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How To Kill A Lobster HumanelyThis page describes how to kill a lobster humanely so that you can follow my easy barbecue lobster recipe. Why do we need to kill the lobster? Unless it is a frozen tail then a lobster should be absolutely fresh before it is cooked and that means alive. Killing anything in my book is not a pleasant experience, however if we choose to eat meat then we should be prepared to kill in order to eat. Can A Lobster Feel Pain?The jury is out on this one. Some argue that the central nervous system and cerebral cortex in fish and crustaceans are not sufficiently well developed to feel pain but others argue the opposite. My own feeling on this is that if the evidence is inconclusive then one has to assume they can feel pain and therefore take the most humane way possible to kill the lobster.Traditional Methods Are Now Considered CruelThe "old way" to do it was quite simply to place the lobster in a pot of boiling water and this would kill it in minutes and cook it at the same time but there's a couple of reasons for not doing this aside of the cruelty aspect:-
It has been argued that if you are going to use this method then place the head in first, that way you kill the lobster quickly and the tail that potentially could flap is still in your hands. But even so, the lobster only dies when it's core temperature reaches 34°C (93.2°F) and that's not going to happen fast by just inserting the head in boiling water. The Most Humane Way To Kill A LobsterIs first to render it unconscious by placing it in the freezer for 90 mins – 2 hours. When the lobster is cold and no longer moving, place it on a heavy board, take a strong sharp knife and drive it through the centre of the cross on the back of its head.The experts say that by using this method death is instantaneous. Electric Shock TreatmentThere is a product called the CrustaStun that actually sends an electric current through the lobster and this has to be the best way to kill a lobster humanely although given the $3,000 price tag, this can only be considered on a commercial basis. If having read this you're not up for lobster then maybe it's better to go for shrimps. I've got lots of barbecue shrimp recipes to choose from. Chilli Barbecue Shrimp Recipe Cajun Barbecue Shrimp Recipe Barbecue Shrimps with Lime Drizzle Go on, put a shrimp on the barbie!
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