Anonymous wrote:Wait until the weekend when you can eat it as soon as you get it home.

OP here. Yeah, even on the weekend I don't eat dinner at 5 though!

Anonymous wrote:Gross.

which part is gross?

Wait until the weekend when you can eat it as soon as you get it home.

The shrimp might be okay if it goes to room temperature and is then reheated briefly in a steamer basket. I wouldn't eat re-heated crabs, though. They just don't do well if they aren't eaten fresh out of the steamer. You can tell when they've been sitting or reheated if there's a lot of water accumulating inside the shell.

Gross.

It is normally packaged in a way that it can remain hot. I just keep it warm in a 200 degree oven

Anonymous wrote:I suppose you re-steam it.

But if you are capable of steaming seafood, wouldn't it make more sense to purchase the seafood uncooked and steam it fresh?

Exactly. I want to buy it already cooked & steamed. I just don't want to eat dinner at 5 pm. Surely there is a solution.

I suppose you re-steam it.

But if you are capable of steaming seafood, wouldn't it make more sense to purchase the seafood uncooked and steam it fresh?

I have a dumb question. I live near a place you can buy steamed crabs and shrimp, but they close at 5 pm. I want to buy some steamed seafood and serve it for dinner, but not at 5 pm - more like 6:30 or 7.

So what do I do with the steamed seafood for 90 minutes or 2 hours and how do I reheat it?