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Default Frozen cooked lobster


"Omelet" > wrote in message
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>> Our store had cooked, frozen market lobster on for 3.99 and I got one
>> to
>> try. It's defrosting now and I wonder what the best way to reheat it
>> would
>> be. I don't want to turn it into rubber...thanks a bunch...Sharon in
>> Canada

>
> It's next to impossible to warm up a pre-cooked crab or lobster, attempt
> to remove the meat from the shell and not have it almost cold again by
> the time you have done so and are ready to eat it.
>
> I no longer try. If I purchase a cooked frozen crab or lobster, I let
> it thaw, remove the meat cold, then re-warm just the meat in whatever
> dip I'm using which for me is generally Lemon Butter with a hint of
> garlic...
>
> What's the point in heating the shell?
> Why re-heat the already cooked meat twice?
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Thanks Om...that sounds better. I think I'll pick it first then a quick
steam??? Then the butter. I've only had lobster a few times and never at
home so I'm a novice....Sharon