so...there I was

[spookychk69]

So, I am thinking...
I know frightening...
I am plotting Valentines Day goodness for my husband...(cause he is the cutest in the world)
Does anyone know the best (least icky, and most humane way) to cook a lobster...you know besides making my brother come over and do it...
In other words...I don't want to hear it scream.  *gets the gibblys*

Comments

[angebunnie]

I thought the reason that you did it when the water was hot was because if you did it any other way they loosed their lobster bowels and made the meat all icky.

Also, there is no humane way to dump something in a pot of boiling water.

As a side note, hey Dan, do you have an email address? I wanted to ask you something.

Love you Monica (and, incidentally, Dan!)
<3 Angela

"Swing low, Sweet Chario... OH MY GO--AAAAAAAAAAAH----------"
-Claws the Lobster

Gettin' some Lobster tail.

[angebunnie]

Rumour has it that if you hold the lobster belly up it will curl its tail right under and then if you pet its tail it goes into some sort of vegetative-hypnotic-trancelike state and will therefore be unaware that he is being dumped into a pot of boiling water until it's too late. You could totally be like a depraved Lobster Whisperer!

Also, I think I was full of crap (hehehehe) about my previous statement.

Enjoy the lobster!

Re: Gettin' some Lobster tail.

[spookychk69]

Ok..so lets get this straight...
I won't be eating said lobster...ewwwwwwww
but the boy has been wanting one for a year now, and has always said "We can't afford them." So on Valentines Day, for a surprise dinner I am making him surf and turf...hence the murder of a lobster...

I am also thinking that I could just go to the store and have them steam it...*grins*

[monotrene]

Lobster tips. Okay.

Lobsters urinate out of a hole in their forehead. If you put them into cold water and then heat it up then all their waste will remain in the torso. The 'screaming' you hear is the air leaking out of the creases and cracks in the shell. When shopping for lobster, take size into account as well as weight. If at all possible, weigh two lobsters of the same size. The heavier one will have more shell. If that's so, you're not paying for meat but you're paying for shell. Boil the water real good and drop dinner in, head first. The lobster will likely die before it's head hits the bottom of the pot. A lot of people don't believe this because they can see it 'moving' in the water. That's just the boiling water boving the lobster around. And if you stand them on their head they can stay like that and you can spin them around.