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Crawfish: Boiled to Live conversion
Posted on 3/6/11 at 10:37 pm
Posted on 3/6/11 at 10:37 pm
If I buy a 40 lbs sack of LIVE crawfish...How many LBS of Boiled Crawfish will that give me?
The same question asked a different way:
If you are having a crawfish boil...How many live crawfish do you figure per person?
The same question asked a different way:
If you are having a crawfish boil...How many live crawfish do you figure per person?
This post was edited on 3/6/11 at 11:05 pm
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Posted on 3/6/11 at 10:42 pm to LSUPHILLY72
um what?
i'd say 5lb average per person. im assuming you will have corn and potatoes and mushrooms too though.
i'd say 5lb average per person. im assuming you will have corn and potatoes and mushrooms too though.
Posted on 3/6/11 at 10:46 pm to LSUPHILLY72
3-5 lb per person is an accurate assessment. Taking into account if you have children or heavy eating adults.
Posted on 3/6/11 at 11:07 pm to xXLSUXx
If you go to Sammy's and get 3 Lbs of Boiled Crawfish...how many LBS was that LIVE?
Assuming they soak up juices and shrink...If you have 35 LBS live crawfish...how many LBS boiled does that equal?
NOTE: A Quarter Pounder is 1/4 LBS Beef BEFORE cooking....not after!
Assuming they soak up juices and shrink...If you have 35 LBS live crawfish...how many LBS boiled does that equal?
NOTE: A Quarter Pounder is 1/4 LBS Beef BEFORE cooking....not after!
Posted on 3/6/11 at 11:13 pm to LSUPHILLY72
If I'm boiling for a large group that includes children, heavy eaters, and light eaters, I usually go 3-5 lbs per person on average.
If it's a small group of heavy eaters I usually go 5-7 lbs per person on average.
This is live lbs. I wouldn't have a clue what they weigh boiled. Boiled weight doesn't tell you anything. Depending on how how you cook them (some people do more steaming than boiling) or how long you soak them, it will impact the weight different.
If it's a small group of heavy eaters I usually go 5-7 lbs per person on average.
This is live lbs. I wouldn't have a clue what they weigh boiled. Boiled weight doesn't tell you anything. Depending on how how you cook them (some people do more steaming than boiling) or how long you soak them, it will impact the weight different.
This post was edited on 3/6/11 at 11:17 pm
Posted on 3/6/11 at 11:22 pm to cnote
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This is live lbs. I wouldn't have a clue what they weigh boiled. Boiled weight doesn't tell you anything
I have a friend in PA that wants me to drive up some crawfish for a "Pennsylvania Crawfish Boil." He wants to sell tickets to the crawfish boil that will guarantee everyone X-Number of LBS of Boiled Crawfish (I am thinking 3+ Corn and Potatoes...like Sammy's).
So If I am going to give someone 3 LBS of Boiled crawfish...I am wondering how many "LIVE" crawfish that needs to be.
That is why I asked.
Posted on 3/6/11 at 11:35 pm to LSUPHILLY72
Unless they are transplants, they are not going to eat that many crawfish. I have a buddy in Pittsburg and he boils for friends and they only eat a handful each (like a paper plate amount.)
Posted on 3/6/11 at 11:35 pm to LSUPHILLY72
Gotcha. That's a tough one. I guess if you went by live weight you would definitely have enough...and probably some to spare.
I used to eat them at a place that would seemingly have a pound of lemons and onions in a 5 pound tray of crawfish(probably an exaggeration). I liked the onions, but always felt like I was getting screwed out of a pound of crawfish.
I used to eat them at a place that would seemingly have a pound of lemons and onions in a 5 pound tray of crawfish(probably an exaggeration). I liked the onions, but always felt like I was getting screwed out of a pound of crawfish.
This post was edited on 3/6/11 at 11:38 pm
Posted on 3/6/11 at 11:42 pm to LSUPHILLY72
I typically do not serve live crawfish to my friends.
Why is it that you belive 1lb of live crawfish weighs any different than 1lb of boiled crawfish
Its not hamburger.. They will lose a little weight from water loss but nothing really significant. Of course how long you soak them may bring that water back too.
Why is it that you belive 1lb of live crawfish weighs any different than 1lb of boiled crawfish
Its not hamburger.. They will lose a little weight from water loss but nothing really significant. Of course how long you soak them may bring that water back too.
This post was edited on 3/6/11 at 11:49 pm
Posted on 3/6/11 at 11:46 pm to Catman88
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Why is it that you belive 1lb of live crawfish weighs any different than 1lb of boiled crawfish?
