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re: What brand crawfish rig setup? Stainless vs Aluminum? 80 qt ok?
Posted on 3/6/22 at 8:25 pm to LSUFanHouston
Posted on 3/6/22 at 8:25 pm to LSUFanHouston
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If you can find a King Kooker,
I linked a King Kooker in my last comment. Does the burner that comes with it look ok? I could get the pot and burner separate. Trying to stay under $200.
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Posted on 3/6/22 at 8:43 pm to SirSaintly
I just depends on what you are realistically going to do. I have 80 quart stainless and a double rocket burner. It’s perfect for what I do. But I don’t regularly feed 20+ at a boil. For my size I usually drop 2 boils plus another drop of veggies and that will do my typical crowd.
Posted on 3/6/22 at 8:52 pm to TBoy
Realistically it'll be between 6-8 people most times. Mostly me and my wife and siblings Places around here do sell half sacks, so 30lbs. The sister-in-law wants a boil for her birthday. Probably about 6 people total and only 3 of them are from Nola. Most Texans I know, even the ones who say they like crawfish, do about 1-2 lbs a piece. My Nola peeps do about 5 lbs. I think 80qt will be more than adequate for my needs
This post was edited on 8/22/22 at 11:49 am
Posted on 3/6/22 at 8:54 pm to SirSaintly
I got an 80 and a 160. If 1 sack (32-38lbs), I use the 80. Fits everything I need it to. Sometimes shite floats out, I use a long handled strainer to scoop anything out that’s not in the pot strainer.
Posted on 3/6/22 at 9:11 pm to mohalk
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High Performance Cookers in Covington ships, if you want something better than big box store bought.
hmm. 7.5 minute boil time on a 120qt pot with a 3 minute reboil? Triple jet burner? 4mm aluminum?
I MUST HAVE IT
Posted on 3/6/22 at 9:22 pm to SirSaintly
You don’t need stainless. I’ve got an aluminum pot that I have had for over 20 years. Don’t waist your money on any pot that is smaller than 100 quart
Posted on 3/6/22 at 11:29 pm to SirSaintly
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I linked a King Kooker in my last comment. Does the burner that comes with it look ok? I could get the pot and burner separate. Trying to stay under $200.
Personally I prefer a tripod burner, I find they are more stable. But I think that one would be fine. 180K BTU is good.
Posted on 3/6/22 at 11:33 pm to UnitedFruitCompany
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hmm. 7.5 minute boil time on a 120qt pot with a 3 minute reboil? Triple jet burner? 4mm aluminum?
I MUST HAVE IT
The all in ones... I always wonder how hard they are to fix when something breaks.
Also that price...
Posted on 3/7/22 at 2:02 am to SirSaintly
What difference does it make? Its knowing how to cook them, not what you cook them in.
Your in Texas, get a small one because you wont waste as many crawfish because we all know Texans cant cook crawfish
Your in Texas, get a small one because you wont waste as many crawfish because we all know Texans cant cook crawfish
Posted on 3/7/22 at 3:06 am to SirSaintly
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What brands are quality? I'm in Dallas. I'm considering Bayou Classic stainless steel 82qt pot.
I bought this exact pot as a package with the stainless tripod jet burner a few years back. Got it all for around $200 on sale.
It’s a good size. I do sacks in the 30-35 pound range and fixings and it holds everything. No complaints.
Posted on 3/7/22 at 4:06 am to SirSaintly
Hubby has a Loco cooker and he loves it.
Posted on 3/7/22 at 4:31 am to SirSaintly
80 Quart will be fine. I have an 80 quart and can do a sack with the fixings with no issue at all. I now have a 120 quart, I can do 2 sacks in it. Look at Winco Aluminum on the webstaraunt website. They sell a quality pot, the wall is 4mm thick.
Posted on 3/7/22 at 4:50 am to CHEDBALLZ
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I have an 80 quart and can do a sack with the fixings with no issue at all.
Same here. I'm baffled at the people in here saying an 80qt isn't big enough. They must own a 60 and THINK it's an 80.
Posted on 3/7/22 at 6:16 am to GeauxTigers0107
It still doesn't make any sense to get an 80 over a 100. If you need to do 3 sacks ever you can 1.5 sacks in a 100 so you only have to do 2 boils. You can't fit 1.5 sacks in an 80 without them being crammed and overflowing at best.
Posted on 3/7/22 at 7:12 am to LSUFanHouston
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Also that price...
I'm sure it's nice, but no way I'm spending 6 hudos on a pot to boil mud bugs.
Posted on 3/7/22 at 7:33 am to SirSaintly
I have had a bayou classic double jet burner and 100qt aluminum for 13+ years. I think it’s the perfect one sack set up.
Posted on 3/7/22 at 7:36 am to billjamin
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by billjamin I got a custom aluminum rig I had a fabricator make for me.
What did materials and labor cost?
Posted on 3/7/22 at 8:06 am to Willie Stroker
I can’t understand the infatuation with these ridiculous sized, unpractical boilers that are popular these days.
Pot with basket, burner, paddle, a few #3 tubs to wash, and a tank of fuel. All light, store within themselves.
Pot with basket, burner, paddle, a few #3 tubs to wash, and a tank of fuel. All light, store within themselves.
Posted on 3/7/22 at 8:17 am to poochie
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a few #3 tubs to wash
Thats what I use to do. My BIL gave me a 100lb chlorine bucket with a screw on lid. I drilled a hole in the btm and put a bulkhead fitting and hose fitting that I screw my hose to, drilled some 3/4" in the top. Makes a good crawfish washer for under $10 bucks in material and its way easier to get the crawfish out.
This post was edited on 3/7/22 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 3/7/22 at 8:25 am to CHEDBALLZ
I’ve actually upgraded to a basket and a tub for washing. Still fits inside. Championship.
You want something that’s a game-changer, install a depressed drain area where you boil so you can just pour the water in instead of lugging it around the back yard to a ditch.
You want something that’s a game-changer, install a depressed drain area where you boil so you can just pour the water in instead of lugging it around the back yard to a ditch.
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