How To Prepare A Cooked Lobster

How to prepare cooked lobster in six easy steps

1. Twist off the claws and the adjoining 'arm' segments. Crack them and remove the flesh, taking out the blade-like cartilage in each claw.
2. Snap off the eight legs as close to the body as you can. Break at the central joint and remove the flesh from the legs with a skewer.
3. Using a sharp knife, cut down the back of the lobster from head to tail and open out.
4. Remove and discard the thread-like intestinal canal and the white gravel sac from between the eyes.
5. Scoop out the greyish-green liver, known as tomalley, and any roe (coral) from a female lobster. These are both edible.
6. Lift out the flesh and remove the greyish-brown, feathery gills. Chop the flesh for cooking or serving and clean the shell if using.