The Best Way to Cook and Shell a Lobster - Kitchen Conundrums with Thomas Joseph

Thomas Joseph shows you how to steam a lobster, and he shares his tips on the best way to remove the the most meat from the shell. With a little bit of patience and practice you’ll be cracking open your lobster like a pro.
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[@josephkim3223]

THE LEGS, THE LEGS MAN YOU GOTTA REMEMBER THE LEGS!!!

[@electro_yellow9295]

Joseph Kim and the head and the green stuff

[@anya.2352]

The middle is the best

[@charlescunningham5275]

The leg is very sweet.

[@icedylan9836]

fr like 90% people forget the legs

[@charlotteshanagher4816]

I kept screaming this! So much meat wasted!

[@alysonbuttonstone]

Dude! You missed the legs! Some of the sweetest meat! What a waste!

[@darthmandude]

The only intimidating thing about lobsters is its price lol.

[@TanYuanHeng]

hahah

[@jeannettewaldron1382]

13.99 a pound where I live

[@kaykay9462]

There 7.34 for a one pounder that’s including tax

[@walkbackdemon12]

in my state its like 30$ for a tail

[@X123Monster]

Gilang Wicaksono yEs

[@shuchinsk]

"Now, if you're a fan of boiling lobsters, I'm gonna need you to stop doing that, right now." 😂😂😂

[@fluorcyl6112]

Yeah, that came across to me as being a little bit on the bossy side. If I were his editor I would have had him reword that to say the following... "If you're a fan of boiling lobsters, I'm going to suggest that you stop doing that right away". When he says I'm going to "need you to stop doing that", it almost brings across this feeling of like he's my employer I'm working for him he's my boss and here's how he wants it done. Or he's a private person who has hired a personal chef and he's informing the chef on his preferences. It just gives off this uppity I'm the boss and here's how you're going to do it kind of a thing. Where is a KZbin video is supposed to be more of a teaching and educational kind of a deal.

[@WeLoveEasonChan]

But you didn't show how to shell the knuckles....

[@Ricardo8388]

He doesnt know how to same with the rest of the meat he just throws..watch gordon ramsey he shows how to extract all the meat perfectly.

[@zytumn]

and the legs

[@marycolabella4212]

i know a lot of people that dont bother with knuckle meat, cause there isnt very much. same with the legs. altho real hardy new englanders eat the whole thing lol

[@charlotteshanagher4816]

@@marycolabella4212 New Englander here. Everyone I know eats nuckles and legs.

[@whitewave16]

Your videos are very helpful and easy to understand..

[@AshlynKanuha]

These videos are the best

[@bocatcc]

another easy way to remove tail meat is to .... after you seperate the tail from the body, remove the small fins at the end by tearing them off then insert a finger and the tail meat slides out in one peice

[@Emily-jj9fd]

Ew

[@bigpoppajersh]

My dad taught me that. I dont eat lobster but i know the tricks lol

[@Danielson1818]

This is why it's good to watch several videos to get information. He left some things out, but the tip about cutting the claw tips into a bowl was pretty smart for draining. I already know how to roll out the leg meat with a rolling pin from other videos... I call it "information triangulation". Meaning that you get your info from 3 different sources, and put it all together in a way that makes sense to you.

[@haironscreen2495]

4 mistakes... 1: dont cook with the rubber bands 2: there is alot of meat in the legs 3 kill the lobster before doing anything to it 4: you didnt show us how to shell the knuckles

[@bigpoppajersh]

Nah keep it in tact. Better flavor

[@daverianlloyd]

Hair on screen boiling it alive is safer because bacteria will get to it slower

[@wojtekepecki5774]

in couple of seconds?

[@almynolongergames2946]

There's more meat in the body

[@sarcasticlittleme1066]

@@bigpoppajersh gordon ramsay did show the knuckles

[@idiot-983]

Thanks for very helpful.

[@dooklarue1672]

Looks so good 😛

[@Bk-uz3pk]

Thank you !!!😀😋

[@badassbikerst]

Lol I can only imagine Ramsay's face on how much meat was wasted

[@gingerbunny.]

I love listening to his voice

[@reneelemos909]

can u use the water drippings at the beginning in the bowel for a soup?

[@DeniseServanez]

THAAANK YOU

[@invaderzimismyfav]

Thank you for another wonderful video Thomas Joseph&crew. However, you did not talk about pressing down and cracking each fold under the tail, I'm talking about the part you just cut with the Kitchen Scissors. I liked the tip about cutting the tips off of the claws, I'll be sure to try that next time I'm in Maine!

[@WhatTechShow]

omg thanks!!!

[@sayedksdmoiden7420]

Tahnqy friend

[@sweettooth4286]

Yumm!!!

[@AvosChannel]

I love them lobster fluids 😂

[@ryanwatt6706]

Discarding so much of the lobster? Boooo!

[@TanYuanHeng]

I think Thomas will be the champion if he went to MasterChef , and he will win every single pressure test too hahahaha.

