Thanks to all for the advice. Pierre, I had 6 in the freezer and
didn't want to return them, since I considered it to be a solvable
issue about how to free up the meat from the shell. I combined
several of your suggestions, and it worked out swell.

First, I thawed the lobster tails in cold water. I then used
kitchen shears to cut along the junction of the underbelly to the
top shell all the way around. Essentially, I cut the belly shell
loose and removed it, using light thumb pressure on the meat to
prevent the shell from pulling away any meat.

I then slid both thumbs between the back shell and meat, working
from the anterior to posterior end. The meat came away perfectly
and could be removed from the shell entirely. I then returned the
separated meat to the shell in preparation for adding butter and
grilling the tails over medium heat.

Thanks to all for the advice, and I hope the solution might work
for you as well.

--
Nonny

Giving money and power to
liberals is like giving
whiskey and car keys
to teenage boys.

On Jul 13, 2:58*pm, "Nonny" > wrote:

> Thanks to all for the advice, and I hope the solution might work
> for you as well.
>

It actually worked!!????

I'm a genius.


<bg>

"Duwop" > wrote in message
...
> On Jul 13, 2:58 pm, "Nonny" > wrote:
>
>> Thanks to all for the advice, and I hope the solution might
>> work
>> for you as well.
>>
>
> It actually worked!!????
>
> I'm a genius.
>
>
> <bg>

Yup, you have my vote. Shucking them raw was the trick.

--
Nonny

Giving money and power to
liberals is like giving
whiskey and car keys
to teenage boys.