Why does store bougt snowcrab say cook NO LONGER than 4 min?!

Question: does it ruin the meat or flavor or make it hard to crack open or what

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Answers: does it ruin the meat or flavor or make it hard to crack open or what

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You don't want rubbery meat.
Get your water to a rolling boil before you put it in and time from there.

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It will get like rubber.

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It just makes the meat very tough and chewey if it's overcooked.

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It will get awful rubbery

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because it's already cooked and you don't want to overcook it, just heat it up.

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makes it tough and stringy

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