but could a lobster cut off your finger with its claw?

i would say yes dose somebody no the real answer??

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/6288640.stm

And I am told there is a 6ft one off the coast of Bournemouth that also attacks people

this fecker could probably take your head off....

I bet this one would take your finger off more efficiently though...

cant say id like to give it a try

No, it might possibly hurt like fook if one got you but you would have to be incredibly stupid and very very slow to get nipped by a lobster. Look at the size of it's eyes, it's almost blind and being a crustacean it doesn't have much sense of what's where other than through them huge wavy antennae. Give 'em a swipe, pick it up by the tail and get the thermidor on.

Thermidor sauce

Traditionally this was made with 200gm of roux (flour and butter), however this produced a very heavy and thick sauce. By reducing the roux, a lighter, fresher sauce is produced and is less at risk from burning. This recipe produces such a sauce, that has a good coating/nappé consistency.

Ingredients for Lobster Thermidor

milk 1lt

butter 60gm

flour 60gm

small studded onion (clouté) 1pc

How to make Lobster Thermidor

1.
Bring milk to blood temperature with the studded onion and allow to infuse for 10 minutes, remove the onion and discard
2.
Melt the butter in a thick bottom pan, add flour and mix in
3.
Cook over a low heat for 5 minutes to a white roux (no additional colour)
4.
Gradually add the warmed strained milk and stir until smooth
5.
Allow to simmer for 30 minutes
6.
Pass (strain) the sauce into a clean pan, re-boil and correct the seasoning and consistency
7. If not needed immediately, cover with a cartouche or a thin film of butter and keep warm in a bain marie

Personally I add a sweet white wine to mine. I rechristened it 'Thermodorable.....'

8) scran the farquhar and lick the plate!!

To be honest mate, there's a good few ways of interpreting that........

I could have said lick the dish....

You're not helping.....

If it cut your finger off it would give you a compound fracture at the very least.

Case in point. I had been out for drinks (as in quite a few) and dinner when i went to take a slash. On my way i seen the lobster tank and they had lobsters from 2 to 4 lbs in there. As i walked past i went to put my hand in there and i removed the elastic band from one of them. When i did that once freed the lobster was trying to nip at me, in doing so the lobster had got a hold of the thick plastic tubing that delivers the flow of water into the tank. As soon as the lobster had grabbed it the plastic tubing snapped like a tooth pick and the water started draining out. I just ran to the toilets and just stayed there for a while. When i got back there was no water left in the tank and the lobsters where flapping all over the place. Being the nice considerate guy that i am i alerted the manager and they were scrambling to get it fixed. I must say i shit myself. The power in that claw from a lobster no more than 3lbs was amazing

You like 'em raw then?

No, steamed, buttered and in a nice roux, with a splash of desert wine.

has anybody ever had lobsters in their pubes?

I knew a girl from Amsterdam.........

I seem to recall you asking a young lady who was selling 'hot snacks' from a picnic stylee box at Underhill many moons ago a similar kind of question, Mr parmo!

With my pubes but never *in* them.