Lobster

[jennyjoan]

Is it nice - if so where can I buy it.

[Jennykenny]

It’s lovely. Try Iceland.

[jennyjoan]

funny JK - was in there today and did decide to look for it but couldn't see it -then I though perhaps it was too expensive to buy.

When I do buy - do I just boil it up.

[-SharonA-]

Oh Jenny, get yourself to Miami! I have had so much lobster I swear I'm growing claws!. It is delish and fiddly. I have my nutcrackers to crack open the meaty claws. Lobster pasta is to die for.

[jennyjoan]

Ah have been to Miami Sharon and won't be back - will try belfast lobster LOL

[-SharonA-]

Was it that bad????

[jennyjoan]

oh no Miami not bad - brilliant actually - I stayed in a place called Daytona - Orlando - loved all of it - accommodation, food and company. But you know been there done it.

[Buenchico]

If you buy Iceland's whole cooked lobsters then (obviously) they're already cooked. You need to defrost them overnight in a refrigerator (or for 4 hours at room temperature). Then you've got the fun of working out how to get the meat out ;-)

Iceland's instructions read as follows:

"1. Remove claws by twisting claw and knuckles apart (take care shells may be sharp).

2. Insert a sharp knife into the back of the head, cut down to the tail to cut in half.

3. Scrape off green tomalley and red roe (if not required). Remove and dispose of the pale sac, gills in head area and dark intestinal thread that runs the length of the tail.

4. Claws and legs: Break in to their natural sections, crack shell by tapping with a nut cracker or knife. Extract meat with a fork or skewer."

Here's how Gordon Ramsey goes about it:

[jennyjoan]

thanks for that Chris = good to know that. I did peruse funnily enough the fish counter today in Iceland. If I ever got round to it I will just literally hammer the "sh&t" out of it.

[clyde59]

Lol.

[Rockrose]

I would say if its is your first try of lobster do not buy it from Iceland, go to a restaurant and get a decent one.
Iceland lobsters are rubbery and tasteless and will put you off, ok if you want to make a salad with other flavourings but not a patch on a fresh cooked one - go into your local seafood restaurant and treat yourself.

[rowanwitch]

Iceland sell frozen ones, most good fishmongers can get one for you and some of the bigger supermarkets have them on in-store fish counters. They are lovely, like a stronger sweeter crab.

http://groceries.iceland.co.uk/iceland-luxury-canadian-whole-cooked-lobster-325g/p/57124




If they are down to that price I am going to Iceland today they were a tenner at Christmas. And don't forget to make stock from all the shell and bits. Cook noodles in it or make a fish soup

[DTCwordfan]

the best lobster(s) I ever had were in Rhode Island, a restaurant on the quay in Newport. I am not joking when I say the fishermen could have lobbed them (the name perhaps?) from the boat in through the kitchen door.

We had 2.5 pounders and they were so fresh that you didn't even need the heavy claw crackers, a squeeze of the fingers and they would pop. In this case, steamed, a twist of lemon and cracked black pepper. I do love making a thermidor though, one and one equals three as the vinegar and herb reduction gets added to the cheesy roue.

[diddlydo]

Frozen ready-cooked lobsters aren't worth eating - tasteless and with an awful texture. Doesn't matter whether it's Iceland or Waitrose, they're all similarly disappointing.

[ummmm]

I've found frozen lobster disappointing too. They tend to be small so very fiddly.

[Rockrose]

Full of water too - anyone who suggests eating them has obviously never tried a fresh one.

[ummmm]

I had a fresh one in Thailand. Divine.

JJ - are you really up for getting the meat out of a whole lobster?

[Arksided]

I've never being fond of crustacean food types they don't really appeal to me... but love this...

If I ever got round to it I will just literally hammer the "sh&t" out of it.

lol me too if it started shifting about.

[andy-hughes]

jennyjoan - // Is it nice … //

That has to be a subjective answer, and only you will know when you have tasted it.

There are dozens of foods - seafood included, that many on here extol over, and I think are utterly repugnant.

So if I was answering your question - is it nice? The answer would be, no it's revolting, but you may disagree.

[snags]

''I would say if its is your first try of lobster do not buy it from Iceland, go to a restaurant and get a decent one.''

Agree. Better off getting a decent crab over a super market lob.

[Postdog]

Vile stuff!