I want to buy *online* either from a USA or Europe supplier some very
high-quality lobster eating implements I used on vacation. The brand
name is "Piazza", the cracker is of very solid stainless steel, and it
is from Italy. It is NOT "Dalla Piazza", a common brand in the USA. I
was at Cap Est Resort in Martinique, but they didn't have the answer
for me.

portiaeliot,
 
The Piazza eating implements can be ordered online from the Italian
site, CiS S.r.l, which is navigable in English . They have a "Lobster
Pick" [Model: PIAZ55524 ] for 24.97 euro, and a "Pincers for Lobster"
[Model: PIAZ56050] for 23.96 euro.
 
Link:
 
http://www.cissrl.it/advanced_search_result.php?osCsid=4d6ee706f07113454498cd5439e2c258&keywords=lobster&search_in_description=1&x=52&y=8&categories_id=&manufacturers_id=14&pfrom=&pto=&dfrom=&dto=
 
 
To create account go to:
 
https://www.cissrl.it/create_account.php?osCsid=defea5578ead0c10863da616b39f744f
 
 
They can aso be ordered online from Lacoltelleria.it:
 
Lobster picks ("Forchetta scavino per aragosta"):  
"PIAZZA ART. 321600 Forchetta scavino per aragosta cm.20 acciaio inox lucido"	
 
Pincers for lobster ("Pinza per aragosta"):
"PIAZZA ART. 321700 Pinza per aragosta cm.18,5 acciaio inox lucido"
 
Link: http://www.lacoltelleria.it/listino.asp?cod=68
 
 
 
The Piazza website (www.piazza.it) is under construction, but but
should you wish to contact them, their email is piazza@piazza.it
 
 
Best regards,
jackburton 
  
   
    
Search terms used on Google:
manufacturer cooking piazza
"piazza effepi"
lobster pincers piazza
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"pinza per aragosta" piazza
"pinza aragosta"
"forchetta scavino" piazza

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Request for Answer Clarification by portiaeliot-ga on 01 Aug 2006 12:00 PDT

This is not really a clarification request - I just wanted to say that
I explored the www.cissrl.it site and it has a LOT of things that are
hard to find that I have been wanting - for example the industrial
sized (and quality) rolls of cling film. So I am glad I tipped you. It
was worth it!  NAd it was a great intro to Google Answers

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Clarification of Answer by jackburton-ga on 01 Aug 2006 13:18 PDT

Thanks for the kind words and the generous tip! We do aim to please!
I'm also glad that you found more things from the site I referred you
to. We are always at your service, night and day!

That was outstanding! That is indeed what I was looking for.

Has anyone here discovered a method for cracking the claw shells of a
Maine lobster weighing 2.5 lbs or more?

I bought one at WalMart the other day and, as usual, had one helluva
time hammering open the claws without driving claw shards into the
meat. When ordering a hard-shell lobster of this size and age in a
restaurant, I always ask the waiter to have it cracked open in the
kitchen, as the tool similar to a walnut cracker that accompanies the
service just isn't up to the task. My question: What do you suppose
they use in the kitchen to crack the behemoth's claws without
decimating them? I envision something akin to a work-bench vise that
can produce a steady and heavy pressure. Or maybe a very heavy wooden
mallet with the lobster on a solid chopping block? Anybody know?

Piazza Effepi has his US headquarter office in Miami, Florida. You can
contact them in order to be addressed to a online retailer or the
closest dealer. Their phone number is 305-538-5558 and the email is
miami@piazza.it You can also find Piazza items at William Sonoma and
Sur la Table as well as on www.silverspoonweb.com and
www.lacuisinegourmet.com