How To Boil A Lobster

Lobster Cooking Times

For boiling or steaming a lobster

Lobster Weight	Cooking Time
1 - 1 ¼ lb.	12 - 15 minutes
1 ¼ - 2 lb.	15 - 20 minutes
2-3 lb.	20 - 25 minutes
3-6 lb.	25 - 28 minutes
6-7 lb.	28 - 30 minutes
8 lb. and over	4 minutes per pound

How Do I Know When The Lobster Is Cooked?

Lobsters will turn their characteristic bright red color well before the meat is thoroughly cooked inside. Follow these easy tips to ensure that the lobster is cooked.

• Tug on an antennae or pull off one of the small walking legs. They both will come off easily when the lobster is done.
• The meat inside the lobster will be firm, white and opaque The tomalley, which fills much of the body cavity will be greenish-yellow.
• The roe in female lobsters will be bright orange-red and firm. If it is a dark greenish-black, with an oily tar-like consistency, the lobster is under cooked.

• The internal temperature should be 180 F (80 C)

Taken from Lobster Help