Because NO other COOKED animal weighs the same as the live one that was getting cooked.
Posted on 3/6/11 at 11:54 pm to Catman88
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I typically do not serve live crawfish to my friends.
Why is it that you belive 1lb of live crawfish weighs any different than 1lb of boiled crawfish?
I get his question. If you're selling 100 lbs of boiled crawfish (weighed after being boiled), you may want to make sure there isn't a huge weight difference between pre-boiled and post-boiled.
I think the difference will be minimal, but will tilt to post-boil weighing more. Any difference in weight will be due to water absorption and anything added to the boil (lemons, onions, etc.) that will also be weighed with the crawfish while bagging or traying. Just do any calculations using live weight and you should be fine.
Posted on 3/6/11 at 11:56 pm to LSUPHILLY72
1. Comparing the makeup of crawfish being cooked to hamburger is stupid.
2. Crawfish will lose water weight. However when you soak the crawfish that water should go back into the crawfish for the most part.. Unless you plan on putting them on a grill at McDonalds the comparison sucks.
3. Do you go to Sammy's with a scale? How do you really know you were ever served 3 pounds? I guarantee nobody gets exactly three pounds. If anything everyone gets more.
I have catered many crawfish boils and I have never seen this question asked. You always boil slighly more than you need. You have no clue how many will be dead before the boil.
2. Crawfish will lose water weight. However when you soak the crawfish that water should go back into the crawfish for the most part.. Unless you plan on putting them on a grill at McDonalds the comparison sucks.
3. Do you go to Sammy's with a scale? How do you really know you were ever served 3 pounds? I guarantee nobody gets exactly three pounds. If anything everyone gets more.
I have catered many crawfish boils and I have never seen this question asked. You always boil slighly more than you need. You have no clue how many will be dead before the boil.
This post was edited on 3/6/11 at 11:59 pm
Posted on 3/7/11 at 12:03 am to cnote
I just think if he is going to Philly to do a boil he needs to care more about how many straight tails he will serve than the exact weight.
You will never get the exact weight of crawfish. You always serve a few ounces more. So boil more than you need. If you need to provide 3 per person (way too much for yankees) then you plan on 3.25-3.5 per person some will be dead or go cold before you serve.
You will never get the exact weight of crawfish. You always serve a few ounces more. So boil more than you need. If you need to provide 3 per person (way too much for yankees) then you plan on 3.25-3.5 per person some will be dead or go cold before you serve.
Posted on 3/7/11 at 12:04 am to LSUPHILLY72
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This post was edited on 3/7/11 at 12:05 am
Posted on 3/7/11 at 12:07 am to Catman88
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So boil more than you need. If you need to provide 3 per person (way too much for yankees) then you plan on 3.25-3.5 per person
I would agree with this.
And I didn't think of the fall out. That would need to be factored in...but you'll just have to give it a good guess.
This post was edited on 3/7/11 at 12:11 am
Posted on 3/7/11 at 12:07 am to Catman88
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he needs to care more about how many straight tails he will serve
Yes he does. It usually means they were dead before boiling.
Posted on 3/7/11 at 12:11 am to cnote
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Isn't it nice when your new to something and someone with more experience would rather ridicule your questions than give you some legitimate advice?
Not New to "boiling" just new to the "retail" side of boiling vs per lbs ratio.
And yeah...I was NOT comparing crawfish to hamburgers...just using that as an example.
Thank you for letting me know I am not crazy as of yet.
I am tight with someone that BOILS CRAWFISH for a living and I will find out the correct example...and I will share it with ya'll. Just thought I would ask here first because I figured someone knew...and you are right...they just used it as an opportunity to make me feel like a ra-tard
This post was edited on 3/7/11 at 12:15 am
Posted on 3/7/11 at 6:14 am to LSUPHILLY72
You should get abou 80-85% yield on live to boiled factoring in dead taken out and water shrinkage from boiling.
So if you start with 100lbs live, you should get 80-85lbs boiled.
So if you start with 100lbs live, you should get 80-85lbs boiled.
Posted on 3/7/11 at 6:48 am to JasonL79
you're going to lose 11%.
This is from normal cooking, water weight, and a few dead ones that got crushed during delivery/holding.
This is totally different that if you get a bad/old sack that's full of dead crawfish, and end up throwing away significantly more.
Hope this helps.
This is from normal cooking, water weight, and a few dead ones that got crushed during delivery/holding.
This is totally different that if you get a bad/old sack that's full of dead crawfish, and end up throwing away significantly more.
Hope this helps.
Posted on 3/7/11 at 7:09 am to LSUPHILLY72
figure 15% loss
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