Rethinking Seafood Classics

• recipe

  Grill-Smoked Salmon

  There’s more to smoked salmon than the thin, glossy slices stacked on bagels. With a little time—and a sweet touch—we produced silky, smoky dinnertime fillets.

• recipe

  Best Crab Cakes

  Who says great crab cakes have to start with fresh-from-the-shell crabmeat? We wanted briny, sweet-tasting results—no matter what the starting point.

• equipment

  Seafood Scissors

  Do seafood scissors live up to their promise in making it easier to cut through hard shells?

• taste test

  Crabmeat

  If you can't find fresh crabmeat, don't despair. There are several packaged options that are almost as good.