# can I steam a dozen lobster tails in one pot?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 28, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-steam-a-dozen-lobster-tails-in-one-pot/826832 "2018-12-28T14:47:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-steam-a-dozen-lobster-tails-in-one-pot/826832/1 "2018-12-28T14:47:21Z")

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We steamed a couple of small (~ 4 oz.) tails last week and they came out great. Used a covered soup pot, a steamer basket and 5 minutes later we had tails. Tasty and tender. But we want to do a dozen for a group Monday night. Can we stack 4,6 or more in one pot and do them the same way? We’d really like to do 12, and if we can do them in just two pots it would be pretty efficient, I think.

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**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-steam-a-dozen-lobster-tails-in-one-pot/826832/2 "2018-12-28T14:48:12Z")

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Yes.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-steam-a-dozen-lobster-tails-in-one-pot/826832/3 "2018-12-28T15:25:36Z")

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Well, how large is your pot? It’s probably going to require something a bit larger than a one- or two-quart saucepan.

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**Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-steam-a-dozen-lobster-tails-in-one-pot/826832/4 "2018-12-28T18:02:13Z")

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We used, and plan to use again, a large soup pot - several quarts I guess. Not a sauce pan.