Grilling Lobster Tails tonight - got any tips?

We're grilling a couple of lobster tails tonight. Anyone have any tips for us (on short notice)? We are currently in search of some metal skewers to stick through them to straighten them out - we only have wooden ones and have been three places looking for metal. No one has them. Will wood skewers work okay, as long as we soak them beforehand? Also, anything in particular you like in the basting sauce? I was thinking butter, garlic, lemon and maybe some hot sauce. Thanks in advance.

[Robin Garr]

Soaked wood should be fine, Antonia. The ends might char, but the working part will be protected by the lobster meat, especially since I assume you're not going to be keeping it on the heat overly long.

Lemon and butter is the classic, garlic and a dash of hot sauce certainly can't hurt. At that point I fall into the camp - as I do with steak - that you don't really need to mess up the great originals with too much fussin' around.

I do mine with a little bit of butter spiked with hot sauce. Make sure you don't over cook them, they will dry out quickly if you do.

Thanks, you two. I will be following that advice - K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid.)