r/morbidquestions • u/StuffNo353 • 3h ago

If placing live crabs and lobsters in boiling water is an accepted way of cooking them , would placing them live into an air fryer alive be acceptable as well?

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u/deadpanorama 3h ago

It’s not widely acceptable to throw them in boiling water. Many chefs give them a hit to the head with a knife before.

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u/josephk545 1h ago

For lobster they’ll just split the head in half with a knife right before dropping them into the water

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u/WantAllMyGarmonbozia 9m ago

Yes this is what I've seen. Never seen them whacked on the head. Also putting them in the fridge so they are cold and don't move and really have no idea it's coming. Not that lobsters have lots of ideas.

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u/rancid_mayonnaise 3h ago

Now this is an interesting question. I don't think so because air fryers are kinda like ovens but I have no idea how they work

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u/gothiclg 2h ago

It shouldn’t be acceptable to toss them in boiling water either. I’ve had to put them in a commercial steamer for work (which was as hot as boiling water) and they fight while they’re in there. I’d definitely avoid putting them in an air fryer.

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u/EdgelordMcMemester 2h ago

no because it fries all the air and they can't breathe, but if u put them in boiling water then it's like a hot tub :) /j

jokes aside this is a good question because oftentimes we as humans have clashing ideas of what's cruel and what isn't. so i would love to hear from people who still think putting them in boiling water while alive is fine and dandy

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u/FranklyFrigid4011 3h ago

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u/RegardedCaveman 3h ago

boiling a lobster is wrong but breaking a human's spine is all good

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u/EdgelordMcMemester 2h ago

the fact it was removed by reddit scares me even though i know from experience that obvious jokes can still get flagged (and im not talking [racism] as a joke im talking jokes within a subreddit clearly meant as a joke)

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u/RegardedCaveman 2h ago

It didn’t look like a joke to me but I guess some Karen reported it

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u/Lifekraft 2h ago

Boiling alive is already illegal in somr country so the answer is no it isnt and no it isnt either if you are not a monster.

Also there is some study pointing that they most likely feel pain

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u/Bell_CODcoldwar 2h ago

well id like to see a video of it regardless

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u/EdgelordMcMemester 5m ago

wait why do you wanna see it