Should you boil or steam lobsters? It depends. Charlie prefers to boil lobsters if he has to cook a bunch of lobsters at a time. Second, boiling lobsters cooks them more evenly and quicker than steaming. But watch out and keep an eye on your cooking times to make sure you do not overcook your [...]

May brings in warm weather on the Coast, and Charlie loves to make fresh lobster salad. For something different, his recipe for lobster salad uses fresh shrimp and is served in lobster shells!
Lobster Salad Ingredients
2 1 3/4 – 2lb. lobsters
12 large shrimp
4-6 tbs. mayonnaise
2 stalks of celery, chooped
4 tbsp. parsley, chopped (optional)
2 jars marinated [...]

Two popular ways to cook fresh lobsters is boiling and steaming. Charlie’s favorite way to cook lobsters is steaming. All you need is a good size pot, water, salt (preferably sea salt), unsalted butter, and the Maine ingredient-fresh lobsters.
Make sure you pick out a mad lobster. It’s easy to find one; it’s the [...]

Spring time is finally here. It’s finally time for grilling. Here is a real simple recipe for grilling lobsters. Just like cooking steak on the grill, it’s real easy to overcook lobster, so be careful.
Ingredients
2 live Maine lobsters (1.5 lbs. each)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 clove garlic minced
2 ears of fresh corn
Plung lobster into rapidly boiling [...]

It’s Charlie here and as Thanksgiving approaches I want to remind you that LOBSTER is a truly native American food. My family and I will be enjoying the tasty crustacean as an appetizer next Thursday.
Lobster was once considered a poor man’s food. So abundant in these waters , the lobsters used to wash up [...]