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How long do you boil lobster?

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Boiled lobster tails

  1. Fill a large saucepan with water and add 1 teaspoon of salt for each litre of water.

  2. Bring the water to the boil and drop the lobster tails into the pan.

  3. Boil the tails for about 1 minute per oz of total weight. If there are 5 oz of lobster tails, you will need to cook them for 5 minutes.

  4. Drain the lobster tails and serve hot with melted butter, lemon juice or mayonnaise.

Baking times for lobster tail

Lobster Tail Weight

Cooking Time

2 Oz.

12 minutes

4 Oz.

18 minutes

6 Oz.

22 minutes

8 Oz.

26 minutes

12 Oz.

30 minutes

14 Oz. +

35 minutes

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Cooking times differ depending on the size, Boil a 1lb lobster for 12 to 15 minutes, 2lb to 3lb for about 20 to 25 minutes

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About 10 to 15 minutes depending on the size. Cook it in low water to retain the flavor.

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About 10 minutes per pound.

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How long do you cook a live lobster in boiling water?

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How do you cook a precooked whole lobster?

You should defrost it in a refrigerator, if possible. If you boil it when it's still frozen, you risk having a rubbery lobster. If you boil it, keep it in the shell and plunge into boiling water for just a couple of minutes. If you broil it, crack it after defrosting and remove the lobster meat. Broil it for just a couple of minutes to get color. Since it's already cooked, you just want to make it "fresh" by heating very quickly. Cooked lobster tail will curl and shrink if you re-heat it too long. You can also serve it cold after defrosting. With pre-cooked lobster, this would probably be your best bet.


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How do you exterminate a lobster humanely?

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