The Maine lobster are best eaten at the home while you are wearing a weary old shirt, with a dish of melted butter and also some stack of napkins within your reach. Add some of the fresh clams, steamed potatoes, corn on the cob along with the ice cold beer. But in case you are unable to buy the lobster at your supermarket locally, or in case you have to arrange for a party and do not wish to deal with the assembling of all the ingredients that you need to cook the lobster meals, then here are 5 important tips that you must know about the Maine lobster and how to order it online. Lobster should be packed in such a way and shipped in such manner that when it arrives, it is alive. The best option is the overnight shipping of the Maine lobster so that it arrives alive. For the part of packaging, always look for a combo of various materials like the insulated air box, wet newspaper, ice packs, and also some wet seaweeds. You could also ask for the cooking instructions as well. Also gather some wet naps, cracking utensils for the lobster, bibs, ramekins etc. So make sure that all these items are included in the order as well. Once the live lobster is shipped to your address, make sure someone sign and receive the lobster and also refrigerate it immediately. Always keep the live lobster wrapped into a wet newspaper and the seaweeds that are used for the packaging purpose. It will help the Maine lobster gills remain moist and wet. The lobster can stay alive till the next 24 hours after you receive the shipment. So do not ever cover them in ice or dip them in water as that will suffocate the lobster. Usually people look for the one pound lobster per person for a full fledged dinner. Lobster is sold by the weight of it individually. And the usual and the most general rule is that the one pound Maine lobster is ideal for a child and the one and a half pound lobster is great for an adult. Always be aware that four pounds of a live lobster will usually yield 1 pound of cooked meat. A chicken lobster yields about 4 ounces of cooked meat. The Maine lobster can be cooked in various ways, and they also tastes good always, no matter how they are cooked. You can steam them, grill them, boil them, etc. Of all the methods, the steaming is the easiest and also tastes the best. Steaming of the Maine lobster does not log the lobster in to water and thus it does not turn messy while eating. Some people like to kill the lobster before steaming it while some people choose to steam the lobster live into the steaming pot. The choice is entirely yours and there will be no difference in the taste or the texture of the meat for your choice of killing the Maine lobster.
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