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hampor · 07-02-2004, 06:18 AM

We actually tried to hypnotize one of them. It held still but it's claws weren't in the right position to balance. It almost fell on the floor, and we didn't want to smash it before cooking.

In Maine, there is a minimum and a maximum size to catch them. The carapace can be between 3 1/4 and 5 inches. Any larger ones have to be thrown back. The idea is that if they got that big, they must be good breeding stock.

That's also why all the lobster records are from Massachusetts. Also, the big ones don't fit into the traps.

One downside of the big ones is that you have to cook them a long time. The claw meat gets tough by the time the insides are cooked.

breakingnews · 07-02-2004, 07:38 AM

Holy shit, that thing is enormous.

I was at Morton's steakhouse a few weeks ago, and they had 3, 4, 4.5 and 5 pound lobster. The waiter showed us a five pounder - it was the size of a small cat, and definitely much more than I could ever imagine eating (okay, that's completely untrue because I eat like a fat pig - but work with me here).

I can't imagine how big a 13 pounder is. Did someone say how long it is? The fiver was about 18-20 inches, eyes to tail.

The market price was $27 per pound. I thought about it - but went with a $70 double cut of T-bone instead.

Cyber Wolf · 07-02-2004, 08:04 AM

In a way you'd figure lobsters can reach the gargantuan category because crab do the same and they're basically in the same family, aren't they? The crabs we get around here (mideastern seaboard) can get up to palm sized...pretty big. Go to Alaska, however, and you get these things with these LEGS that could wrap around a full grown human with inches to spare.

Mmmm....crab legs....

breakingnews · 07-02-2004, 08:08 AM

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Originally posted by Cyber Wolf
Mmmm....crab legs....

ARgh. Now I am starving and I've only been at work for an hour. Where the hell am I supposed to get crab legs during a 30-minute lunch??!

Cyber Wolf · 07-02-2004, 08:36 AM

I have no idea, but if you find out, let me know!

Looks like it's going to be a seafood night tonight.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-02-2004, 04:46 PM

And the lobster's favorite food is?

Lobster.

busterb · 07-05-2004, 01:27 PM

Someone from NZ. sent me this, as I love mudbugs.

07-02-2004, 06:18 AM	#16
hampor Colloquialist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SiliValley Posts: 75	worked for us We actually tried to hypnotize one of them. It held still but it's claws weren't in the right position to balance. It almost fell on the floor, and we didn't want to smash it before cooking. In Maine, there is a minimum and a maximum size to catch them. The carapace can be between 3 1/4 and 5 inches. Any larger ones have to be thrown back. The idea is that if they got that big, they must be good breeding stock. That's also why all the lobster records are from Massachusetts. Also, the big ones don't fit into the traps. One downside of the big ones is that you have to cook them a long time. The claw meat gets tough by the time the insides are cooked.

07-02-2004, 08:04 AM	#18
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	In a way you'd figure lobsters can reach the gargantuan category because crab do the same and they're basically in the same family, aren't they? The crabs we get around here (mideastern seaboard) can get up to palm sized...pretty big. Go to Alaska, however, and you get these things with these LEGS that could wrap around a full grown human with inches to spare. Mmmm....crab legs.... __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

07-02-2004, 08:36 AM	#20
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	I have no idea, but if you find out, let me know! Looks like it's going to be a seafood night tonight. __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

07-02-2004, 04:46 PM	#21
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	And the lobster's favorite food is? Lobster. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-05-2004, 01:27 PM	#22
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Someone from NZ. sent me this, as I love mudbugs. Attached Images __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

07-02-2004, 07:38 AM	#17
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	Holy shit, that thing is enormous. I was at Morton's steakhouse a few weeks ago, and they had 3, 4, 4.5 and 5 pound lobster. The waiter showed us a five pounder - it was the size of a small cat, and definitely much more than I could ever imagine eating (okay, that's completely untrue because I eat like a fat pig - but work with me here). I can't imagine how big a 13 pounder is. Did someone say how long it is? The fiver was about 18-20 inches, eyes to tail. The market price was $27 per pound. I thought about it - but went with a $70 double cut of T-bone instead.

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