3. Separate the tail piece from the body.

4. Bend back and break the flippers off the tail piece.

5. Insert a fork where the flippers have been broken off and push out the meat.

6. Separate the back from the body. Don't forget that this contains the "tomalley" of liver of the lobster which turns green when it is cooked and which many people consider the best part of all!

7. Open the remaining part of the body by cracking apart sideways. There is some good meat in this section.

8. The small claws are excellent eating, and may be
placed in the mouth and the meat sucked out like sipping through a straw!