Cracking the Soft Shell Lobster with Lobster Fisherman Jeff Peterson

Jeff will show you how to crack and eat a Soft Shell Lobster. He explains the difference between Hard Shell and and Soft Shell Lobsters and at the end of the video he compares the quantity of meat found in each.

[@vernonhowell4485]

Amazing! I can't believe how much lobster i threw away! Never again though!

[@yankee25russell2]

Nice job Joel. I went to a 'Red Lobster' in (Medford Or.) and ordered a 1 1/2 lb lobster ($35.00) and the waitress asked if I wanted HER to crack it open and all. "Are you crazy...I'm from R.I." .....Too funny...I don't think she ever saw a Yankee eat a whole lobster before..."hide, hair & eyeballs". I even took the shell home for lobster bisque stock....never waste anything...cheers!

[@argonwheatbelly637]

Yeah, at my local place here in CT, they always ask if I want the kitchen to start it for me. I can do most of it with my hand and a few napkins, and perhaps a rock, even. ;-) I go into parts that even the kitchen tosses. That's disrespectful to the animal. I eat what I can, except I don't like coral (on female lobsters), and I don't like tomalley straight up, but it's fine in bisque for flavouring. Love the video, and enjoy the heavy maritime accent. Being originally from the Mid-Atlantic, I'm used to the cousin accents of NYC; however, I remember the non-regional Mid-A accent of the movies, too, and how some of my relatives spoke.

[@piosian4914]

never too old to learn, thank ya'll

[@claybrodsky60]

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[@Fr0ntSight]

Feel like I’m back in the cape listening to my uncle lol. Great video!

[@stevenrohan7626]

How can you tell the difference when you get a lobster at a seafood market

[@danielfey6770]

Thank you both Jeff and Joel, this video is a treasure gleaned from decades of experience. What a gift. THANKS SO MUCH. 🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞

[@argonwheatbelly637]

The extra meat is about 1/4 the total meat. It's worth going after it. I always do. Most people, and places, toss it away. On a $20 lobster, that's like tossing $5 away. And altogether it's a hefty chunk of meat. Thank you for showing people how to get at it!

[@hamadalromaithi4723]

When buying in market, how do i tell the lobester i bought is soft or hard shell?

[@kurtsimon7530]

Awesome video. Not just for the mouth watering lobster but for the New Englandah's accent I miss very much.

[@sourfeet4676]

I want to life there. Eat lobster everyday

[@jamess4688]

I see 4 guys on your couch.

[@debbyducky.]

THAT CRACKS ME UP

[@markmadsen6828]

There is nothing better than Summer life in the Great State of Maine. This video should be required learning for gaining entry into Maine.. ~Best

[@RatdogDRB]

It's surprising how many people waste so much of the meat when they order a lobster, so much of it isn't removed/eaten. A real waste of your money. Thank you for the tutorial.

[@tyrelllovitt4234]

👍👍

[@annfernandes9469]

All I can say is 👍🏾👍🏾

[@bliccaman5062]

You sir did that proper

[@sandieo2739]

Any new videos coming up? Great accent.

[@anthonyswim7898]

I chalenge you any cook with equal pans, I will so you the best technique

[@moo5568]

Well done thank you

[@AWSmith-ny1pv]

Thank you so much for this wonderful video! My husband and I watched it before our visit to Bar Harbor last year and felt like “pros” from our very first lobster! We watched again this year before our return trip, too! Truly the BEST method and explanation. Thank you!

[@AWSmith-ny1pv]

Fantastic video! Thank you so much!! By far the best instruction video on how to eat soft shell lobster.

[@pwea1anda2]

Yummy Tomales. ... that's why I ask for male lobster lots more of tomaley

[@piosian4914]

more hormones too.

[@glep4500]

why not eat it you dont need to show it i like mind hot and not cool down meat

[@johnrotten3268]

They probably already ate dinner and he used these as a demonstration. Prolly gonna save the meat for lobster rolls for lunch tomorrow.