At my local Costco, I recently saw that they are selling huge frozen
Australian lobster tails. I'm thinking about buying a set and wanted
hear from someone that had tried them. Thanks for any info.

"Shawn Berg" > wrote in message
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> At my local Costco, I recently saw that they are selling huge frozen
> Australian lobster tails. I'm thinking about buying a set and wanted
> hear from someone that had tried them. Thanks for any info.


I can't imagine them being ant different than any other frozen Australian
lobster tails you'd find, including those in restaurants. As I understand
it, in the United States, live Australian lobsters pretty much don't exist,
so even the restaurant stuff is pre-frozen. Same goes for things like
scallops, unless you live in scallop country.

I prefer to buy mine still frozen and thaw them at my pleasure. Since Costco
has a good reputation for quality products, I'm sure you'll be fine if you
try theirs. Good luck.

On another note, I was watching an old Julia Child episode the other night
from abut 1965 and she had a 22 POUND lobster!

Hasta,
Curt Nelson

"Shawn Berg" > wrote in message
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> At my local Costco, I recently saw that they are selling huge frozen
> Australian lobster tails. I'm thinking about buying a set and wanted
> hear from someone that had tried them. Thanks for any info.
>
To be pedantic, they are probably not lobster but crayfish. Still bloody
good though!
Graham

"Shawn Berg" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> At my local Costco, I recently saw that they are selling huge frozen
> Australian lobster tails. I'm thinking about buying a set and wanted
> hear from someone that had tried them. Thanks for any info.
>

I was a chef on a private yacht four years ago and I used these. They were
about the same size as a toddler's thigh. They were good but not great. I
did what Steve Wertz suggested and had cut them into medallions and they
were still on the toughish side but ok (and no I didn't over cook them! )

BTW...don't be jealous of the gig.....it was NOT an experience that I'd like
to repeat; at least for the people that I crewed for. UGH. Money does NOT
buy class folks.

helen

Thanks for the responses. I definately don't want to have to cut them
up so I'm leaning towards passing up this deal for now and going online
and ordering something like Tristan lobster tails, which sound even
better.

Helen Harrand wrote:
> "Shawn Berg" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > At my local Costco, I recently saw that they are selling huge frozen
> > Australian lobster tails. I'm thinking about buying a set and wanted
> > hear from someone that had tried them. Thanks for any info.
> >
>
> I was a chef on a private yacht four years ago and I used these. They were
> about the same size as a toddler's thigh. They were good but not great. I
> did what Steve Wertz suggested and had cut them into medallions and they
> were still on the toughish side but ok (and no I didn't over cook them! )
>
> BTW...don't be jealous of the gig.....it was NOT an experience that I'd like
> to repeat; at least for the people that I crewed for. UGH. Money does NOT
> buy class folks.
>
> helen

Steve Wertz > wrote:

>On 9 Jul 2006 06:27:37 -0700, netmon wrote:

>> Thanks for the responses. I definately don't want to have to cut them
>> up so I'm leaning towards passing up this deal for now and going online
>> and ordering something like Tristan lobster tails, which sound even
>> better.

>Generally, the small-medium sized tails (about 1/5-1/3lb) are the
>best tasting anyway. And much easioer to cook whole while still
>making a "tail" presentation.

Is this Austrailian product cooked and then frozen, or is
it frozen raw?

If the former, I'd let it thaw, then warm it gently by steaming
before serving. Many years ago I'd buy cooked / previously frozen
Austrailian lobster tail and it was very good this way. The
tail meat itself was about the size of that from a smallish
Maine lobster.

Steve

On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 15:13:58 GMT, Steve Wertz
> wrote:

>On 9 Jul 2006 06:27:37 -0700, netmon wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the responses. I definately don't want to have to cut them
>> up so I'm leaning towards passing up this deal for now and going online
>> and ordering something like Tristan lobster tails, which sound even
>> better.
>
>Generally, the small-medium sized tails (about 1/5-1/3lb) are the
>best tasting anyway. And much easioer to cook whole while still
>making a "tail" presentation.
>
>-sw


Following on with this, wne I went to Puerto Nuevo with a Mexican
associate, his friend, the chef, remarked much the same and called the
large lobsters "burros," saying they ere best cooked and sliced or
shredded up for burritos.


jim

I am a big fan of Costco seafoods. Tried a 1.6 lb lobster tail last
week , I split it and grilled it, it was , as usual fantastic.
Shawn Berg wrote:
> At my local Costco, I recently saw that they are selling huge frozen
> Australian lobster tails. I'm thinking about buying a set and wanted
> hear from someone that had tried them. Thanks for any info.