Most likely you have seen the silly bibs and the shiny implements to extract the meat. But before you rush out to Williams-Sonoma and buy the latest and greatest seafood gadgets, check your kitchen drawers. Most of the equipment you may already have! Here is a list of lobster tools you can use along with instructions.
Do you really need a lobster pot, the kind specifically made to cook lobster? The short answer is no. While a lobster pot makes a nice presentation, any soup, pasta or stockpot will fit the bill—so save your clams.
What size pot is needed? If your only cooking a couple of lobsters you can get away with a 4 quart sauce pan. If your boiling lobsters you just want to make sure there is a enough room in the pot to completely cover the lobsters. Although not necessary, some pots have a colander insert which comes in handy for steaming or simply draining the lobster. Lobsters cook in less than 1o minutes so you can always cook them in small batches. Plus, you will need each batch of lobsters to cool before cracking and serving.
Removing cooked lobster out of the pot is not an easy as it seems. First, the lobsters will gain a little water weight making them cumbersome to lift up. Second, the lobster will be steaming hot. Use tongs to carefully clasp the lobster at the center of the body or carapace and pull them out of the pot. Hold over the pot to drain off any excess water. After you have removed your lobsters with the tongs, place them in a large bowl and allow time to cool before handling.
To stop the cooking process submerge lobsters in a bowl filled with cold water and ice cubes. Alternatively you can put lobsters in a colander in the sink and rinse with cold water.
One of the biggest messes in eating lobster is removing the tail from the body. Twist off the tail and allow the water to leak out over the bowl or a clean sink. You can use a cooking pan to collect the juices see below. The bowl can double as receptacle for the shells. To take apart your lobster you will want to lay it on a cutting board.
You will find lobsters will have lots of salty water inside that drips and splatters everywhere. One trick is to sit your cutting board on top of a shallow pan to catch the juices. Every kitchen has one and they come in handy for not only quickly killing the lobster, but also for cutting the tail and cracking open the claws. S arrived on a Saturday and they had to get to a rural area. They did get there and were alive and well. Wonderful experience dealing with Lobsteranywhere.
These three lobsters were Live and well. This is my first order. I love everything in it!! The napkins and the bib are beautiful and the utensils work perfectly.
Skip to content. If a lobster cracker is not available, the flat side of a knife can be used, as long as you are careful. Some people also use small mallets or other flat, heavy kitchen tools. However, a lobster cracker is much more convenient, since it is designed with crustaceans in mind. Lobster crackers are also safer to use than knives and many other kitchen tools.
They can also be used on recalcitrant nuts, although they may not be effective for very hard shelled nuts like Brazil nuts. When picking out a lobster cracker, look for a solidly constructed one which will be easy to clean. Some companies make novelty lobster crackers with ornamental handles which can be fine to use as long as they are well made. Ideally, however, the lobster cracker should be solid, with no glued on handles or breakable pieces, because you will need to exert a fair amount of pressure on the lobster cracker to use it.
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