How to Cook Lobsters to Perfection

• Live lobsters should not be placed in fresh water as they will die. Generally, a lobster can live up to 60 hours out of the water if keep in a cool 35F and damp environment. If a lobster should die and is kept cold, it can be eaten safely if cooked within 12 hours.
• Never freeze a live lobster. It must be cooked before freezing; cooked lobster should be wrapped in waxed or heavy paper before freezing.

Cooking techniques:

Many people prefer lobster freshly boiled in salted water, served piping hot in the shell and the meat dipped in melted butter.

Boiled lobster:

Use a large and deep container for boiling lobster.

Fill half the pot with water. Add 11/4 cups of table salt. When the water comes to a rolling boil, put in the lobsters (after stabbing them in the head region) and cover the pot. Ensure that the lobsters are well submerged.

When water returns to a rolling boil again, start timing. After 3-5 minutes, slide cover away to allow excess steam to escape, thereby preventing overflow. A lobster should be cooked on the basis of 12 minutes for the first pound plus four minutes for each additional pound.

Lobster that are overcooked will be less tender than the normal texture attained if you were to time the boiling cycle properly. When cooked, remove lobster lobster from the pot with tongs. Rinse with cold water to prevent continued "cooking". Serve warm or allow to cool completely in cold water, or place in the refrigerator and serve chilled with a side dish of melted butter.

Trebotti's broiled lobster:

Aragosta All Italian
Con pepperoncino
1 kg live lobster
20 gm virgin olive oil
30 gm crecked black peppercorn
5 gm salt

CUT lobster in half. Season with salt and cracked black peppercorn. Add virgin olive oil to marinate it.

Slowly broil lobster until cooked. Do not overcook it or the meat will be tough.

Microwaving lobster:

Place a 1-11/2 lb (500-700 gm) lobster in a 9"x12" (23cm x 31 cm) oblong dish with 1/4 cup (50 ml) water. Cover the lobster with plastic wrap, folding one corner back. microwave on HIGH for 9-12 minutes until cooked.