For generations, dropping a live lobster into a pot of boiling water was treated as standard practice in restaurant kitchens and home cooking alike. The method was rarely questioned, often defended as ...

overhead view of lobsters, corn, and potatoes in a large pot - Static Media/Shutterstock/Getty A seafood boil is a one-pot meal consisting of a variety of seafood (shrimp, crab, clams, you name it), ...