about six or eight minutes for smaller legs like snow crab and as long as 12 to 14 minutes for very large legs like some king crab varieties. If using a steamer, steam for 12 to 14 minutes for small legs and 20 to 24 minutes for large legs.
Crab legs will take from 5 to 7 minutes to steam or boil, 7 to 10 minutes to bake (if you include 1/8 inch of water in the baking pan) or 2 to 4 minutes to microwave. Dry methods of preparation, such as baking without water or grilling, may take up to 16 minutes.now crabs and King crabs have large meaty legs that are removed from the crab on the boat, cooked, and flash frozen to enable them to be transported and stored without degrading in quality. So, if you see crab legs in the fish market, they are probably already cooked.