[@cosmicwolf9149]

He doesn't really do a good job explaining things right, also he left out some things like you can get meat off the leg by simply cutting the tip off (the side where it connected to the body) and then simply take a roller and roll out the meat. This guy's way is just wasting away the lobster. instead of wasting time using scissors on the tail, you can squeeze the tail inwards and it will split the shell and then you can extract the meat.

[@ultra4372]

Cough Cough Gordan Ramsay

[@AyyHotDogS]

Gd Ultra Gordon Ramsay didn't used scissors for lobster tails and didn't waste the meat from lobster legs.

[@maricarbulacja4542]

Love food that my favorite

[@rerewest4703]

YOU FORGOT TO SAY HOW LONG IT TAKES TO STEAM A LOBSTER...CRITICAL ADVICE YOU LEFT OUT.

[@darkheart1957]

25 minutes

[@FantFrei]

i will try it ! just like i tryed octopus rings just after watching one of your videos

[@Emily-jj9fd]

Go vegan

[@FantFrei]

stfu kid

[@nereidetriton443]

+Dat boi why are you watchin this vid if u r vegan? GTFO

[@leannvlewis]

Great video as always, thank you. I'd like to know more about what is actually edible in the body. I know you said to kinda pick through it, but isn't there certain things inside that you can't eat? In keeping with the spirit of this video, maybe make one showing how to crack & eat crabs. Now being from Maryland I've learned that there are flaky things in the body of a crab that you can't eat. Does that go for lobster & Soft Shelled Crabs as well? If you do a crab video perhaps you can address all my questions then. Thanks for having such an informative & helpful channel.

[@adrianhortizuela7278]

Geez, everyone complaining about how he didn't extract the meat on the legs, etc. while I'm here, struggling to boil water...

[@bungaathifah4631]

dear thomas, could you please make a video of a biscuit dough? i've seen a lot of recipes using canned biscuit dough but its hard to find one here where i live. thanks a lot!

[@echoheadwithanxiety6934]

I don't even like Lobster and I am spending my night watching some guy open them up

[@lrfox49]

Love your affection for food and teaching people..I've learned so much..thank you Thomas

[@jacey2189]

I can’t even touch the grill but I find this satisfying

[@1tinac]

From Maine when we are removing tail meat we twist off flapper on end of tail then just push meat up and out of shell. I think easier. We only use scissors to cut up if meat is raw. Raw meat to soft to push up. The legs are very sweet also. I think most people are looking for tips on knuckle and legs.

[@lilbitatatime3763]

Great tip on snipping the ends of the claws! Didn't realize rock lobsters didn't have claws. Maine lobsters are the best!

[@jeaniebaby001]

hungry now. lobster + butter = perfection.

[@yngsharky2088]

The tomalley is soooooooooo good and why did you forget the legs

[@declangaming]

Ohhhhh 😋yummmmmmm

[@HarryLindley]

Damn looks good! I just made a video on how to catch lobsters, also tried a garlic-butter recipe.

[@samdragon7712]

Ok if you guys want to know how to do this properly and get all of the meat go check out Gordon Ramsey's episode of where he shows you how to extract all of the lobster and tell you how to get some of the best bits of lobster

[@korndawggy1801]

Sam Dragon77 He also has a better way to split the claw open too.

[@rambo8710]

Tom tonka because he is the best chef thats why people listen to him

[@tomtonka1915]

He is not even a chef anymore. He's a c-grade actor on "reality" tv shows.

[@rambo8710]

Tom tonk i guess you're kinda right about that..

[@linktobugs]

Sam Dragon77 in 2

[@dudakarini7314]

Hi Thomas!! Love your tips!! Could you show us a good WAFFLES recipe?! Because any of the recipes that I've tried could make a crunchy waffle on the outside and kinda fuffly on the inside 😁😁

[@50hellkat2]

I pressure cook them in my steam basket for 4 minutes. Then i rinse them off with cold water to stop the process. I either then make lemon butter or i make lobster rolls out of it. Nova scotia

[@geoffbercovich3489]

amongst all the other things you forgot, you left out the cleaning of the center of the tail where the digestive tract runs. If you leave that in you are eating bottom-feeder crap..! The tail needs to be peeled from the top and opened up to reveal the vein running through the entire body. That gets thrown away. Also, the disgusting-looking green stuff is actually very favorable and great for making sauces and lobster bisque. Once the green liver is removed, there's quite a lot of good meat in the head. That should not be thrown out.

[@justme9359]

the green is the best!

[@megatron8561]

They are not kosher but it's satisfying to watch

[@TheFlatEarthChannelcom]

The main body has a lot of meat in it. The technique to eat that is to peal off the shell from the meat to get large chunks of meat from the main body. That’s the hardest part but done right you get large chunks of meat without mess.

[@Melillo35]

How long do you steam them for?

[@xhikarixkaonx]

What's the best way to shell a crab? I also need help with that D:

[@testerfive530]

Anyone know where to buy the apron he's wearing?

