Techniques: How to Prepare and Cook a Lobster

Summary by Krater

Jacques Pépin demonstrates how to tell male and female lobsters apart, kill and prepare them for cooking, and extract the meat from raw and cooked lobsters.

From the video

Answers: How do you prepare and cook lobster?

• Lobster gender identification
• How to kill a lobster
• Extracting lobster meat
• Preparing lobster for grilling or poaching

What it concludes

• Male lobsters have wider bodies, while female lobsters have wider tails and a deep green roe.
• Female lobsters generally give about a quarter of their weight in meat.
• Winter lobsters have hard shells and more meat, while summer lobsters often have soft shells with less meat.