How to tell if a lobster is fully cooked (2024)

  • 3 Steps

Here’s how you do it

  • Step1

    After cooking for the recommended time (usually 8-10 minutes for a 1-pound lobster), place your lobster belly-down on a cutting board.

    How to tell if a lobster is fully cooked (1)

  • Step2

    Inspect the shell. It should be bright red. Using a chef’s knife, split the shell where the tail meets the body.

    How to tell if a lobster is fully cooked (2)

  • Step3

    If the meat is white, the lobster is fully cooked. If it’s still translucent, back into the pot it goes.

    How to tell if a lobster is fully cooked (3)

How to tell if a lobster is fully cooked (2024)
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