The Lobster Pound

Waterbaby · 02-11-2009, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RI Swamp Yankee

Most good places will crack the lobster to make it easier for the customer particularly if it is inside table service. I thought that was the norm. Now if I was eating it outdoors at my picnic table ... well, I just use my hammer to crack the claws. Not everyone is well versed in the fine art of "Lobsta eatin".

OK, have to ask -- bib or no bib?

RLW · 02-12-2009, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Waterbaby

OK, have to ask -- bib or no bib?

I bring my own shop apron as it covers a lot more. I also use it when I have spaghetti with tomato sauce.

chipj29 · 02-12-2009, 08:06 AM

I have had lobster in many places over the years, and have never...not once had the shell come out cracked. None of the restaurants I worked in did that either. So I would have felt the same way Lillith did.

sa meredith · 02-12-2009, 09:10 AM

The only place we get lobster on a regular basis (2, maybe 3 times each year) is Markey's, in Seabrook. They are always cracked (both tail and claws) when served. Every time.
Don't really see the big deal, either way.
"220,221...whatever it takes." (what movie?)

jkjoshuatree · 02-13-2009, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by sa meredith

The only place we get lobster on a regular basis (2, maybe 3 times each year) is Markey's, in Seabrook. They are always cracked (both tail and claws) when served. Every time.
Don't really see the big deal, either way.
"220,221...whatever it takes." (what movie?)

...whenever I don't understand something (but want the person I'm talking with to think I do, that's what I say, "200, 221, whatever it takes."

LOL...LOL...LOL!!!!

jeffk · 02-12-2009, 09:29 AM

I have been served lobster many times with the shell cut with a knife or even pulled open to expose the meat. I don't know if that equates to "cracked" but I considered it an appreciated service.

Reheated lobster parts? Come on. Lobster meat fits pretty precisely in its shell. It would be pretty obvious if someone tried to stuff a bunch of odd ball pieces into a shell. A lot of work too. If there are spare pieces laying about it would be far easier and practical to make them into lobster stew, lobster bisque, or some other concoction.

I haven't been to The Pound so I can't comment on the quality of the food but a precracked lobster shell seems to be stretching a point an awfully long way to insinuate bad intentions. To describe it as "mortifying" seems to be trolling for a disagreement.

WakeUp · 02-12-2009, 09:38 AM

One of the great lines....from Mr. Mom!!

secondcurve · 02-12-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffk

I have been served lobster many times with the shell cut with a knife or even pulled open to expose the meat. I don't know if that equates to "cracked" but I considered it an appreciated service.

Reheated lobster parts? Come on. Lobster meat fits pretty precisely in its shell. It would be pretty obvious if someone tried to stuff a bunch of odd ball pieces into a shell. A lot of work too. If there are spare pieces laying about it would be far easier and practical to make them into lobster stew, lobster bisque, or some other concoction.

I haven't been to The Pound so I can't comment on the quality of the food but a precracked lobster shell seems to be stretching a point an awfully long way to insinuate bad intentions. To describe it as "mortifying" seems to be trolling for a disagreement.

JeffK. I agree. When the lobster shell comes out cracked I believe it is called a "Lazy Man's Lobster". Most of the time I see this in high-end restaurants.

ironhorsetim · 02-12-2009, 12:24 PM

I thought that's when it came in a casarole dish with/without bread crumb's?

But I do know most places crack crab leg's

Waterbaby · 02-13-2009, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by RLW

I bring my own shop apron as it covers a lot more. I also use it when I have spaghetti with tomato sauce.

Where can I get two of those? One for me, eating lobster, and one for husband, for the spaghetti?

Are you going to be around for the Sunday Winterfest? If so, hope to meet you there!

RI Swamp Yankee · 02-12-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Waterbaby

OK, have to ask -- bib or no bib?

Indoors, bib (or maybe a RLW apron

). Outdoors, let the chips fall where they may

tis · 02-12-2009, 06:36 PM

Yes, I love to get the lazy man's lobster in a restaurant. It IS in a dish all picked for you. You get no shell. However, quite often IMHO, it is as good as when you pick it out of the shell. It is just not as messy while dining out.

02-12-2009, 08:06 AM	#3
chipj29 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bow Posts: 1,874 Thanks: 521 Thanked 308 Times in 162 Posts	I have had lobster in many places over the years, and have never...not once had the shell come out cracked. None of the restaurants I worked in did that either. So I would have felt the same way Lillith did. __________________ Getting ready for winter!

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sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	cracked The only place we get lobster on a regular basis (2, maybe 3 times each year) is Markey's, in Seabrook. They are always cracked (both tail and claws) when served. Every time. Don't really see the big deal, either way. "220,221...whatever it takes." (what movie?)

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WakeUp Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 83 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Answer to sa meredith's question.... One of the great lines....from Mr. Mom!!

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ironhorsetim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Laconia/Ft Myers Beach, Fl Posts: 184 Thanks: 57 Thanked 26 Times in 23 Posts	lazy man I thought that's when it came in a casarole dish with/without bread crumb's? But I do know most places crack crab leg's __________________ "If common sense was common,everyone would have it" Ironhorsetim "Always do sober,what you say you'll do drunk, That will teach you to keep your mouth shut" Ernest Hemmingway

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jeffk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,172 Thanks: 205 Thanked 437 Times in 253 Posts	I have been served lobster many times with the shell cut with a knife or even pulled open to expose the meat. I don't know if that equates to "cracked" but I considered it an appreciated service. Reheated lobster parts? Come on. Lobster meat fits pretty precisely in its shell. It would be pretty obvious if someone tried to stuff a bunch of odd ball pieces into a shell. A lot of work too. If there are spare pieces laying about it would be far easier and practical to make them into lobster stew, lobster bisque, or some other concoction. I haven't been to The Pound so I can't comment on the quality of the food but a precracked lobster shell seems to be stretching a point an awfully long way to insinuate bad intentions. To describe it as "mortifying" seems to be trolling for a disagreement.

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tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,730 Thanks: 752 Thanked 1,457 Times in 1,014 Posts	Yes, I love to get the lazy man's lobster in a restaurant. It IS in a dish all picked for you. You get no shell. However, quite often IMHO, it is as good as when you pick it out of the shell. It is just not as messy while dining out.