How to Eat a Lobster Like a Pro | Food Skills

Eating lobster is not for the faint of heart. One of the few meals messy enough to require its own bib, a lobster dinner can often end in spilled butter, mounting frustration, and heaps of discarded shells. Luckily, executive chef Dave Seigal of the Lobster Place in Chelsea Market is here to breakdown the crustacean cracking does and don'ts. From how to properly pry open a claw, to that little nugget of meat hiding just behind the head, chef Seigal explains how to sink your lobster pick into every last morsel.
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[@MATTW3R]

Can you feel it now Mr. Krabs

[@janedoe5836]

I don't know about Mr. Krabs but I'm sure Larry the Lobster is feeling it now in his new hot tub...

[@Burstify]

MATTWER You mean Larry the Lobster

[@paopao494]

MATTWER I

[@speak_the_speech217]

No mention of the legs??? Wasteful!

[@Renuclous]

If you don't cut the neckline before cooking and waste the legs you don't deserve to eat the lobster. Fucking troglodytes. Yall need some Ramsey...

[@freddiebenson-_-926]

Rumplelumpa Snickerdoodles Lobsters don't feel pain dumbass. Plus they did instantly in the boiling water do your research before you talk

[@Renuclous]

1. very nice and fittingly calm how you responded. 2. The research on the topic is simply one thing: inconclusive 3. When Chefs with a dozen michelin-star rated restaurants and thousands of guests every single day, like gordon Ramsey, are able to split every lobster, so are you and everyone else. Even if there is a just a 1% chance that they do feel the pain of beeing boiled to death, why the fuck wouldn't you do it? When you have the time to write pointless impolite youtubecomments from your mothers basement, i bet you can spare the 0.05 seconds it takes to do it...

[@freddiebenson-_-926]

Rumplelumpa Snickerdoodles Yeah I'm the one living in my moms basement. Then you go on and write a full paragraph thinking your slick

[@Renuclous]

If you are amazed by the length of that short of a reply, you probably don't read a lot in all that free time you gather from not splitting your lobsters :)

[@magincap70]

Yeah dig right in. No reason to clean the poop out the tail right? Born and raised in Maine, grew up catching these things. This is how city boys eat lobster.

[@davidhiggins8487]

I'm from Maine too and this ain't how it's done

[@felixmartin4547]

@@davidhiggins8487 who gives a shit how u eat its the real questions is is how do you pay for it

[@prosam]

needed this

[@zmhmusic]

Yall should do a chelsea market series

[@thevibe9224]

Fuck I want some lobster now lol

[@akillersandwich8360]

It's always bothered me how most chefs and cooks take out lobster tail meat. First remove the tail. Second, hold it in your dominant hand with the shell of the tail in your palm. Third, crush the tail shell by making a tight fist. Fourth, using two hands pry open the shell and pull out the entire tail piece intact. Lastly, on the top of the tail meat, where it connected with the body, there is a sort of "tab" that you pull all the way to the end of the tail, exposing the "shit pipe" as someone referred to it. Remove the black stuff and you've got yourself a beautiful, full piece of tail meat...none of this cut in half garbage with shit in it.

[@MisterExcelsior]

Feels good to be from Maine!

[@thevalkyrieog]

Gordon Ramsey will be pissed when he sees this. Doesnt even use the legs? Outrageous!

[@missMichellePower]

I don't know why I watch these videos, it just kills me inside that I'm not eating that delicious lobster.

[@ifourtwo1613]

Who ever wrote that video description needs a raise A+ work

[@ZuloLD]

OMG that looks so gooooood

[@s-abe7377]

"look at this delicious food you can't have" fuck why did I subscribe to this channel

[@DeathBringer769]

Lobster is my favorite food of all time. I've had over 20 years of practice cracking open lobster shells, lol.

[@felicitywillboughby6901]

I respectfully request the chef to deshell and prepare it for me and thankfully they oblige. No ways am I tearing and cracking anything up at the dinner table loll. I have noted how some people struggle with a lobster dish. 🤗🤗🤗💃

[@JeopardizeNL]

Hungry again..thanks for this!

[@SteveShivik]

We always stab the lobster a few times so you don't slowly torture it to death :/ also it's funny seeing someone teach about lobster not from Maine (where I live) - just crack the bitch and get messy haha

[@ThyBountyHunter]

Missed the meat in the legs.

[@lexilostinwonderland493]

Ugh lobster sound so amazing

[@mrdanthesnowman]

You can hear all the screams coming from that place XD

[@noahgoldowitz]

Thank you for uploading in 1440p

[@PrincesseKittyKat]

Butter, aged cheddar and garlic for my sauce yummm. Love lobster ,

[@bd673]

Gordon Ramsey already did this and explains it much better if anyone is interested in using all of the meat from the lobster

[@jscotthatcher380]

that opening made me so hungry.

[@KOLN555]

Missed the leg meat, missed the tail fin meat, missed the meat behind the gills, didn't touch the tamale.

[@ANCUTTER]

I always wished I could try crab and lobster my parents never had the money. Got a job so first thing I am doing is getting lobster. Any good places in nor cal?

[@hipstrf0x937]

Cheesy garlic butter with Lobsters is THE best way to go.

[@LuccianoNova]

Im from south shore long island also!

[@danar6848]

Yummy!

[@iramroj9788]

Do an episode about crawfish

[@itsyoboyskinnypenis7898]

I eat this so much. Super Relevant video. In touch.

[@ketheasiankid]

Claw and tail are literally the easiest parts... No advice on legs, no advice on knuckles

[@aaronbarlow9775]

I usually take out the shit bag out of the tail lol

[@nottoday9303]

0:16 How do you spell "Waiting"?

