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How to Make Hot Buttered Lobster Rolls



Hold the mayo—and the celery. For lobster lovers, a buttered lobster roll doesn’t need ’em.

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47 Comments

  4. Dale Kitchens

    As a recent transplant to New England my first experience with a lobster roll was pretty bad. Cold lobster and mayo in a folded slice of white bread. I was very disappointed. Perhaps I'll keep an eye out for a hot lobster roll and give it another chance.

  6. Attempted Unkindness

    Lobster 200 Years ago:

    "You eat that disgusting water bug."

    "No, you. Look, I even boiled it in butter."

    " I don't care its gross "

    "I don't care you're poor and this is what poor people eat."

  14. John Phillips

    I'm in rural Tennessee, lobster is a bit scary but possum we got. Any recipes besides the same old ones we use?

  15. Trista Riker

    Literally chose the worst way to dispatch those lobsters. Please teach people the humane way to do this. Freezing them then slowly boiling them is cruel. Just use a knife.

  17. Ur Skrik

    Lobster is crazy expensive in Sweden
    This made me way more confident at trying out some lobster some time, list time I messed it up!
    ( we live on the other side of the planet to lobsters )

  20. Adam Price

    Clearly a woman who does not understand the physics behind heat. If you have a live, then frozen lobster, he still must pass his normal body temperature before reaching boiling temperature. The whole idea of "putting him to sleep" is completely obsolete. The lobster feels exactly the same amount of pain as it would if not frozen. A knife through the lobsters head just behind the eyes is the best balance of ease and ethics. Please folks, use your brains.

  22. Julia S

    No shears needed to remove the tail. Remove the tail fins then push the flesh out the other end

  23. Melaney Mattson

    Yuk with any mayo, this is the way to eat them. I would have put a little minced garlic in with the butter! But what do I know, I'm from SoCal

  27. Tom Saaristo

    Can we talk about the science behind the sound of the ocean and/or the smell of salt air being present in order for lobster to taste like lobster. I've had lobster rolls here in Chicago and they don't taste like anything

  31. Steve Thea

    TO THINK 3 LOBS FOR 4 ROLLS IS WILD.

    MAYBE MAKE IT GO FURTHER WITH OTHER SEAFOODS/MARINARA IR EVEN IMITATION CRAB ?

  37. talk1conversation

    What is the perfect alternative for those who don't like mayonnaise in any form or any dairy due to allergies- butter alternative.

  38. Mark Nadams

    I have no idea when this was made, but I live in western Massachusetts and lobster is NOT affordable any longer. At over $12/pound for micro lobsters (smaller than the 1 – 1.25 pound "chix") I can't afford them. When I was a kid we used to get lobsters (chix) for $3.99/pound local and if you went to the coast you could get them for $2.99/pound at the stores. If you went straight to the lobster pound you could get them for $2.49/pound and the culls (single clawed) for $1.99/pound.
    I know things are more expensive now, but lobster is presently out of my price range. Last time I went to Maine (~10 years ago) it was $10/ lobster roll ready made at the stand closest to our hotel and at the pound they were $10.99/pound for 2 pounders. Now it costs me ~$20 at our local store just to buy 2 micro lobsters for me to make one roll. Our local seafood restaurant no longer offers whole live lobster due to the price. They do offer lazy-mans lobster for around $40 but that is frozen meat.

  43. Steve Gibbs

    Must confess way down here in Alabama, I've never tried a lobster roll or clam chowder. But they Looked Awesome!!!! Thank you for All yals hard work!!!

  46. schublak

    Looks sloppy to eat but I am dying to eat one! Too bad it’s sooo expensive where I live. 🙁

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