Comments on How to Boil Lobster

The next time you boil or steam lobster, add one lemon, sliced, a can of beer, and if you have it - a little tarragon. The lobster comes out much sweeter and more flavorful, and your kitchen won't smell of seafood forever.

Cook the lobster in water taken right from the ocean, if you can. It makes them much tastier, and the sea salt is better for you than table salt. Use a large water jug with a cap to carry the water home in. Plus, make sure to remove the elastic bands from their claws. If you've never done this before you won't believe the wonderful difference in the taste; you'll never cook a lobster with the elastics on again. Scared they will pinch you? Just clip the elastics off with sharp scissors making sure to hold on to the back of the body (they can't reach back there).

Cook the lobster in water taken right from the ocean, if you can. It makes them much tastier, and the sea salt is better for you than table salt. Use a large water jug with a cap to carry the water home in. Plus, make sure to remove the elastic bands from their claws. If you've never done this before you won't believe the wonderful difference in the taste; you'll never cook a lobster with the elastics on again. Scared they will pinch you? Just clip the elastics off with sharp scissors making sure to hold on to the back of the body (they can't reach back there).

If you don't want to kill the lobster before cooking them, put them inside the refrigerator (not the freezer) for a few hours. The cold will put them to sleep.

If you don't want to kill the lobster before cooking them, put them inside the refrigerator (not the freezer) for a few hours. The cold will put them to sleep.

Many neglect the meat in the body of the lobster. Split the body in half and clean out the nodes - similar to the meat between ribs. If you take the time to clean the body, it is well worth the effort. Yum!

I've always steamed my lobsters. I think that boiling them makes them water-logged. I put them in a 1/2 inch of of boiling water for approx. 20 min. Lobsters have a tendency to make their own water.

Turn the lobster over in your hand and rub the belly with your other hand. Rub from chest to tail. This tranquilizes the lobsters, so they don't fight the boiling water.

Now that I know how lobster is prepared, I'll never eat it again. To me, both ways seem inhumane.

Before bringing lobster to the table, snip off the very ends of the claws. Hold the lobster by the tail, and let the juice drain out of the shell. Save the juice and shells to boil down and reduce for stock to use in other seafood recipes.

If your water happens to boil over during cooking, be sure to clean under the cooktop lid. It only takes a couple of days for that water to really stink up the kitchen.

Lobster claw rubber bands are great to put around the lobster crackers, making your utensil drawer neater. Also use to hold picks together.

Remove the rubber bands on the lobster claws before you boil your lobster. Some rubber bands will transfer their flavor in the boiling water. A quick snip with scissors does fine.

Growing up on the coast of New Hampshire, the ultimate trick was getting the lobster into the pot as fresh as possible. However, if your seafood store or grocer will give you some seaweed, it will add an ocean coast authenticity to your lobster experienc

Turn the lobster over in your hand and rub the belly with your other hand. Rub from chest to tail. This tranquilizes the lobsters, so they don't fight the boiling water.

Lobster claw rubber bands are great to put around the lobster crackers, making your utensil drawer neater. Also use to hold picks together.

Don't buy the expensive lobster crackers, buy nut crackers and picks. Use the rubber bands from the claws to hold the crackers together when storing them.

Whenever possible (helps if you live on the coast) the best taste is achieved using seawater in your pot instead of salting regular water. For color and, some say, better taste, add a few sprigs of red or green seaweed to the boiling pot.

Many neglect the meat in the body of the lobster. Split the body in half and clean out the nodes - similar to the meat between ribs. If you take the time to clean the body, it is well worth the effort. Yum!

All the juice inside the lobster is the best stock for lobster stew. Or even eat it - that's right, a true Mainer will show you. Be careful not to lose the juice when twisting off claws or tail.

Remove lobsters from boiling water after they have cooked and place them immediately into a pan of cold water to cool. This makes the meat easier to remove from the shell.

I use beer and seafood seasoning to boil my lobster. Lobster is much sweeter when boiled in beer. Defrost tails, cut in half with utility scissors, place into boiling pot. Add 1 tsp. Old Bay seasoning. Cook on high until beer has caramelized. Enjoy.

Now that I know how lobster is prepared, I'll never eat it again. To me, both ways seem inhumane.

The best way of boiling lobster is to put the lobster in a pot of cold water and start to bring the pot to a boil. This will bring the lobsters to a sleep and the meat won't be tough and hard to get out of the shell.