Step 1: You will need the following tools: cut resistance kitchen gloves (the lobster shell is thick and solid and can damage bare hands), latex gloves, kitchen shears and a sharp knife.
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Step 2: Use kitchen shears to cut down the middle of lobster tail. Cut it all way through till thetail feathers.![]()
Step 3: Use knife to make an incision on the last shell and allow shell on both sides to open. This step will split the tail completely open.![]()
Step 4: Gently open and split shell.![]()
Step 5: Use your thumbs to gently release the lobster meat from its shell.![]()
Step 6: Gently lift lobster meat from the shell. Make sure it is still connected to the tail feathers.Step 7: Peel back lobster meat all the way to where two last shell incisions were made.
Step 8: Use kitchen shears to cut off the first ring of the shell. This will allow lobster meat to cover the shell completely.
Step 9: Voila! This is your finished cook ready lobster tail.
Lobster Tail De-shelling and Prep
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