Just got a 30qt boil kit

for shrimp, go somewhere between 1 - 1.5 pounds per person

You need approximately (2x^3)y pounds of shrimp where x is the number of people and y is the ratio of men vs women as a decimal

Thanks

It isn’t pounds per person I’m concerned with. It’s how much do you think a 30 quart would reasonably hold?

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30 qt

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do a big boil

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Not really

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I did 25 lbs of head-on 13-15 count in a 60 qt pot and it was pretty full. A little too full to be honest. So I’d shoot for less than half that in a 30 qt pot.

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Thanks. I’m not totally sold on if I’m wanting to do a boil or just throw a shite ton of frozen burger paddies on the grill. I don’t really love the idea of doing 3 or 4 batches of boil.

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But you are thinking about it wrong. Get as many as you want to feed people, and cook in batches if you can't get it all in one cook.

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That’s what I’ve been saying since the OP

I’m just trying to figure out how many batches it’s going to take. I said in the OP that I was looking to get 30#.

you need to boil the corn, potatoes, onions, garlic, sausage separately from the shrimp. Once they are seasoned and done, put in an ice chest and close lid to keep hot/warm.

Go watch several videos on how Stalekracker boils his shrimp. Boil shrimp in unseasoned water with cut up lemons for 60 seconds. Remove shrimp set aside. Then season the water with your normal liquid and dry powder seasonings. Allow the water to cool. Then add the shrimp to seasoned water that is comfortable enough to put your hand in . Let the shrimp soak and absorb the seasoning.

If you try to boil EVERYTHING together in a 30 qt pot, you're gonna FukItUp.

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you need to boil the corn, potatoes, onions, garlic, sausage separately from the shrimp. Once they are seasoned and done, put in an ice chest and close lid to keep hot/warm.

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Yep. I’ve boiled some in a 30q (turkey fryer) when I have been out of state and this is the only way. All that shite holds well so cook it first.

Then you can do about 8-9lbs head-on in the 30q. It will fit a little more, but they get too packed in there. If you need more than that then you are likely going to need to break it up into batches.