Title: After I buy a live lobster, how can I make it last as long as possible, and how many hours would that be? - Quora
Headings: After I buy a live lobster, how can I make it last as long as possible, and how many hours would that be?
After I buy a live lobster, how can I make it last as long as possible, and how many hours would that be?
Cheryl Teeg
David Buttery
Quora User

Content: Here it is…lobster cooks easily, but overcooks in a heartbeat. Overcooking leads to rubbery meat. By the time the inner meat has reached temp and is done, the outer meat, closest to the shell becomes a little tough. Those who cook them often can manage it fairly well, but even they can't change that the inside takes longer…. So, consequently, we had some of the 4 or 5 lb. ones in the fridge. The ones that were over 5 lbs ALWAYS went back into the water. That keeps the gene pool strong. They breed throughout their whole life, and if they have survived that many years to be over five pounds, they should remain in the deep, as part of the gene pool. It is only responsible.