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2 hours ago, Shelby said:SO, my point is, depending on what time they get here on NYE, there might not be time to thaw them out ....or there might be a few hours.
If you do decide to thaw before cooking and don't have much time, you can do a cold water bath. It should only take a couple of hours at most (this link says 30 - 60 mins). Just don't put the lobster directly into the water, keep it inside a sealed plastic bag.
1 hour ago, Shelby said:SO, my point is, depending on what time they get here on NYE, there might not be time to thaw them out ....or there might be a few hours.
If you do decide to thaw before cooking and don't have much time, you can do a cold water bath. It should only take a couple of hours at most. Just don't put the lobster directly into the water, keep it inside a plastic bag.
