What is the difference between a hard shell and a soft shell lobster?
When a lobster outgrows it’s hard shell (old shell), it molts and sheds (discards) the old shell. The lobster has a very soft new shell that was growing underneath that old shell. This new shell is larger than the old shell so the lobster has room to grow. As the lobster feeds the new shell hardens. A hard shell lobster is full of meat, drier, tougher, and has a thick hard shell and cost more per pound. A soft shell lobster has less meat but the meat is juicier, sweeter, tenderer, and less expensive per pound.
When a lobster outgrows its hard shell (old shell), it molts and sheds (discards) the old shell. The lobster has a very soft new shell that was growing underneath that old shell. This new shell is larger than the old shell so the lobster has room to grow. As the lobster feeds the new shell hardens. A hard shell lobster is full of meat, drier, tougher, and has a thick hard shell and cost more per pound. A soft shell lobster has less meat but the meat is juicier, sweeter, tenderer, and less expensive per pound.
