You can buy a live lobster just about anywhere in the United States. Live lobster may be freshest in summer and fall when they are in season but it is possible to obtain a live lobster any time of the year through the Internet and even your local grocery stores.

Many inland locations carry live lobster year round by having the live lobster shipped in from the coast. Once you have a live lobster it’s important to know how to store and cook your live lobster.

Whether you buy your live lobster directly from a fisherman, from the seafood counter at your local grocery story or on the Internet, it’s important to store your live lobster properly. It is always best to cook live lobster within 1-2 days of purchase but it’s imperative that your store your live lobster properly before cooking.

Live lobster can stay fresh in your refrigerator for up to two days. The key to storing your live lobster is to place it in the refrigerator under a damp cloth. Storing a live lobster this way does not guarantee that it will remain alive but it increases your chances that your live lobster will not perish before you cook it.

The easiest and most popular way to cook a live lobster is to boil the live lobster. To cook a live lobster, fill a pot with enough water to cover the live lobster. Add salt to the water and bring to a boil. Once the water is at a rapid boil it is time to add the live lobster to the boiling water.

First make sure the claws of the live lobster are secured and then pick up the live lobster carefully and put it head first into the pot of boiling water and cover the pot. When the water returns to a boil, cook for approximately ten additional minutes. It will no longer be a live lobster after this process but it will be a delicious seafood treat.

There are many ways to buy, store and cook a live lobster. This article gives just a few tips for handling live lobster but if you do your research you will find plenty of other tips for working with a live lobster.