The Toadfish Crab Claw Cutter was designed to help you easily extract meat from a crabs claws, keeping meat intact and shell fragments out. It allows you to create stunning presentations with lobster, blue, king, and other crab claws. It also works well on crayfish. The precision spring-loaded jaws allow for fast and clean shell opening with no mess.Flip open the locking hinge on the crab cutter. Place a crab claw into the open serrated jaws right above the crab claw joint. Slowly close the cutter around the claw until the serrated teeth create a perfect cut. Then slowly pull apart the claw revealing your intact crab claw meat.