Ways to Cook Lobster

There are many ways to cook lobster, but making a decision on how to prepare it depends on how the lobster will be used.

Will you be cooking live lobster to serve whole? Or instead, will cooking frozen lobster tails suffice?

Perhaps you only need cooked meat, to add to your favorite lobster recipe.

These are all considerations when determining how to cook lobster.

How to Cook Live Lobster

Cooking live lobster - both hard shell and soft shell lobster - is much easier than many people think. There is no need to be intimated by this prized crustacean.

You can easily learn how to boil lobster, bake lobster, grill lobster, steam lobster, and even prepare baked stuffed lobster. And...

...once you have a cooked live lobster, there are dozens of lobster meat recipes that you will be able to create.

Recipes such as Lobster Newburg, Lobster Thermidor, Lobster Bisque, Poor Man's Lobster, and Lobster Stews and Lobster Casseroles, all begin with cooked lobster meat.

Does cooking live lobster make you squeamish? You are in luck! You can also cook frozen lobster tails and frozen canned lobster.

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Learn How to Cook Frozen Lobster Tail

Although there is a humane way to kill lobster, not everyone is comfortable doing so. If you are one of these people, just head to the frozen seafood section of your local market.

Both warm water and cold water lobster tails are sold frozen. No, not the whole lobster, just the lobster tail. However...

When cooking frozen lobster tail you still have the same great recipe choices as though you were cooking fresh lobster. Boiled lobster tails, baked lobster tail, grilled lobster tails, and steamed lobster tail, as well as baked stuffed lobster tails, are all possible with thawed, frozen lobster meat.

And, after cooking, the meat from the frozen tail can also be used to prepare many of the same recipes in which you use cooked, fresh live lobster.

How to Cook with Canned Lobster Meat

Although cooking with canned lobster meat can have disadvantages, there are also several advantages to using it. Because the meat is already cooked, can lobster is one of the quickest ways to prepare lobster dishes, and...

...in some locations canned meat is much easier to find than fresh live lobster or frozen lobster tails. It is also easy to have on hand for a spontaneous, special occasion lobster dinner.

Simply add canned lobster to any recipe that calls for cooked lobster meat. Lobster Newburg, Lobster Thermidor, Lobster Bisque, Poor Man's Lobster, and Lobster Stews and Lobster Casserolescan can all easily be prepared with canned meat. Keep in mind, however...

....canned lobster meat tends to have a somewhat salty taste and a different texture than its fresh counterpart.

You will certainly find your own favorite ways to cook lobster. If you would like to share ideas I will be happy to include them here!