re: Jambalaya Calculator - Version 6.1 Available

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it looks like you end up with too much finished product for the size pot (ie 16 cups to a gallon but you end up with 18 cups of jambaylaya),

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Well, that's why I put that column in, so you can see if you've got too much food in the pot. This may be an indication that something needs to be tweaked.

And I don't know for sure what the ratio of pounds of raw meat to cups of cooked is. Rice is supposed to be 1 cup raw = 3 cups cooked. I don't have much experience with cooking large quantities, so maybe someone else can chime in on this point.

Another point about this. Check out "how many cups in a lb of rice?" That shouldn't even be a variable, but I couldn't get a definitive answer from internet sources. Some jambalaya cooks use 2 cups and some use 2.5. Some are in between. This way, you can use what has always worked for your method of cooking. BTW, if you change that variable to 2.0, the pot is just full.