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boiling crawfish at home question
Posted on 3/2/14 at 5:40 pm
Posted on 3/2/14 at 5:40 pm
ok guys don't shoot me on this one, have a stupid question
I attend 4-5 boils a year and I finally want to get a setup myself and keep it at my parents house because they keep bitching about the high prices in restaurants and it would be good to just do a few boils over there every season.
my question is, they have a natural gas hookup on their patio that goes directly from the house to their grill. given that, what would I need to buy to have everything I need? i guess i still need the holder for the pot but do i just directly connect the natural gas line to the holder?
how much am i looking to spend?
TIA
I attend 4-5 boils a year and I finally want to get a setup myself and keep it at my parents house because they keep bitching about the high prices in restaurants and it would be good to just do a few boils over there every season.
my question is, they have a natural gas hookup on their patio that goes directly from the house to their grill. given that, what would I need to buy to have everything I need? i guess i still need the holder for the pot but do i just directly connect the natural gas line to the holder?
how much am i looking to spend?
TIA
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Posted on 3/2/14 at 5:48 pm to dallastiger55
For the money you would spend...I prefer a tank with a 20+ psi reg.
But... we did do a setup at a friends house like this...wasn't bad at all in price. Under 200$ if I remember right.
Walk into an ace with pictures of the output and what you are hooking to...they'll set you up right.
But... we did do a setup at a friends house like this...wasn't bad at all in price. Under 200$ if I remember right.
Walk into an ace with pictures of the output and what you are hooking to...they'll set you up right.
Posted on 3/2/14 at 5:59 pm to SuzukiGoat
Back in the 60's and 70's when I was growing up in Metairie, you couldn't really buy a propane setup to use. You really couldn't get live crawfish, either. We caught our own in the Spillway. My dad, an engineer, hooked a burner up to our natural gas heater in our carport.
The burner was salvaged from a hot water heater. It was similar to what people call a banjo burner today. It worked fine, but it took a while to get the water hot. If you go that route, be sure to make adjustments to your method.
The burner was salvaged from a hot water heater. It was similar to what people call a banjo burner today. It worked fine, but it took a while to get the water hot. If you go that route, be sure to make adjustments to your method.
Posted on 3/2/14 at 5:59 pm to dallastiger55
Will take for ever to get water boiling, not enough pressure
Just go to academy and get a whole rig and be done with it
Just go to academy and get a whole rig and be done with it
Posted on 3/2/14 at 6:03 pm to Tigerpaw123
I foolishly assumed new home construction with the larger gas lines.
Buddy's has a two or three inch input...takes a lot to run the generator.
Buddy's has a two or three inch input...takes a lot to run the generator.
Posted on 3/2/14 at 6:04 pm to Tigerpaw123
Maybe one of those Rocket Pots would overcome the lower BTUs from natural gas, but that is more expense, too.
Posted on 3/2/14 at 6:19 pm to dallastiger55
I've always heard that natural gas connections would be inefficient for the boiling process. Not only would it take forever to get the water boiling initially, but also getting it back to boiling once you put the crawfish in. I like to get mine back to boiling as quick as possible to stay consistent with cook times.
Posted on 3/2/14 at 6:30 pm to liuyaming
Hard to beat a high psi reg and propane. Doing a sack at a time, full blast...the pot only stops boiling for 1 minute...if that, when dropping a sack into a pot that holds two.
I cut em immediately as soon as I see boiling again.
I cut em immediately as soon as I see boiling again.
Posted on 3/2/14 at 7:25 pm to SuzukiGoat
I have a natural gas burner setup. Works fine. Not as efficient as propane but easy as shite. Great for doing 1 sack or less. Burner, hose, and fitting less than $200.
Posted on 3/2/14 at 7:33 pm to LSUAfro
Just get the $40 bass pro or academy special for fish frying. then find a larger pot that fits on it. Unhook your propane tank off the grill and you are good to go.
Posted on 3/2/14 at 8:20 pm to Sig
Nope. That's not the answer.
Posted on 3/2/14 at 8:28 pm to Tigerpaw123
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n Will take for ever to get water boiling, not enough pressure Just go to academy and get a whole rig and be done with it
Well I've had a natural gas hookup for over twenty years and not once have I had a problem. I boil quite a bit of crawfish, shrimp and crabs. 120 quart pots with no problems.
Posted on 3/2/14 at 8:40 pm to dallastiger55
I use natural gas for commercial because of the cost but I have a special meter put in by the gas company to get way more pressure than a regular house has. Everything else in my place has to be regulated back down to the 4 ounces it's designed to run on
My burners are set up different too
My burners are set up different too
Posted on 3/2/14 at 11:36 pm to Sig
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Just get the $40 bass pro or academy special for fish frying. then find a larger pot that fits on it. Unhook your propane tank off the grill and you are good to go.
A 10psi reg....for boiling crawfish.
Better be timing the water boiling with a sundial...battery will die in most watches by the time that kicks off
Posted on 3/3/14 at 1:06 am to liuyaming
quote:
I've always heard that natural gas connections would be inefficient for the boiling process. Not only would it take forever to get the water boiling initially, but also getting it back to boiling once you put the crawfish in. I like to get mine back to boiling as quick as possible to stay consistent with cook times.
Pops had a set up like this on the back patio when I was a kid, it was always a bitch getting it to boil and back to a boil. If you have some device to turn the screws to it, it might be feasible, but propane is just way easier.
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