As promised, we had lobster on Saturday.
The store had a bin of them on Ice. I guess that the were being sold so fast a tank was not needed.
MAN WERE THEY ALIVE!!! We almost had to club them to get them into the bag.
My brother has a fantastic method of cooking lobster. He uses one of those "turkey fryer/clam bake" set ups but only uses about 2 inches of water to steam them. He then cooks them for what seems to me to be a very short time (felt like 10 minutes).
OH MAN!!! best lobster ever! Meat was sweet, soft, and tender! YUM! they were PERFECTLY cooked (nothing worse than a rubbery, over cooked lobster).
I contributed by whipping up a 2 pound shrimp cocktail (shrimp was also on sale) as an appetizer. I like to make my own cocktail sauce. I also made some roasted tomatoes, corn on the cob, and boiled/roasted new potatoes.
PIC 1: It was VERY hot on Saturday so we brought a cooler of ice with us to the store. Kept them on ice until the "appointed hour".
PIC 2: My niece always insists that "those who are about to die" get at least some fresh air. I though it to be a bit disrespectful, but I got overruled.
Pic 3-4: When cooked, my brother likes to crack each claw, then run scissors down the bottom of tail. He then flips them over to drain.