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Juicy Crawfish Heads
Posted on 3/25/16 at 10:06 pm
Posted on 3/25/16 at 10:06 pm
I feel dumb asking because it seems like a novice question but (through much effort and time) I'm not. In fact this is the last element of my method that is lacking.
So is there any special trick to having your boiled crawfish with juicy heads?
So is there any special trick to having your boiled crawfish with juicy heads?
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Posted on 3/25/16 at 10:14 pm to Havoc
Longer soak time, the crawfish should sink when ready. But not at the risk of overcooking
Posted on 3/25/16 at 10:16 pm to Havoc
Nothing really outside of cooling the water down quickly and letting them soak until they sink, 30 minutes or so.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 10:36 pm to Havoc
Hose the outside of the pot, add frozen corn after you turn off the fire and soak for at least 20 minutes. I'm not a fan of adding ice at the end but some do that. Gotta get the water temp down for longer soak time. Also, the crawfish have a lot to say about it. The harder shelled ones will never really get juicy.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 10:38 pm to Kajungee
I recall a post in a thread either here or on the Outdoor Board thread but can't find it, I think the poster was saying something about the lower the temp the better because it would evaporate out more otherwise, but don't recall other details.
It may have been in favor of lowering the temp or cutting the fire faster, which I think more people are accepting.
It may have been in favor of lowering the temp or cutting the fire faster, which I think more people are accepting.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 10:40 pm to Tigerdew
Ha, as I was typing. Yes.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 10:58 pm to Havoc
Buddy of mine just beings it to a boil, takes while pot, water and all, and press it in a cut 55 gallon drum he had filed with cold water and runs the water hose in the drum. Let's them soak til they sink. They are always very juicy.
Posted on 3/26/16 at 1:50 am to lsu777
That's just ridiculous. 
Posted on 3/26/16 at 7:27 am to Havoc
I boiled 3 sacks yesterday using two pots
Boiled each sack in one pot and then transferred basket to 2nd pot which had water around 150 degrees to speed up the soak
Also a lot easier to get the "boil" pot back rolling since you don't let the temp drop too far down
Boiled each sack in one pot and then transferred basket to 2nd pot which had water around 150 degrees to speed up the soak
Also a lot easier to get the "boil" pot back rolling since you don't let the temp drop too far down
Posted on 3/26/16 at 8:44 am to Croacka
Just to make sure I'm reading this correct The 2nd pot had seasoning also? That doesn't sound like a terrible idea
Posted on 3/26/16 at 9:05 am to LEASTBAY
quote:I think when people do it this way, the 1st pot is just plain water. Only the 2nd pot is seasoned.
The 2nd pot had seasoning also?
Posted on 3/26/16 at 10:03 am to Stadium Rat
I put some seasoning in the first pot just for appearances but yes, the soaking pot had the majority of the seasoning
Posted on 3/26/16 at 12:52 pm to Havoc
As nearly everyone has said, longer soak. What drives me nuts is folks saying soaking too long will overcook. I soaked for right at an hour yesterday (crawfish were very big so took a bit longer). I have never had a batch come out overcooked and my soak times are always 45 minutes+. I do not cool the pot with a hose, or throw ice in the pot. I enjoy the soak time to consume more beverages. But I also do not boil my crawfish either. Fire till they float, soak till they sink.
But If you want to speed up soak times, there is really one simple way to do it. Remove the basket from the pot, run a hose over the crawfish for a couple minutes to cool them off, allow plain water to drain, and return crawfish to pot with seasoned water. They will sink in no time. The crawfish must cool to allow the membranes to shrink to let seasoned water in. The quicker they cool, the quicker that will happen.
But If you want to speed up soak times, there is really one simple way to do it. Remove the basket from the pot, run a hose over the crawfish for a couple minutes to cool them off, allow plain water to drain, and return crawfish to pot with seasoned water. They will sink in no time. The crawfish must cool to allow the membranes to shrink to let seasoned water in. The quicker they cool, the quicker that will happen.
Posted on 3/26/16 at 8:46 pm to Fratigerguy
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But If you want to speed up soak times, there is really one simple way to do it. Remove the basket from the pot, run a hose over the crawfish for a couple minutes to cool them off, allow plain water to drain, and return crawfish to pot with seasoned water. They will sink in no time. The crawfish must cool to allow the membranes to shrink to let seasoned water in. The quicker they cool, the quicker that will happen.
Will have to give that a try.
Posted on 3/26/16 at 8:49 pm to Havoc
So you ruined the crawfish?
Was your wife mad?
Was your wife mad?
Posted on 3/28/16 at 7:31 pm to Walt OReilly
No was best evar. 
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