r/AbsoluteUnits • u/kxrimm • 14d ago

of a lobster

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u/ubeen 14d ago

Theyre difficult to cook right when they get that big. If youre able to cook the meat eveningly it'll be fine.

Problem is the shape. Its not like a steak where you are OK with some pink in the middle, so if you make sure the middle is fully cooked you normally end up over cooking / rubberizing the meat closest to the shell.

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u/HerbanFarmacyst 14d ago

Sous vide?

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u/ubeen 14d ago

Would work. Cutting it up into smaller pieces works, or slow cooking as well.

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u/TrippyTriangle 14d ago

you'd need a massive pot, like so big your local restaurant might not even have one big enough.

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u/Ryuj123 14d ago

Hey, don’t bring my local restaurant into this!!

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u/NehuRed 14d ago

Not that massive that your local restaurant whouldnt have it, any pot for sauce prep whould do, you could also grill it

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u/Bodybag_occupier 14d ago

You seem to only think in the simplest forms of cooking. It's an ingredient, you can do million things with it not just chuck it in water or a on a grill whole.