Title: Lobster Facts – Maine Lobster
Headings: Lobster Facts
Lobster Facts
How do you handle live lobsters? And how do you keep fresh lobsters alive?
How can you tell if your lobsters arrived alive?
How do you handle previously cooked lobsters?
What is the difference between Hard shell and Soft shell lobsters?
How does a lobster grow?
What is a legal size lobster?
What color are lobsters? Are live lobsters red?
How do you cook lobster?
Why do lobsters turn red when they are cooked?
Are lobsters a healthy food? What is the nutritional information for lobsters?
What is the clump of little red balls in my lobsters tail?
How do you hold a lobster so you won’t get crunched by its claws?
How do you pick up a lobster?
What is the white substance covering my lobsters meat?
What is the green substance I can find on my meat?
Are lobsters considered a delicacy?
Where can I buy fresh lobster online?

Content: When the water returns to a boil, start timing. In just five minutes, your lobsters will be ready to enjoy. What is the difference between Hard shell and Soft shell lobsters? Lobsters grow by molting, or by shedding their shells each year. Just after they molt, they are soft and fragile until their new shell has hardened, and they aew known as new shell or soft shell lobsters, sometimes called “shedders.” After their new shell hardens, they are known as hard shell lobsters. Soft shell are tender, sweet, and delicious, and represent about 90% of the catch during the summer months. They are prized by maine natives, and are less expensive than hardshell lobsters as well, but they contain less meat than a hard shell lobster of the same size, because their body has not yet grown into its new shell, and so the lobster’s shell is larger than its body. Soft shell (or new shell) shell lobsters do not travel well, and should not be purhcased for live delivery; most reputable companies will not even try to ship live soft shell lobsters because they are unlikely to survive the journey.