The other night I was out at a seafood restaurant with a friend and we discussed the possibility of ordering lobster.
I like lobster but I don’t love lobster. If someone wants to order it to split, I’m game for that. Otherwise I am just as happy with crab or something else that doesn’t get so expensive. If lobster were less expensive, I’d order it more.
A while back I read the book Julie vs Julia and the lobster part I found to be really funny. It also got me thinking...as much as I like to cook and try new things, would I want to try cooking lobster at home?
Well, I decided I would. My biggest hurdle (in my mind) was figuring out how to kill it. I know many people say that they can’t feel it when you throw them into boiling water and that the noise you hear is just the steam from the shells, but I call bullshit on that.
A lot of times the most obvious answer is the right one. And to me it makes sense that a living thing would feel being submersed in boiling water and react to it. (well duh)
So then, I heard you can put them in the freezer. But I don’t want to hear any scratching around in there, I didn’t want to actually freeze it (or I’d just buy frozen) or heaven forbid open the door too early and find it kind-of alive.
So then I learned there is a way with a knife that is quick and painless.
Unfortunately, I don’t believe I have the ability to do that. Just knowing myself, I don’t think I can. It would have to sit very very still and not move at all and basically play dead. Which I don’t think I could get it to do.
I have no problem with people eating lobster. I eat lobster.
So, I ended up having to give up on my live lobster cooking plan. The main reason being this:
What if I take them home and can’t kill them? I really do not want pet lobsters.
Besides probably smelling pretty bad and fish tanks are a pain to take care of, I read somewhere on the internet (which means it's true of course) that lobsters live to be around 100 years old. So, I would have to Will my pet lobsters to some poor friend or relative of mine when I die.
I don't think I have any friends or relatives who want me to do that.
I like lobster but I don’t love lobster. If someone wants to order it to split, I’m game for that. Otherwise I am just as happy with crab or something else that doesn’t get so expensive. If lobster were less expensive, I’d order it more.
A while back I read the book Julie vs Julia and the lobster part I found to be really funny. It also got me thinking...as much as I like to cook and try new things, would I want to try cooking lobster at home?
Well, I decided I would. My biggest hurdle (in my mind) was figuring out how to kill it. I know many people say that they can’t feel it when you throw them into boiling water and that the noise you hear is just the steam from the shells, but I call bullshit on that.
A lot of times the most obvious answer is the right one. And to me it makes sense that a living thing would feel being submersed in boiling water and react to it. (well duh)
So then, I heard you can put them in the freezer. But I don’t want to hear any scratching around in there, I didn’t want to actually freeze it (or I’d just buy frozen) or heaven forbid open the door too early and find it kind-of alive.
So then I learned there is a way with a knife that is quick and painless.
Unfortunately, I don’t believe I have the ability to do that. Just knowing myself, I don’t think I can. It would have to sit very very still and not move at all and basically play dead. Which I don’t think I could get it to do.
I have no problem with people eating lobster. I eat lobster.
So, I ended up having to give up on my live lobster cooking plan. The main reason being this:
What if I take them home and can’t kill them? I really do not want pet lobsters.
Besides probably smelling pretty bad and fish tanks are a pain to take care of, I read somewhere on the internet (which means it's true of course) that lobsters live to be around 100 years old. So, I would have to Will my pet lobsters to some poor friend or relative of mine when I die.
I don't think I have any friends or relatives who want me to do that.
So I guess I don't do fresh lobster at home. The good thing about this plan is if the lobster doesn't turn our right, I can blame it on freshness.
