[ Hei adds two tablespoons of salt to the water, a sprintz of squeezed lemon, then turns the flame up higher. Gray wisps of steam rise from the surface. Not quite yet. (They're not going to stare at a pot of boiling water. There's a lot more to do. Korra won't gain anything useful by watching him. She's the type who learns by doing; he's caught that quickly enough. ]

They'll turn bright red. And the feelers will come off easily.

[ He selects a large knife, then places both lobsters on a cutting board. ] Although they can't feel pain, it's a good idea to kill them anyway. [ Not for humane reasons. Just to discourage tail-flips in the pot. ] Sever the 'spinal cord.' Like this -- [ He places the blade in the horizontal groove at the first lobster's head. Slices with a quick, downward force that ends on a neat crunch. Voila. Dead lobster. ]

[ Turning, he offers her the knife, ] Now you do the second one.