Venti Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, hearthammer said: Just trying to follow the humane (?) practices to minimise the distress to ma denner. If anyone can suggest a better way, other than boiling them alive, then i'm open to try alternatives. Cheers Knife through it's brain before boiling them. I'd prefer that to being stuck in a freezer (usually not long enough to die) & then chucked in boiling water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Knife through it's brain before boiling them. I'd prefer that to being stuck in a freezer (usually not long enough to die) & then chucked in boiling water.Let's the water get all in about that brain meat for the stock too [emoji1786] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 6 minutes ago, hearthammer said: Just trying to follow the humane (?) practices to minimise the distress to ma denner. If anyone can suggest a better way, other than boiling them alive, then i'm open to try alternatives. Cheers I’m fairly sure putting them in a bag and into the freezer isn’t exactly humane. Quick google shows they need to breathe so bags are fairly hideous, and the freezer is also suggested as being the wrong way to do things. Admittedly it’s a bit of a minefield unless you’re eating them the day you buy them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, Honest_Man#1 said: I’m fairly sure putting them in a bag and into the freezer isn’t exactly humane. Quick google shows they need to breathe so bags are fairly hideous, and the freezer is also suggested as being the wrong way to do things. Admittedly it’s a bit of a minefield unless you’re eating them the day you buy them. Will look for alternatives in the future given your info. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 15 minutes ago, hearthammer said: Will look for alternatives in the future given your info. I’m no expert unfortunately! Slenderman’s advice seems the best. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 30 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: And also other places where folk know more about cooking than you seemingly..... Mods, get this animal banned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Mods, get this animal banned.I didnt make it. I simply used it to pour scorn on Mullarkey. Surely something we can all unite on? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Bairnardo said: 2 minutes ago, KnightswoodBear said: Mods, get this animal banned. I didnt make it. I simply used it to pour scorn on Mullarkey. Surely something we can all unite on? I'm going to allow it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 40 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: And also other places where folk know more about cooking than you seemingly..... That country is run by a fat despotic racist bumblefud. Their cuisine says it all tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: That country is run by a fat despotic racist bumblefud. Their cuisine says it all tbh. And that differs from ourselves......how? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 20 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: And that differs from ourselves......how? Nicola Sturgeon isnt fat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Couple of mango pizzas would get a healthy layer on her Nicola Sturgeon isnt fat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 12 minutes ago, MixuFruit said: Unless you've got a seriously sharp knife and ken exactly where to stick it, freezer's the best. Lobsters are marine animals they don't breathe air and are already in a state of torpor as they're stored in a moist icy environment after being caught. Freezing just puts them over the edge. Any time I've frozen a lobster when I take it out it's in exactly the position it was put in so it's not like they're in there thrashing about. That’s exactly why inside a plastic bag in a freezer isn’t the best way. They need moisture to breathe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Unless you've got a seriously sharp knife and ken exactly where to stick it, freezer's the best. Lobsters are marine animals they don't breathe air and are already in a state of torpor as they're stored in a moist icy environment after being caught. Freezing just puts them over the edge. Any time I've frozen a lobster when I take it out it's in exactly the position it was put in so it's not like they're in there thrashing about.When they do it on tv the put the knife in just up from the Join with the tail and bring it downwards splitting the head in two lengthways. Dont think theres any way to miss the right spot doing that [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 1 hour ago, hearthammer said: I struggled to get that lobster into its "sleeping bag" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 57 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Couple of mango pizzas would get a healthy layer on her She's probably no stranger to a frozen pizza and a glass of pinot grigio. Spoiler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 30 minutes ago, MixuFruit said: See earlier comment about a sharp knife. It's hard enough to cut lobster shell when they're dead in my experience Yeah. I havent really tackled many lobsters myself Something that needs to change. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Slenderman said: A like through its brain before boiling them. I'd prefer that to being stuck in a freezer (usually not long enough to die) & then chucked in boiling water. I'll keep that in mind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 When I worked in kitchens I just shoved them in the pot boiling water. The humane stuff in TV is just a cover to reduce the complaints! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Honey Sesame Chicken tonight 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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