Worked out great! Had to mind the spices from being blackened.

ended up dry and rubbery

First time doing lobster, great recipe. My wife love it and so did I. Simple and tasty. I follow the advice for old bay seasoning and a garlic clove to the butter for basting. Two 1/2 pound tails took about 20 mins in the lower rack.

This recipe is not only very easy but, very good! All was done exactly as the recipe asks, except I brined my lobster for about 45 minutes, and this made it the most tender lobster I have ever eaten! I did use the paprika mixed with the butter and pepper. I don't believe I would ever use the Old Bay seasoning, as I use that for steamed blue crab and shrimp. Lobster has a very unique flavor and I would not want to over power it with Old Bay seasoning, even though I love it's flavor.

I would rather steam the lobster than do this again. Putting it in the broiler made the shell smell really funny.The taste was not what I thould it would be like and I love lobster.

Excellent! This is how I will make them every time I make lobster.

This was a wonderful way to cook lobster tails. I used to always boil them, but they would curl all up and didn't taste as good. With broiling them, you have more control over cooking them so they don't get over or under cooked and they stay flat. Next time though, I need to season them more. Thanks for a great method of cooking lobster tails! Also, I wanted to add that if the top of the shell is already cut open, it's best to cook the lobster in the shell instead of pulling it out because the shell helps protect it from burning or drying out. Also, like another reviewer, I only used about half of the butter on them before cooking and saved the rest for dipping. Be careful when opening the oven door because the butter smokes up really bad and it will burn your eyes. I like the idea other reviewers had about using old bay seasoning instead of paprika because I think it would give it an even better flavor that way. I'll try that next time.

Absolutely delicious. I used Obay as well and I let the lobster cook about 12 mins.

Perfect! My first time making lobster and it was actually rather simple. I used Old Bay instead of the paprika as suggested by other reviews. Mine took about 7 minutes to broil. The only I would do differently is to pull the shell apart a bit more, but other than that it was wonderful!

This is the first time I make lobster tails and they came out great! I love the idea about making them in the broiler. I used 'I Cant Believe Its Not Butter Light' to reduce calories and that worked out great. Will definitely make again.

First time I ever prepared a lobster tail. Great recipe - my husband loved it. I used a small pan with about a cup of water on the bottom for steam. It only took 10 min. to cook 1/2 pound tail. Will definitely use this recipe again.

Made these for New Year's Eve - what a treat!! I split the meat about half way through and used a skewer inserted just under the tail and run the whole length to keep them from "curling". Then, I spread the shell so that it was "open". I broiled them one up from the bottom rack to prevent burning with two one pound tails, and left he door open to watch them intently! I drizzled with garlic butter several times during the cooking process, as well as putting about a half cup of water in the bottom of the broiling pan (to help keep them moist - the water becomes steam during cooking). Keep in mind that frozen lobster tails WILL BE tougher than fresh - no matter what you do, so take great care cooking, or you will loose flavor and the lobster will be "rubbery". All that said, cooking time took longer than some folks for 1 pound tails, about 30 minutes, but well worth it!! The flavor was fabulous!!

Ingredients are clear, but totally dependent on the size of the tails which isn't mentioned. I prefer to use 3/4 to 1 lb. tails. I split the shell only, not the meat. Separate the meat under the shell with a spoon and carefully push the meat up through the split, resting it on top of the shell, without disconnecting it from the tip of the tail. Broil no closer than the middle rack. A 1 pounder takes about 20 min.

Sometimes the most simple recipes are the most delicious. This was wonderful. I didn't use near as much butter as called for, but used the extra for dipping. I broiled my 6-7oz lobster tail for 7 minutes and it came out perfect.

What a tasty bug! He didn't scream either. Simple preparation is great-it's nice to not distort the lobster flavor.

Simple and tasty!!

Hubby made these for me & they were fantastic! He used Old Bay instead of paprika & salt & he added just a hint of fresh rosemary... along w/ some fresh chopped lemon balm. He added lots of fresh minced garlic to the butter cooked on the lobster & went easy on the garlic in the butter used for dipping. I think he outdid himself this time...thanks! We served these w/ leftover zuchinni batons (from foodnetwork) & artisan bread that we dipped in the butter as well ... Lemon Syllabub (from this site) made a fine dessert.

a very good dish. I had never fixed lobster tails, and this turned out fine. I'll do it again.

The perfect way to do lobster. The paprika is what makes the flavor so special. I will never do lobster differently. Tender and flavorful the way lobster should be.