Re: Live Lobster
Posted by:
Shawshank
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Date: November 21, 2014 04:57PM
I would typically avoid most of the grocery stores...they simply do not have enough volume and turnover to maintain quality which is probably one of the reasons why you rarely (if ever) see live lobsters at Whole Foods.
If you can find a local fishmonger I would try there, but you can order online from The Lobster Guy (http://www.thelobsterguy.com/live-maine-lobster.html) which has super fresh live lobster at a great price. Shipping is going to add $30-40 to the cost, but it is a special occassion.
Don't bother with lobsters under 1 1/2 pounds...the meat to shell ratio is terrible. Something in the 1 3/4-2 pound range should be perfect, but the 1 1/2 ones are not bad if you don't plan on having leftovers.
Finally, some places with have a special on culls (lobsters missing a claw)...often as much as 40% off...since most people want a lobster with two claws, but heck, just by more.