A Fat Red Shrimp or Whats the Matter with Lobsters?

A Fat Red Shrimp or Whats the Matter with Lobsters?
I’ve attended a number of special events where they served lobster dishes. I think people consider lobster as a highly expensive dish that’s why they are only being served during special occasions. But since I have my own grocery, I usually get a lot of lobster for free. This is because we try to avoid having any spoilage in our business so I end up cooking the perishable items and serving them to the family. It’s like an additional bonus for us, being the owners of the grocery. So on a weekly basis, I get to serve different lobster recipes to my family.

Some of the lobster recipes that I serve at home include lobster bisque soup, lobster thermidor, lobster chili, and baked lobster. My family loves these dishes so much that they even recommend me to cook for several events that their friends are hosting. So aside from the grocery business, I get extra money in preparing lobster dishes for special events. I love to cook and this is where I get to show off my talent in making delicious dishes.

One of the biggest concerns that people have raised upon me is how to kill a lobster. Here are my tips.

Before starting, you have to place rubber bands around the claws of the lobster (they will be good when grilled!). Make sure that this stays on throughout the duration of the whole process, unless of course you wish to do a wrestling game with the lobster.

The first thing you need to do is to cut it half down its center. You can use a 10 inch chef’s knife to do this.

While the lobster is sitting on the board, make sure its tail curls toward the table. Flatten out the tail and grasp the area of the tail that joints the body with just one hand. Your other hand should be holding the chef’s knife correctly on top of the lobster, on an area between 1-1½ inch away from the eyes. Make sure that the knife blade is not facing your other hand!

Press the tip of the knife onto the head of the lobster until such time that the tip hits the cutting board and through the lobster’s head. Then bring the blade down between the lobster’s eyes to finish cutting the head.

Another method is to put the live lobster inside a pot of boiling water. But this is considered torturing the lobster. Instead, opt for the tip I gave you. By using my tip, you are able to kill the lobster painlessly and quickly as possible.

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