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Top 5 Things You Need To Know About Ordering Live Maine Lobsters Online
s every New Englander of different materials including
knows, Live Maine Lobsters an insulated air box, ice packs,
are best eaten at home wet newspapers, and sometimes wet
while wearing an old shirt, with seaweed. You'll naturally need
a dish of melted butter and a cooking instructions as well, in
stack of napkins within reach. addition to plenty of bibs, wet
Add some fresh clams, naps, lobster cracking utensils,
corn-on-the-cob, steamed and ramekins for melted butter
potatoes, and an ice-cold beer, for everyone, so look for those
and you have a classic New items to be included in your
England party on your hands. But order as well.
what if you can't buy lobsters at
your local supermarket, or you 2. How should you store the
are having a party and don't want lobsters upon arrival?
to deal with assembling all of We recommend that the live
the various things you'll need lobsters be shipped to an address
for your lobster meal? Following where someone can both sign for
are the top 5 things you need to and refrigerate them as soon as
know about ordering live maine they are delivered. Keep the live
lobsters online. lobsters wrapped in the wet
newspaper and seaweed used for
1. How should live Maine lobsters packaging (this will help to keep
be shipped? their gills moist) and
Lobsters should be shipped so refrigerate them. The lobsters
that they arrive alive, if will stay alive for about 24
possible. Overnight shipping is hours after you receive them. Do
key, so look for FedEx, DHL, or not cover the lobsters with ice
UPS overnight shipping to be or submerge them in water, for
standard with your order. For the this will suffocate them.
packaging, look for a combination
3. What size lobsters should I 4. What is the best way to cook a
buy? lobster?
Usually, people order one lobster Lobsters can be cooked every
per person for a dinner portion. which way and, although they
Lobsters are sold by their always taste great, probably the
individual weight, and the best cooking method is steaming.
general rule is that a 1-pound Not only is steaming easier than
lobster is ideal for a child, grilling, sautéing, or baking,
while a 1 1/2-pound lobster is but unlike boiling, steaming
ideal for an adult. doesn't log the lobsters with
water as they cook (making them
Approximate live-weight to messy to eat). Some like to kill
cooked-meat guidelines: the lobsters before steaming
while others like to add the
•Four pounds of live lobster lobsters to the steaming pot
will yield approximately 1 pound while still alive - this is your
of cooked meat. choice and there will be no
•A 1 to 1 1/4 pound lobster discernable difference in the
(also called a chicken lobster) taste or texture of the meat.
yields about 4 ounces of cooked
meat. Steaming Instructions
•A 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pound lobster Pot size is important here. A 4-
will yield about 5 ounces of to 5-gallon pot (also known as a
cooked meat. lobster pot) will hold up to
•A 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 pound lobster roughly 8 pounds of lobsters at a
will yield about 6 ounces of time. Bring about 2 inches of
cooked meat. water to a boil over high heat in
•A 2+ pound lobster will yield a large pot set-up with wire
about 8 ounces of cooked meat. rack, pasta insert, or steaming
rack. Add the lobsters, cover,
and return the water to a boil.
Reduce the heat to a medium-high 1 3/4 to 2 Pound Lobster:
and steam the lobsters until they 17 to 18 Minutes (soft-shell)
are done, following the chart about 19 Minutes (hard-shell)
below. Serve immediately with
warm butter and lemon wedges. 5. What is the best way to eat a
lobster?
Approximate Steaming Times: Eating a lobster can be sloppy.
Hard-shelled lobsters need to Here is how to get the most meat
steam for a few more minutes than out of your lobster with the
soft-shelled lobsters. To least amount of mess. But no
determine whether a lobster is matter how you choose it eat the
hard-shell or soft-shell, gently lobster, don't forget the melted
squeeze the side of the lobster's butter and plenty of napkins.
body; a soft-shell lobster will
yield to pressure while a 1.Twist the tail to separate it
hard-shell will feel hard, rigid, from the body.
and tightly packed.
2.Twist off the tail flippers -
1 Pound Lobster: don't overlook the small, tender
8 to 9 Minutes (soft-shell) bites of meat in the flippers.
10 to 11 Minutes (hard-shell)
3.Use a fork or your finger to
1 1/4 Pound Lobster: push the tail meat out through
11 to 12 Minutes (soft-shell) the wide end of the tail.
13 to 14 Minutes (hard-shell)
4.Twist the claws and knuckles
1 1/2 Pound Lobster: off the body.
13 to 14 Minutes (soft-shell)
15 to 16 Minutes (hard-shell) 5.Use the cracker provided to
crack each claw and knuckle, then Crack the legs open at their
use a fork or your finger to various joints, then simply suck
extract the meat. Continue to the meat out while using your
crack open the shell as needed to teeth to help. Alternatively, lay
access the meat. There is a thin the legs on a cutting board, and
piece of cartilage lodged in the firmly roll a rolling pin from
claw that needs to be removed the bottom of the leg upward to
before eating. force the meat out. A good pair
of kitchen sheers also does the
6.Twist the legs off of the body trick.
- the leg meat can be hard to
remove, but it is very tasty.
About the Author:
Jimmy Faro is the Owner of Lobsterclambake ( http://www.lobsterclambake.com ). A fourth generation Lobster & Seafood New Englander born in the business in a small seaside town in Massachusetts, he and the staff at Lobsterclambake work directly with lobster boats and seafood dealers to bring you the freshest lobsters and seafood available.
Read more articles by: Jimmy Faro
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