My wife just called me at the office to say she has a live lobster and asking how she should kill & cook it.?

Question

I have no idea - any suggestions?

Answer 1

They say to boil them alive. If you can't stand the screaming, you can lance them in the head.

Here are some great recipes:
http://www.red-lobster-recipe.com/

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Step 1: Boil water

Step 2: add desired seasonings

Step 3: Insert earplugs and turn music up loud

Step 4: Take lobster and place into the boiling water.

Step 5: Set timer for about 2 minutes.

Step 6 : Walk away

Step 7 : Come back and check on it when the timer goes off.

Step 8 : Turn music down, remove ear plugs.

Answer 3

hows this way
Maine Lobsters are superb when cooked the traditional way by simply steaming or boiling.

To Boil: Fill a large lobster pot three-quarters full of salted water (use 1 tablespoon of salt for each quart of water). Bring the water to a rolling boil. Put the lobsters in the pot, making sure they're completely submerged. Cover the pot and begin timing, maintaining the boil, as follows:

1 - 2 pound lobsters: approximately 18 minutes
2 pound or larger lobsters: 22 - 25 minutes

To Steam Lobsters: Put about 2 inches of salted water in a large pot (use 1 tablespoon of salt for each quart of water). Put the lobsters in the pot, and cover tightly. Begin timing, and boil for the times listed above.

To partially cook your lobsters for reheating and eating later, follow the instructions above but subtract 5-7 minutes from the cooking time. After you've par-cooked them, dunk them in cold water for 3 minutes, drain, and refrigerate. You can finish cooking them any time up to 48 hours later.

just a suggestion how to eat a lobster

1. Twist off both lobster claws where they meet the body. Break off the knuckles where they attach to the main part of the claw.
2. Crack the claws, using a nutcracker, pliers, or even a hammer if the shell is very hard. Pick the meat from the claws.
3. Use a small fork or pick to pick the meat from the knuckles.
4. Separate the lobster tail from the body by bending the tail back and using a twisting motion. Break off the flippers by bending them back. You'll find tidbits of meat in the flippers.
5. Insert a fork into the end of the tail where the flippers break off and push out the chunk of tail meat. Remove the black vein that runs down the middle of the tail.
6. Remove the small legs attached to the body, and suck the bits of lobster meat from each leg.
7. Crack the body apart lengthwise. Pick the meat from the body cavities with a small fork or pick. The body contains "tomalley," the lobster's liver. Tomalley turns green when cooked, and many consider it a delicacy. A simple recipe for the lobster,

Lobster Rolls
Serves 4

1 pound fresh Maine lobster meat
4 hot dog rolls, with sides trimmed
melted butter
mayonnaise
paprika

1. Using your hands, pull apart lobster meat into bite-sized pieces. Put meat in small bowl, and mix in enough mayonnaise to lightly bind meat together.
2. Melt butter in large skillet. When hot, lightly brown hot dog rolls on each side.
3. Fill grilled rolls with a heaping portion of lobster meat. Sprinkle with paprika and serve immediately.

enjoy yr lobster

Answer 4

Boil the water in a large pot Keep the lobster in the sink until you're ready. When the water is boiling (and seasoned) put the lobster in the pot and close the lid.

Answer 5

Three methods:

1) Knife through head between the eyes
2) Straight into a pan of boiling water
3) Put it in cold water and bring it up to boiling point (this is supposed to be humane but personally I think it's the worst method!)

Or consume it raw! (only joking)

Answer 6

I have never boiled one but the way I would like to try is to do it like we do crawfish here in Louisiana...
get a big pot of water boiling, add salt, a stick of butter, a large handful of cajun seasoning, onion, garlic, lemons quartered
boil til done and dig in!

Answer 7

the best way is to get a big pan of boiling water and put it in, still alive. It sounds nasty but that is how you do it! It will turn red when it is done, and its very tasty!!

Answer 8

Boil it! Throw it is boiling water. That will kill it and cook it.

Answer 9

Found a great link for you: