How To Eat a Lobster

By Kim Knox Beckius, About.com Guide

Usually, live lobsters are sold with rubberbands around their claws. You'll want to leave them in place until the lobster is cooked (unless you want to find out what a lobster can do with his crusher claw). Once you've twisted the lobster's claws away from its body, however, you can remove the rubberbands with complete confidence. In a restaurant, the rubberbands will probably be removed before your lobster is served.

Using a lobster cracker or nutcracker, your next task is to crack open the claw and claw pieces.