Acadia

Cool weather, beautiful coastal scenery, rest and relaxation, a plethora of outdoor activities, visit Acadia National Park, see a moose. I suspect some or all of the above apply to you.

I also suspect another reason is to enjoy eating lobster! So, I am going to share with you my advice on how to maximize your pleasure and keep your costs as low as possible. First, this, in my opinion, is NOT the way to eat your lobster while here in Maine. Do not order lobster in a restaurant! Huh, if not in a restaurant then where? Find a lobster pound, most likely on a dock in a fishing harbor, where they will cook the lobster for you. And, here is the real trick, ask for hard shell lobsters that are over 1 and 3/4 pounds. Hard shell lobsters are NOT tougher than soft shell lobsters! Two pound lobsters are NOT tougher than 1 and 1/4 pound lobsters.

Fact is, when cooked properly (they can be over cooked) any size and any type (hard or soft shell) of lobster will taste great and the toughness will not be an issue. Key words here are “cooked properly”.

Why do I like the larger size you ask? Well, unless you get close to a 2 pounds or larger you will not be able to get much if any meat out of the body - and, believe me when I tell you, the meat in the body is the sweetes and most tender meat in the whole lobster.

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