When live lobster for delivery shows up on your doorstep know you are in for a treat. Use care when picking up live lobsters and look to check that all claws have bands on them for your protection. Sometimes they may slip during transit. You do not want a loose claw to grab one of your fingers as it would snap it into like a twig. Only take the bands off claws when the lobster has died.

If you have fully cooked and frozen your lobster or lobster meats make sure you never defrost them. This will take away from the flavorings being held within the lobsters. Only heat until warm no hotter as it will make the meat tough instead of tender.

Boiling fresh live lobsters is done by placing them into a pot of boiling salted water for approximately 10 minutes a pound. Water should immerse the entire lobster within the big deep pot.

Piercing the head with a hole allows the excess water from cooking to be drained once taken out of the cooking pot. This helps the meat inside stay tender and just ripe with flavor.

You can also recycle the water the lobsters were boiled in and freeze in jars or bags for soups or casseroles that you may want to make in the future.

An important thing to remember is too be sure the lobsters you are cooking is in good health. You can do this by looking at the tail it should curl under slightly when touched and should never be straight. Tails that are straight mean the lobster died too soon before cooking. Lobsters should always carry a fresh scent to them never anything overly fishy or foul smelling. If you are not sure then do not take a chance on becoming sick by bad lobster. To gain even more taste from them cook as soon as you can after delivery.

When preparing to cook your live lobster know that the hard shell takes longer to cook and the softer shelled ones take less time.

You can also grill whole lobsters on a hot to medium hot setting. Place the lobsters back onto grill and turn them once the shell turns a bright shade of red. Once turned cook about 5 minutes more until you think it looks done.

Live lobsters for delivery can be split and cooked on the grill too. You will want to place Meat side on grill for about 3 minutes and turn once the shell is a bright shade of red and cook additionally 7 minutes while the shell side is on the grill.