splitting a lobster

[edfurlong]

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So if it's on it's back, you're pushing the knife basically into its face?

Also, do you need a big sharp knife?

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It doesn't really matter if its on its front or back, thats just how I do it. The idea is to kill it by stabbing it in its little tiny brain before cutting it in half.

You do need a big sharp knife, but you could also stab it with a smaller knife and cut it open with kitchen sheers.

[Tilt]

Don't split it. Steam it whole. Thats the best way to cook a lobster, period.

If you are in a sporting mood you can listen to it dying with a stethoscope.

[guids]

Have you ever bbq one? Can you cook it like normal fish?

[Tennenbaum]

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Ugh. I dont understand how people can eat lobster. I hear it's delicious...one of the most tasty things on Earth. I just cant do it. Reading this just made me uncomfortable. I dont feel bad for them per se. It's just like taking a giant bug and sucking the meat out of it. Freaks me out. But I'm a nut.

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It is a giant bug basically, more of a cockroach than anything, but covered in butter anything tastes good.

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I have a horrible, paralyzing fear of bugs...I think this is why I cant do it. I dont like other seafood either...I should try to broaden my horizons, but I cant get past some things.

[Tilt]

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Have you ever bbq one? Can you cook it like normal fish?

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Since you really should cook it live that doesn't sound like a good idea. Dipping it in BBQ and then throwing it on flaming grill isn't going to make him happy.

[geormiet]

I have never bbq'd one...I've never heard of it either. I don't think you can fire up a weber and slap a lobster on it. Maybe grilled lobster tails or something. Broiling is common though.

And no, you don't treat it like a fish.

Boiling is really the best thing, if you want to cook a lobster yourself for the first time this is absolutely the way to go. Just look up online for a cooking chart to see how long to do it for (it depends on the weight). Boil water in a very big pot, and drop the lobster(s) in. When time is up they will be red and ready to eat.
Lobster tastes so good on its own, you don't need to do anything special to it.

[edfurlong]

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Have you ever bbq one? Can you cook it like normal fish?

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I've never done it but you can grill them. I think they just get split and put shell side down on the grill with the top down.

[pulledagroin]

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Have you ever bbq one? Can you cook it like normal fish?

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Since you really should cook it live that doesn't sound like a good idea. Dipping it in BBQ and then throwing it on flaming grill isn't going to make him happy.

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But he just loves being boiled alive!

[geormiet]

lol

[belgianbeerlover]

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Don't split it. Steam it whole. Thats the best way to cook a lobster, period.



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Yep- that's what I've heard. I just can't do it. Boiling- yes. Real slow steam to death- I can't.