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Question for Jambalaya large batch....
Posted on 4/12/26 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 4/12/26 at 1:16 pm
I make a good one but usually batch make it for a large event.
If you make a large pot on site how do you keep it from overcooking or drying out if it is served all day? Will it last that long without drying out?
If you make a large pot on site how do you keep it from overcooking or drying out if it is served all day? Will it last that long without drying out?
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Posted on 4/12/26 at 1:36 pm to Cell of Awareness
If your jambalaya will be sitting out long enough for it to dry out, then it’s likely going to be sitting out long enough to be unsafe to eat.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 1:44 pm to SixthAndBarone
Part of my question was when someone makes one of those giant pots in site is how long can it keep to serve safely.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 1:53 pm to Cell of Awareness
No telling without much more info.
How long it sits warm, not hot is the concern.
But depending on many factors, it can stay hot for hours. How big of a pot, how hot is the middle, how hot is the outside, how often are you stirring, how much you’re opening the lid, how much you’re scooping out, etc.
I would never let my jambalaya sit more than 5 hours once I start serving because that’s when the temp is going to begin to go down. It will probably be safe much longer, but if I cook a pot and cannot serve it in a 4-5 hour window, I don’t need to be serving it.
How long it sits warm, not hot is the concern.
But depending on many factors, it can stay hot for hours. How big of a pot, how hot is the middle, how hot is the outside, how often are you stirring, how much you’re opening the lid, how much you’re scooping out, etc.
I would never let my jambalaya sit more than 5 hours once I start serving because that’s when the temp is going to begin to go down. It will probably be safe much longer, but if I cook a pot and cannot serve it in a 4-5 hour window, I don’t need to be serving it.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 1:54 pm to Cell of Awareness
Posted on 4/12/26 at 3:01 pm to Cell of Awareness
quote:Restaurants' solution is to use parboiled rice. Not as tasty IMO, but it will keep longer than regular rice. And as others have said, watch that temperature.
how do you keep it from overcooking or drying out if it is served all day? Will it last that long without drying out?
Posted on 4/12/26 at 3:47 pm to Cell of Awareness
I don’t like it staying in black
Pot more than about 3 hours after the cook
Has stopped. Left overs hit ziplocks and into ice chest at that point.
Pot more than about 3 hours after the cook
Has stopped. Left overs hit ziplocks and into ice chest at that point.
Posted on 4/13/26 at 11:29 am to Cell of Awareness
It’s not going to overcook. As far as the drying out goes, there’s so much moisture and steam inside the pot trapped beneath all that rice, it’s never gonna dry out either.
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