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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I thought that was needed to avoid toxins or something.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

That's if you kill the lobsters hours before, generally nowadays it's considered more humane to kill it just before putting it into the pot.