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Default Frozen cooked lobster


Omelet wrote:
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> In article .com>,
> "Pete C." > wrote:
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> > Omelet wrote:
> > >
> > > In article .com>,
> > > "Pete C." > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Omelet wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > In article >,
> > > > > Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:42:07 -0500, Omelet >
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >In article >,
> > > > > > > Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
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> > > > > > >> I would never waste my money on already cooked frozen lobster...
> > > > > > >> just
> > > > > > >> guessing but it's probably best defrosted in the fridge and eaten
> > > > > > >> cold, make a lobster salad.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Sometimes luv that's all that is available, or affordable.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Not believable. I see frozen UNCOOKED/RAW lobster all the time...
> > > > > > usually in the same freezer case next to the UNCOOKED/RAW shrimp, and
> > > > > > other seafood. I don't remember ever seeing frozen cooked lobster,
> > > > > > makes as much sense as freezing a cooked porterhouse. I don't eat
> > > > > > frozen seafood of any type... the few times I've been served a dish
> > > > > > made with frozen shrimp I spit it out. I won't eat breaded shrimp
> > > > > > either. Any fish monger in the NYC area sells fresh (never frozen)
> > > > > > north Atlantic shrimp. I've eaten Gulf shrimp, it doesn't even taste
> > > > > > like shrimp... Gulf/warm water shrimp is really only good for cat
> > > > > > food. Canned shrimp packed in Asia is much better than Gulf
> > > > > > shrimp...
> > > > > > that BP oil spill can only make an improvement.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have yet to find frozen UNCOOKED Lobster or crab!
> > > >
> > > > I see frozen uncooked lobster tails at Costco, Albertson's and most
> > > > other places. I've used the frozen uncooked lobster tails from Costco a
> > > > few times and they have been good. I now have some frozen cooked lobster
> > > > tails and claws Foodsavered in my freezer leftover from a seafood fest I
> > > > did a couple weeks ago.
> > >
> > > Okay, I'll have to look a little further at stores I rarely shop at. I
> > > do not have a Costco membership. I can't justify it with just two
> > > people to shop for...

> >
> > I shop for one and have both Sam's and Costco memberships, the
> > membership cost is negligible.

>
> I don't need to buy food in bulk...


Nor do I most of the time. Costco (and Sam's) have good prices on
practical bulk items like paper goods, detergents and the like, and they
also have good prices on other items that you don't find at a lot of
other stores.