This Is How I Do It

[jorluivil]

Here's how I seal my lobster

I typically do this on the tail gate of my truck or I'll get out some saw horses and law down a piece of plywood

1. Lay an old shirt or towel down to catch the lobster gooooo





2. I got a hold of one of these bread trays, I will lay the lobster on it once they're cut and let the goooooo drip out






3. I cut the bottom membrane of the lobster from one side to the other, its not necessary but it makes it a bit easier when you twist the tail off the carapace.








4. Once the lobster has been de-tailed I will break off one of the antenna and cut-off about 2/3 of the antenna(discard flexible portion). Next, I will insert the antenna in the anus, shove it in as far as possible and turn in 1-2 times






5. As you start to pull the antenna out you will be pulling out the intestine, once its completely out you can discard this.








6. I will take some paper towels and fold side over side twice. Once the towel has been folded over I will place the towel over the bottom portion of the tail and cover the spines/thorns/pointy things that hurt when they stick you.....yes, I'm speaking from experience







6-A. If the tail is wider than the tail do not fold the towel over twice. After folding it over once take approximately 1/3 of each side of the towel and fold it over.






7. Place tail inside the vacuum bag





8. Place bag inside your Vacmaster VP112





9. Seal bag

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[Dannowar]

Not safe for work

[GregAndrew]

Do you eat the paper towel afterwards?

[StinkyMatt]

Can you include a photo of you pressing the "ON" button.


How do you place them in the freezer? North-south or east-west?


Can the lobster be next to the chicken or should I place a barrier in between?

[roby]

Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

Can you include a photo of you pressing the "ON" button.


How do you place them in the freezer? North-south or east-west?


Can the lobster be next to the chicken or should I place a barrier in between?

All those questions AND MORE were released in the un-edited version that was sent to "special-west-coast-members."

Pushing the "ON" button is a lot harder than you think...

[chxh8me]

I don't have a vacmaster vp112. Guess I'm SOL. :-(

[TJones]

But it was a pretty good spread .

[Cbad Mike]

When I saw the title of the post I thought that Team Sewer finally put out a sex tape.

[Dannowar]

Thiiisssss is howwwww we dooooooooo itttttttttt

[Vikingj]

Excellent pictorial on bug cleaning. Smart to cut underside 1st as this is where the nerve ("spinal") cord is and usually paralyzes the flapping tail. That gel-like goo stains so don't do it on patio/driveway without plastic sheet underneath. Be sure to wait until you get home to de-tail as it is illegal to clean it elsewhere. Thanks for sharing!