[@JustinRaymer]

Gordon Ramsey would be so disappointed.

[@N0616JCProductions]

I make lobster salad from time to time and I would steam the lobster until it foams. Also, I go all out for the meats when I do eat one.

[@ZesuRodriguez]

The cockroach of the sea...yum

[@kevinfishburne]

Interesting he said the claw was the most tender part. In my experience it is a little tough/chewy. Still fucking awesome (as are near-all parts of the lobster).

[@catdogpigduck]

Now do that using the knife they give you at the restaurant, not a 100 inch chefs knife.

[@rooseveltrobinson2686]

Do one for crab legs

[@samanthamichell92]

I watch this channel solely for Sean.

[@samanthamichell92]

WHERE IS SEAN?!?!?????

[@outdatedboat]

lobster is good, but crayfish/crawdads are even better. Just annoying because you have to eat like 35 of em.

[@sammeyj]

I'm only commenting bc I thought the thumbnail was someone's moldy tongue. Shivers

[@benbullard1688]

When the video has been up for 2 minutes but it already has 20 dislikes

[@jackkillilea5502]

No Sean?

[@supazsa]

This is brutal

[@JackTheRippin]

Crab meat > lobster meat

[@alicialarsen7446]

Noticed the rubber bands on the cooked lobster. I find this can make the meat taste bitter. Cut the bands off before cooking :)

[@FreakoutCentralF]

I like my lobster tail without shit thank you

[@MCSPARTAN501]

If they starve the lobster for some time, it'll just shit everything out

[@thekaerichtexas]

Interesting. Ive never had lobster.

[@cheez_quesadilla2058]

Red Lobster here i come! Yeah i had to announce it in a comment

[@samfehilly6246]

This guy is way better than Garden Ramsy 😂😂👌✌

[@mikedruce1701]

Gordon Ramsey would be pissed

[@dominicwalter5349]

their lobster rolls are the best.

[@officalpctechno]

It's FROZEN!

[@adriansuchomusic]

Is First We Fist related to Munchies or are they competition?

[@Ikiratuki]

I prefer dipping lobster in sweet vinegar.

[@Jisim33]

HIRO would say "good afternoon to the lobster and kill it lmao

[@iea96]

Too early that 4K isn't even here yet

[@FirstLastFirstLast]

boo hoo, I cant watch a video in 4k

[@ThePluckySquid]

name jeff

[@V.Vaughan]

it may look good but it's EXPENSIVE!

[@MrSpaztastic23]

That poor lobster got fucked up

[@ctfrancia]

you should be in Maine

[@magincap70]

I'm from Maine and spent a decade catching them. Never seen anyone use a knife to eat one.

[@Crytoma]

I think that lobster just wanted some sweet lovin

[@bruhpitty]

I have never eaten lobster lol

[@humanoid251]

Now I want lobster....but they is pricey and I'm broke

[@deadmangaming9737]

Idk why I'm here, I can't even eat lobster

[@Tallestdwarf]

Why eat lobster when you can have snow crab?

[@quantumaquatic1767]

lobster only takes 4 min to boil at 350

[@Otter-Destruction]

If i didn't have shellfish allergy, I would be the first to take that lobster roll

[@isisorduno9311]

Gordon Ramsey on Hot Ones

[@8523wsxc]

Unfortunately the video gave me an allergic reaction and I'm on my way to the hospital now. Otherwise great video.

[@DjordyDonopawiro]

jezus im hungry now

[@solutionxero]

okay.

[@jackbrown7047]

Guys, lobsters don't feel pain. It doesn't matter.

[@elmunus1]

This is how you eat a big mac!

[@scorpionmkx2389]

Lobster i love it frest meal

[@danielsasser3988]

Livin like Larry? Larry ain't livin

[@Ice-vl5we]

If Sean were hear he would put hot sauce on it

[@subwei9934]

I'm So Hungryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!1!1!1!1!!!!1!!!

[@evanseekins517]

As someone from the fine state of Maine..... You just fucking eat if lol.

[@robertcunningham938]

This is the reasons why the Harbor is over fished they have like 1,000 lobsters in one shot

[@The_Mike_281]

Do people suck the heads like they do crawfish??

[@ricosuavee44]

Hell yeah south shore LI represent

[@PeopleCallMeDut]

I've never eaten a whole lobster like this but it's got me thinking: Why can't I prepare a lobster as I would a crawfish boil? An actual flavorful experience without having to dunk it in to butter

[@umairahmed2197]

2 minutes silence for the lobster....

[@123kexchoklad]

He didn't even eat the brain? that's like the best part

[@dadsnatcher3444]

I'm so hungry stop

[@Sullendust]

Shortly boiled and eaten with melted butter. The best fucking way.

[@Seahawks765]

Mmmm, lobster

[@momomourboat588]

I've never had a lobster roll hm

[@chetmanley6784]

I just came here from watching Brave Wilderness.

[@IamMunkk]

First We Feast > Munchies

[@tomleung22]

A pro would know that there are meat in the legs. You need a rolling pin to get it out.

[@jflores85]

That's a tasty looking roach

[@roderickwhitehead]

How does Coyote Peterson eat his lobster?

[@thedude4795]

whish lobster didnt make me scared im gonna die, cus of allergy

[@II_GTA_FREEK_II]

I can't stand most seafood because it's usually still in the same condition as it was alive. I can't deal with it having a face or head. Something about it just rubs me the wrong way. *shivers*

[@specv_jonathan]

Under 300 club