Can you freeze live crawfish?  I had a crawfish boil just now. I
took the leftover live crawfish and put them surrounded by a few
plastic bags afterwards placed them in the freezer. Someone
after told me that when you freeze live crawfish it releases a
toxin into the meat that will make you sick if you boil and
munch through. This sounds like a big crock to me, but the guy
works within a hospital so I thought I would go ahead and check
it out. Has anyone frozen live crawfish, next boiled at a later
time and have any problems? - Thanks  No. I can't give you the
answer why...I only know it's true. I've been trying to find it
on the internet...but I haven't...all the same. You should never
eat a crawfish unless it is cooked while still alive. Throw
adjectives dead crawfish away until that time cooking. Once
again...I know this is true.  We do freeze the ones we've cooked
and not eaten. They freeze concrete well. I muse if you were
with the sole purpose going to leave them over hours of darkness
they will only sh