Belated Report on My Lobster Experience

[Willy]

Lobster--meh. Most every lobster I've eaten came off of a Red Lobster restaurant platter with a name like "Admiral's Feast" or "Captain Platter", so I was quite excited to do my own using live lobsters. Despite our plan to grill one and SV the other, time interfered and we ended up doing both in SV--basically a butter/tarragon poached lobster. It was cooked nicely (per Kenji to 140°F), but--well, I just don't get the appeal, especially considering the price as compared to most other shellfish. I do regret not getting to grill one.

I guess I'm a low class hick, but, honestly, I'd rather eat crab, shrimp, mussels, oysters, scallops, clams (especially fried or in chowder), squid, octopus, and any number of fin fish. On the plus side, we did get a couple of quarts of nice lobster stock for future use. I see clam chowder on the horizon.

[FireMan]

Yeah the grilled would have been the ticket. Maybe we would have had pics if they were grilled. Then again we could have had pics of them in a baggy. I would reload & not be so lazy. Just do it Will.

[FireMan]

Will, I’m Wisconsin, we don’t grow them here.

[Willy]

I'm in AZ--they're pretty scarce here, too!

[EdF]

Uh-Oh! https://www.bing.com/search?q=maine+...16&FORM=CHROMN

[DWCowles]

Dang, I wish you could have grilled one. Oh well maybe next time. Cheers!

[johnec00]

We do the Florida "Spiny Lobster" variety on the gasser. Split them in half, place on the direct heat, brush with lemon butter. They're done as soon as the flesh turns from translucent to opaque. Most folks only cook the tails, what a waste!

No pictures after cooking, but here's what they look like fresh out of the water:

[HawkerXP]

"Grandpa! I'm not touching that thing with my hand!"

[BourBonQ]

Tasty bugs!

[kmhfive]

Lobster is tasty, but unless I’m living in New England, I’m not buying!

[Nuke em]

If ya don’t wanna do lobster due to yer budget, then I suggest some mud bugs. Aka- crawfish. Ummm. 😊

[FireMan]

HawkerXP you nailed it. johnec00 you look like you in your avatar without the hat! GD may not wanted to touch with the flesh but she sure was havin fun with Gramps.