How to Clean Lobster Before Cooked

How to Clean Lobster Before Cooked

Most people use hot water to clean lobster. In fact, it is wrong because it can damage the skin lobster. So, how do the right trick ?

Having managed to get fresh lobster, the next step to consider is the cleaning process. To clean the lobster, you have to put it in a container filled with water and ice cubes, such as how to clean squid.

Then, take a soft bristle brush to scrub the dirt on the shell of a lobster. Clean properly, can be seen from their original bright colors. Though not edible, skin lobster meat will be retaining your consumption, this will certainly affect the taste.
 
Then, grab a rag to remove any remaining water in the body of the lobster. Place the lobster on the cutting board with the bottom facing up position to avoid attacks lobster is still alive. Keep in mind, the limits of lobster after turned off and then cooked should be no more than five minutes.

The next step, take a knife and insert the tip into the joint between the head and body. This is intended to cut the main nerve and indirectly lobster will die by itself.

After that, do the playback clockwise but do not choose the opposite direction in order to remain intact lobster meat, lobster tail will not open. Only then, you cut off the tail in order to open up a whole piece of lobster meat, cut off the feet and hands of a lobster with your knife.

For the remaining part that has not been cut, use a pair of scissors so that you get a whole piece of meat. If you can not, you can directly ask the waiter where you buy lobster, but immediately take home and then processed. To cook lobster is also required special skills.  
Therefore, please read our article on how to cook lobster salad.