[@sunnytep7491]

Does it kill them slower if you steam them?

[@dawidkarasek2315]

#KitchenConundrums great video :)

[@MegaDonald09]

I love you!

[@Z0rp0]

Take a shot every time he says i like to

[@Azizinum]

any seasoning need to be added? or just eat it straight away?

[@shanehenaughan]

Get a small rolling pin and pull the legs off. Run the rolling pin over the legs gently, after snipping a hole at the top. Beautiful little legs of lobster. Great Video.

[@masonm1124]

"Than the water tastes like lobster" So? Drink the water!

[@lilliandowns2809]

How long do you steam it for

[@Niqkl]

about 25 minutes

[@ferdynand2402]

how long does it take to steam a perfect lobster?

[@thedrunkgriller1874]

13 min

[@bocatcc]

12-13 minutes for a 1.25 pound lobster

[@ferdynand2402]

Thx a bunch guys :)

[@huko3786]

how much a regular size lobster in your areas? In Dubai a raw spiny lobster starts from almost USD 40

[@0207s_FINEST]

The kitchen was nice.

[@bluedoc8247]

a lobster pizza would be very nice

[@Jolene8]

This was actually beautiful... although I don't eat shellfish. Still, very helpful.

[@p0612n]

Watch Gordon Ramsay do it :)

[@pandahunterhime4683]

U know that there is meat in the 8 legs right? Just use anything that rolls like a rolling pin duh. And just roll the meat out of those 8 legs. The 8 legs r kinda sweet .

[@edior7968]

I have a question. Can you do cray fish

[@bravocado]

Is there any point in keeping the liquid that drains from the lobster? Could it be used?

[@wolfiethewolfcatyt5828]

Lobster the twisty boi

[@carolina.369]

What about crabs?

[@tyetye]

Thomas Joseph Drinking Game: 1 shot every time he starts a sentence with "Now..." or "And, now...."

[@RyanT951]

grilled lobster is best flavour

[@teijorei4549]

I'm allergic to seafood and I'm still watching this

[@liamfrangos3277]

His voice almost made me catch the Gey

[@invaderzimismyfav]

Don't forget to peel back the top of the tail meat and scrape out any yucky poop stuff just like a shrimp! Thats where you'll find out if your lobster was a male or female, if you see red stuff, those are the eggs.

[@wheatballz]

What about the leg meat?

[@Doogerauoy]

The head is the best part of the lobster!

[@ThePortableSix]

god the innuendo in this video

[@chocolatety130]

He makes it look hard to open a Lobster. When you're at a restaurant they don't give you kitchen shears and a back end of a Chef Knife...lol. Good advise on steaming the lobster instead plunging it in boiling water

[@Jerry-rf8bn]

When I have lobster at a restaurant, I always carry along a surgical dissecting scissors and a lobster pick. They work great and really shame the waitstaff and management for not providing the proper dining utensils.

[@nadia-lf1uy]

Why am i watching this? I can barely afford instant noodles

[@donnam592]

I missed the part where you steamed the lobster in a 1/2 ale, 1/2 water, small sliced onion liquor. Never forget the things that add the big flavor! -New England Girl through and though...

[@samettuncel8689]

I mostly drink that claw juice

[@simbathegermanshepard9564]

but what dose cory taylor think

[@lrodriguez9315]

She is so informative.

[@11z10]

The claw is called "cheliped."

[@someadler6978]

Lol at red lobsters right now

[@rafaellosstylianou8881]

Gordon Ramsey will be Mad if he see this

[@puwadetrthee8231]

what about the warm water lobster

[@iamlancepeter]

You forgot the knuckles and the legs

[@genesclean1]

What about the meat in the knuckles? You threw them away?..and you can roll over the little legs after cutting off the tiny claw feet and the meat comes out...sheesh

[@akus8844]

What about the legs

[@patriciasamson6324]

Never never leave the band on the lobster when cooking you never know what you are getting from those bands!!!!

[@50hellkat2]

Rubber mallet for hammering those dam claws.

[@sandy-mr5gj]

i just break off the fanned part of the tail and the tail meat pops right out with a push of a finger thru the end.. No sissors necessary. Just my way taught by a Maine girl.

[@AsimKhan-eq3xd]

What about the leg meat which u can easily roll out!

[@riceman4062]

This guy sounds like a Bradley

[@mahenoorsglam1234]

What's the name of the Chef ?

[@1Molehill]

You can crack the legs, & pull out little straws of meat

[@SadeLife-uj5lw]

For me I don't mind eating any of these shelled fish, as long I don't have to go through all the cleaning & cracking muscles myself. For me it's like watching a torture video 👾😂 I think I'm turning into a vegetarian soon.😓

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Prison really changed Martha

[@mrswilliams6217]

i don't eat seafoodnor meat... thank God! Respect to all of you Guys that are willing to do all the killing and cooking them

[@thomassmith4616]

Its no big deal to do this.

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