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I haven't tried it yet, but this method of killing and cooking a lobster is intriguing: http://blog.ideasinfood.com/ideas_in_food/2010/06/the-complete-lobster.h
by anateus 13y ago
I haven't tried it yet, but this method of killing and cooking a lobster is intriguing: http://blog.ideasinfood.com/ideas_in_food/2010/06/the-complete-lobster.html http://blog.ideasinfood.com/ideas_in_food/2010/06/the-comple...
The lobster is killed quickly with a knife in their main nerve cluster (the article calls it the brain, but I think that's giving it too much credit). Time is then provided for the muscles to stop seizing, and it is brined to improve texture and to prevent coagulation of the hemolymph to the meat. Then the lobster is divided and different parts are cooked for different times just like we commonly do for most other kinds of meat.
I thought HN might be interested, since many of us are incorrigible optimizers.
- dublinben 13y agoThat sounds like far too much work than the current process. I doubt any lobster eaters would jump through all those hoops when simply boiling them works so well.
- saraid216 13y agoWell, it's an animal rights kind of deal. If you're the kind of person who cares about that, this might make or break a decision to prepare lobster for dinner. If (like me) you don't actually care, then it's not relevant.
- RobotCaleb 13y agohttp://www.cookingissues.com/2012/07/04/how-to-become-a-seafood-anesthesiologist-and-kill-your-4th-of-july-lobster/ http://www.cookingissues.com/2012/07/04/how-to-become-a-seaf...