Originally Posted by
slawecki
by the time a lobster gets to 3lbs, it is starting to get tough. long time cooking softens it up.
a long time ago, we bought 6-8 lb lobsters in the waltham market. regular price $0.79 a lb. special, $0.69 a pound. those babies were tough. cook for about an hour, then chop them up for salad.
That's been my experience, too. I have established a relationship with a lobsterman in Maine and he told me that he wouldn't sell me a lobster much bigger than 2 lbs. Beyond that, he says, the flavor really suffers.