by Rian Alfiero | Mar 13, 2018
Most seafood—if stored in proper conditions—can be held for a couple of days, depending upon the harvest date. This is where it helps to have a good relationship with your seafood dealer, to be sure of the freshness of your fish! There are several factors that go into...
by Rian Alfiero | Mar 13, 2018
Your lobsters are packed in expanded polystyrene foam coolers (which don’t contain any ozone-depleting CFC’s), with a corrugated printed box around it. We use gel ice unit(s) and seaweed to maintain temperature and moisture. Please note that during certain periods in...
by Rian Alfiero | Mar 13, 2018
We cannot guarantee the life span of a lobster. However, our hearty hard shell lobsters tend to live an average of 24 to 36 hours out of water, and we always pack lively lobsters for shipment (we want you to have a nice dinner, too!). In the rare case a hard shell...
by Rian Alfiero | Mar 13, 2018
You have a female lobster that is starting to form eggs (or roe). They are edible and, like the tomalley, are considered a delicacy. If you are not interested in eating them, you can remove them with your fork or simply rinse them...
by Rian Alfiero | Mar 13, 2018
That is the tomalley, or liver of the lobster, and it’s delicious. If you are not a connoisseur of tomalley, simply rinse it off.