by Stephen D » Sat May 17, 2008 1:16 pm
You could do as the Aussies and toss them on the barbie. Place a skewer through the tail, longways to keep the tail from curling. Your grill should be on high on one side and low on the other side. Start your lobsters on the hot side, stomach- down. Cook for 4- 5 mins, Then flip and cook for 4- 5 mins. Pull them to the low side of the grill and wait. When the albumen (juice) starts wanting to come out of the hole made by the skewer, you're done.
For a more humane technique of dispatching the lobster, place the tip of your knife in the top of the lobster's head, right where the body plate meets the head plate (in the center.) Cut into the lobster here and you sever the brain. No screaming, and I am told the lobster supposedly tastes better because the stress hormones released by an agonizing death aren't released. Not sure about that one, although it does make sense.