Title: What Size Lobster to Buy? Picking the Right Size Lobster
Headings: What Size Lobster to Buy? Pick the Right Size Lobster
What Size Lobster to Buy? Pick the Right Size Lobster
Page Contents
Sizing Up Maine Lobster: How Live Lobsters are Graded
Measuring Lobster Size
Grading Lobster for Quality
Soft Shell Lobsters
Hard Shell lobster
Grade A Lobsters
Grade B Lobsters
Culls
How Much Lobster Meat in a Lobster?
How Much Lobster Per Person?
So What is Considered a Serving?
How Much Lobster to Order
Live Lobster Sizes
Chix or Chicken Lobsters
Quarters
Halves
Deuces: Two Pound Lobsters
Jumbo Lobsters
Are Small Lobsters Better than Big Lobsters?
Save Money Buying the Right Size Lobster
Why Lobster Meat is a Good Deal

Content: called “chix” in the trade); nor do we we ship soft-shell lobsters, known as new shell lobsters— crustaceans that recently shed their shell. It is not worth the work shucking a chicken lobster when you can crack into a bigger one full of meat. Quarters
If you are throwing a large lobster bake or want to keep cost per person affordable, your best bet is to start with 1 ¼ lb. ( 550-650g) lobsters, also know as “quarters”. These lobsters are a good size and are usually more plentiful than the larger lobsters. Quarters are also a good choice if you are serving a surf and turf or have plenty of side dishes. How Much Meat in a Live Lobster? A 1 1/2 pound hard-shell lobster will yield about 1 1/3 cups of cooked meat. Halves
A 1 ½ lb. (