Why do we boil Lobsters Live

[CrewePD210]

I know with live blue crabs, they are often immersed in ice water to knock them out prior to cooking. Blue crab claws taste much better than lobster to me, but a lot of work for little reward.

I used to work in a crab house in Hampton VA, and they may have put live crabs into a cooler for holding, but then they went into the steamers in 4x4 stainless cubes on wheels to be cooked. Almost always 100% alive and kicking.

 

[DeepDiver55]

During my SCUBA days, into the freezer they went. On occasion into the boiling water they went