Title: Cooking a Live Lobster: Boiling • Curious Cuisiniere
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Cooking a Live Lobster: Boiling
Types of Lobster
How to cook a live lobster
Boiling a live lobster
How to eat a whole lobster
Cooking a Live Lobster: Boiling
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Content: The stage of shell production and shell quality plays a huge roll in the quality of the lobster and the amount of lobster meat you will get out of your meal. –Soft-shell lobsters have a paper-thin shell with very sweet meat. However, the meat to shell ratio is fairly low. These lobsters are fairly inexpensive to purchase, but you can only get them locally, as they are so fragile that transportation typically kills them. –Hard-shell lobsters are further along in their development, so the shells are more filled with meat. The meat is less sweet, but they can survive shipping in the US, so the cost is typically higher because of the demand. –Old-shell lobsters have not shed last season’s shell, and therefore have a very hard shell that can withstand shipping anywhere around the world. These are quite expensive lobster, even though the flavor and texture are significantly lower in quality than either of the other two options. How to cook a live lobster
Lobster can be cooked by boiling, steaming, grilling, or broiling. Boiling is the quickest method for cooking a whole lobster and the resulting meat is incredibly easy to remove from the shell.