For my last two batches I've crushed them with a rolling pin. Two turns over with pretty much weight on the roller. Color and sugar definately have been extracted during steeping, but maybe I should be getting more? Should it look like this picture?
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zAutCdX5Ezo/ScNCxBXjG7I/AAAAAAAABRE/F27iokBiu6Y/s400/malt.jpg
Edit: That picture is of regular malt, not cara/crystal.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zAutCdX5Ezo/ScNCxBXjG7I/AAAAAAAABRE/F27iokBiu6Y/s400/malt.jpg
Edit: That picture is of regular malt, not cara/crystal.