Cooking and eating Lobsters

How to eat a lobster?

There are many different ways to eat lobsters.
this is the basic way to eat a cooked lobster

How to Eat the Lobster’s Legs

Grasping the lobster by its back, gently twist the legs so that they come away from the lobster at their base. You can then get little bits of meat and lobster juice out of the legs by breaking them at the joins and biting and sucking on their ends. You may also be able to remove strings of meat using your lobster fork.

How to Eat the Lobster’s Claws

As you did with the legs, twist the claws so that they come away from the lobster at their base. You’ll now have what looks like an “arm” with a claw at the end. Break off the arm from the claw at their point of connection.

Eat the Meat in the “Arm”

Use your lobster fork to remove the meat inside the arm. You may have to use the nutcracker to open up the shell further in order to get at the meat fully.

Eat the Meat in the Claw

The claw looks like a mitten, with a “thumb” opposing the rest of the claw. First, pull away the thumb from the claw with your fingers. You can usually pull the meat from the thumb by just spearing it and pulling it with your lobster fork.

To get at the meat in the part of the claw, use your nutcracker to crack and remove the tip of the claw. Now the claw will have holes at both ends—at its tip, and at the “wrist” where it met the “arm.” Insert a finger or your lobster fork into the hole at the tip of the claw and push the meat out the hole at the wrist.

How to Eat the Lobster’s Tail

With one hand, firmly grasp the top of the lobster’s back. With the other hand, grasp the lobster’s tail in the same way. Twist the two parts of the lobster in opposite directions until they separate. At this point, you have two different ways to get at the tail meat.

Is Lobster good for?

A regular boiled lobster has 98 calories, 21 grams protein, .6 total grams fat. A chicken Breast has 165 calories and 31 grams protein and 3.6 totals grams fat. this shows that a lobster is clearly better for you.

How to cook lobster?

The most common ways of cooking lobster are to steam them or to boil them. 

Boiling: How to boil lobsters

Fill a pot (large enough to hold the lobsters) anywhere from one-half to two-thirds full with water. Add 2 tablespoons of salt for each quart of water. (If sea water is available, even better. Skip the salt.) Bring the water to a strong boil over high heat.

Place the live lobsters in one at a time, headfirst, completely submerging them. Pick up the lobster by holding the upper side of the thorax between your thumb and middle finger. Hold the underside of the body away from you, because the lobster have a tendency to flip the jointed tail, splattering water. You can cook more than one lobster in a pot as long as there is enough room and water to cover the lobsters. (If you do not have a big enough pot use two smaller pots or cook your lobsters in batches.) Cover the pot tightly and return to a boil as quickly as possible.

After the water boils start timing, and regulate the heat to prevent water from boiling over (but be sure the water continues to boil). Melt some butter while you wait.

Cooking Times for Lobsters
1 lb. Lobster… 4-5 minutes
1 1/4 lb. lobster… 6-7 minutes
1 1/2 lb. lobster… 7-9 minutes
2 lb. lobster… 10-12 minutes
3 lb. lobster… 12-13 minutes
5-6 lb. lobster… 18-20 minutes

Fill the pot with 1 inch of salt water, either fresh salt water or water with salt added. Heat pot on high.

Prepare lobster by rinsing in cold water. If you feel brave enough, remove the rubber bands to prevent rubber taste.

Once the water boils, the lobster is ready to be cooked.

Plunge the lobster head first into the pot and close the lid.

The lobster does not feel pain and will be dead in 10 seconds. It may continue to move afterwords due to muscle spasms.

Lobster Cooking Times

For steaming a lobster

Lobster Weight	Cooking Time
1 - 1 ¼ lb.	10 - 12 minutes
1 ¼ - 2 lb.	12 - 18 minutes
2-3 lb.	18 - 25 minutes
3-6 lb.	25 - 40 minutes
6-7 lb.	40 - 60 minutes
8 lb. and over	7 minutes per pound

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