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Crawfish Weight Question
Posted on 4/24/13 at 9:14 am
Posted on 4/24/13 at 9:14 am
If you boil 1 pound of live Crawfish how much will they weigh when they are finished cooking?
Will the gain weight due to absorbing water?
Remain the same weight?
Lose weight from loosing body fluids?
What says the FDB?
Will the gain weight due to absorbing water?
Remain the same weight?
Lose weight from loosing body fluids?
What says the FDB?
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Posted on 4/24/13 at 9:16 am to CHEDBALLZ
I think lose weight. Probably down to 0.8 pounds or so.
This post was edited on 4/24/13 at 9:18 am
Posted on 4/24/13 at 9:19 am to CHEDBALLZ
lose about 10% but is varies, biggest thing is how fast you weigh them after they come out of the pot
Posted on 4/24/13 at 9:20 am to CHEDBALLZ
And why is this a question? 
Posted on 4/24/13 at 9:26 am to CHEDBALLZ
America's Test Kitchen should research this. There are two factors that I can think of that would affect the weight.
The first being that food generally loses weight when cooking. Don't know if this applies to boiling.
The second would be the amount of liquid the crawfish absorbs which could vary depending on the soak time and the amount of empty space within the crawfish that could hold liquid.
The results would probably be too inconsistent to be conclusive but I'd be interested to see.
The first being that food generally loses weight when cooking. Don't know if this applies to boiling.
The second would be the amount of liquid the crawfish absorbs which could vary depending on the soak time and the amount of empty space within the crawfish that could hold liquid.
The results would probably be too inconsistent to be conclusive but I'd be interested to see.
Posted on 4/24/13 at 9:30 am to liuyaming
quote:
America's Test Kitchen should research this.
no need, I do it every day
Posted on 4/24/13 at 9:46 am to yellowfin
Gotcha.
Just curious if you measure the weight of the whole batch after they're done.
Just curious if you measure the weight of the whole batch after they're done.
Posted on 4/24/13 at 9:54 am to liuyaming
I know the weight that I boil in a night then compare it to what I sold plus what's leftover
This post was edited on 4/24/13 at 9:55 am
Posted on 4/24/13 at 10:01 am to yellowfin
quote:
I know the weight that I boil in a night
I was passing past the back porch at Sammy's the other night and saw a Stainless coiled chiller looking thing in one of the pots.
What's that used for in Boiling Crawfish?
Posted on 4/24/13 at 10:06 am to yellowfin
Cool. Mind if I ask where your place is at?
Posted on 4/24/13 at 10:07 am to s14suspense
Lets them soak longer without adding ice, 
Posted on 4/24/13 at 10:08 am to BRgetthenet
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Lets them soak longer without adding ice,
I would think that would be smart. Plus you could pre-heat water for another batch with the runoff from that.
Posted on 4/24/13 at 10:19 am to s14suspense
quote:yea i dont think that would be to efficient.
Plus you could pre-heat water for another batch with the runoff from that.
Posted on 4/24/13 at 10:22 am to s14suspense
quote:
What's that used for in Boiling Crawfish?
cool the water down I'd guess
Posted on 4/24/13 at 10:23 am to yellowfin
What's the typical percentage of dead crawfish in a sack?
Posted on 4/24/13 at 10:24 am to CarRamrod
quote:
Plus you could pre-heat water for another batch with the runoff from that.
yea I don't think that would be too efficient
I was thinking about it for efficiency purposes
Soaking/cooling down a full pot of crawfish while simultaneously filling up another pot of water with HOT runoff water from the chiller so you already have near boiling water for the next batch...?
Posted on 4/24/13 at 10:45 am to Stadium Rat
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What's the typical percentage of dead crawfish in a sack?
Depends on the time of the year, how they were taken care of,where they were caught(wild or farm raised), and how long they have been out of the water. Earlier in the year when they are weaker and thinner shelled you may have as much as 3-5lbs per sack dead after just a few days out of the water. Later in the season you can sometimes keep crawfish for 6-7 days and only have 1-2lbs dead.
I always figured you will lose about 15-20% with dead crawfish and shrinkage (raw versus cooked weight). So if you boil a raw 40lb sack you should get 32-35lbs cooked after dead and shrinkage.
This post was edited on 4/24/13 at 10:47 am
Posted on 4/24/13 at 10:51 am to Stadium Rat
quote:
What's the typical percentage of dead crawfish in a sack?
this varies a lot
right now? I cooked 2 sacks last night that were in my cooler from Thursday and didn't have 5 dead crawfish
a foggy February morning? I'm not keeping them more than a couple days
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