Crawfish Boil Q's

Keep them shaded and put bags of ice on them. Do not pour the ice on them. Leave it in the bags. This keeps them cold and as the ice melts it's keeps them wet.

Be prepared for some smelly crawfish. They're good, but right now the have a really strong smell.

Good luck with boiling over that wood fire. Once you drop a sack it'll take forever to get that boil back.

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I'm from Minnesota

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but you´ve probably had crayfish, no?

Louisiana crawfish co is a good company. They are likely coming from spillway around Pierre part. They are getting a little hard at this point, but definitely still edible, especially in cooler climates where they can be enjoyed outdoors.

Friday delivery is fine.

You can do them over fire, but it takes more thought. You need to get water boiling, add seasonings and accoutrements, boil potatoes for about 15 mins, throw in crawfish. This will drop water temp, so just before you drop crawfish, add dry wood to get fire real hot. Bring back to boil for about 8 minutes or so. Let soak for about 20-35 minutes depending on spice level and firmness of crawfish. Just test a few at the 20 minute mark and keep testing till desired spice reached. On phone so hopefully I covered it cause I ain't checking.

I had 2 sacks sent to Minnesota earlier this month from Louisiana crawfish co. Pay the extra 15 bucks and get em delivered Saturday. Use your propane burner if ya got one. Will be much better than a fire.

It is a tad late in the season, but you should be okay in the end. In answer to your wood fire, dig a hole and put coals into it and build a firepit out of bricks out the outside of the hole. Utilize a ship vac with the hose attached to the exhaust end to act as a bellows. Keeping them alive for a day just takes spraying them with water to keep the gills moistened. Don't go into the purge/don't purge 100 years war(I am pro) as this thread will be fifty pages long.