Seafood Savvy

What's in Your Lobster Tool Box? 3

What’s in Your Lobster Tool Box?

This guide will not teach you how to eat lobster per se, but show you some tools and a few tricks to make your lobster experience a little easier. The truth is there is nothing graceful about cracking into and eating lobster. Do you have the ...

How to Grill Lobsters

How to Cook Lobsters on the Grill without Ruining Them

Thanks to online lobster shipping companies Maine grilled lobster can be enjoyed in 24 hours notice by lobster lovers on both coasts of the USA. Grilling lobster takes about the same prep time as the conventional boiling and steaming ...

Lobster Size Chart

What Size Lobster to Buy? Pick the Right Size Lobster

We often get asked, “what is a good sized lobster to buy?” We ship lobsters from from 1 ¼ lb. each, (the size you might find at a Boston seafood restaurant), all the way up to 10-12 lb. monster lobster. What size ...

Lobster Claws for Sale

What’s the Best Tasting Part of Lobster: Lobster Tails vs. Claws?

You have a craving for Maine lobster, so you go ahead and order a whole lobster at a restaurant and it is brought to your table. What do you do first? Some people are uncomfortable with the beady eyes of the lobster staring at them and the whole ...

Wire Lobster Trap

New England Style

Fill Your Trap with Lobster from Maine: All About Lobster Traps

Next to the boat and a motor, the lobster trap has been the indispensable tool for fishermen for more that 200 years. Invented in 1809 by Ebenezer Thorndike of Swampscott, Massachusetts, the lobster trap revolutionized lobster fishing. Little ...

What Better: Hard Shell or Soft Shell Lobster

Shell Games: Hard Shell Lobster Versus Soft Shell Lobsters

If you are eating lobster at the end of the summer in New England, chances are you can crack it’s claw with your bare hands. So what gives? It’s simple— you’re cracking into a soft shell lobster. Hard shell lobsters are less prevalent this time ...

Butter Up: Lobster Nutrition Facts 3

Butter Up: Lobster Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits

Maine Lobster is one of the healthiest foods you can eat. Lobster is nutritious, that is, if you go light on the butter! Better yet, use clarified butter. At less than 100 calories per serving ( 89% of calories from protein), Maine lobster is a ...

Cooking Fresh Fish

Fresh fish should not have a fishy smell, but should smell like the ocean. How Much Fish to Buy? Whole or round fish–3/4 to 1 lb. per personDressed or clean fish–1/2 to 3/4 lb. per personFillets and steaks–1/3 to 1/2 lb. per ...

Cooking Chowders, Soups and Bisque

Cooking and preparing our chowders and soups is a snap! There is nothing to mix or add. Our seafood chowders are made fresh and flash frozen for your convenience. Cooking Chowders, Soups and Bisque Stove Top: Place unopened pouch in boiling ...

How to Cook Shrimp: Boil, Grill, Steam Shrimp

Boil Shrimp Wash the fresh shrimp and peel & devein under running cold water. Salt the water lightly. You can also add some lemon juice, if desired. Immerse in enough boiling water to cover the shrimp. Begin to calculate the cooking times as ...

How to Cook Scallops: Bake, Broil, Sear and Grill

Cooking Scallops There are many ways to prepare these delicate sea morsels. The most popular way to cook scallops is to coat them end-to-end with your favorite spice blend and then sear them in a hot pan. They cook quickly so make sure that you ...

Cooking Little Neck Clams and Other Hard Shell Clams

Preparing & Handling Keep live hard shell clams cold in the refrigerator, covered with wet kitchen towels or paper towels until you are ready to cook and serve them. Shucked clams should be kept in tightly covered containers, immersed in ...