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Jambalaya Calculator - Version 6.1 Available
Posted on 5/19/11 at 10:06 am
Posted on 5/19/11 at 10:06 am
UPDATE - LATEST VERSION AVAILABLE HERE:
Version 6.1
WARNING: Please do not use previous versions of the calculator.
Original Post:
Here is a little project I've been working on - the Jambalaya Calculator.
Maybe this will help cut down on all the questions about how much rice do I need, or how big a pot do I need, or how many people can I feed, etc.
The pink cells are editable. This allows you to input the ratios you've always used, and scale them up or down for the amount of jambalaya you need. It makes it easy to play around with "what if?" scenarios.
The idea for this was for you to input a recipe and then play around with it.
Thanks to pochejp for letting me bounce some ideas off him.
And take note I did NOT include a column for tomatoes, because I didn't want to restart that war.
Version 6.1
WARNING: Please do not use previous versions of the calculator.
Original Post:
Here is a little project I've been working on - the Jambalaya Calculator.
Maybe this will help cut down on all the questions about how much rice do I need, or how big a pot do I need, or how many people can I feed, etc.
The pink cells are editable. This allows you to input the ratios you've always used, and scale them up or down for the amount of jambalaya you need. It makes it easy to play around with "what if?" scenarios.
The idea for this was for you to input a recipe and then play around with it.
Thanks to pochejp for letting me bounce some ideas off him.
And take note I did NOT include a column for tomatoes, because I didn't want to restart that war.
This post was edited on 9/14/12 at 7:27 pm
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Posted on 5/19/11 at 10:11 am to Stadium Rat
I was gonna ask, but then i saw this: And take note I did NOT include a column for tomatoes, because I didn't want to restart that war.
quote:You should ask for a permanent sticky!
the Jambalaya Calculator.
This post was edited on 5/19/11 at 10:12 am
Posted on 5/19/11 at 10:12 am to Stadium Rat
Very Cool!
Posted on 5/19/11 at 10:13 am to Stadium Rat
This is amazing! 
Requested sticky.
Requested sticky.
This post was edited on 5/19/11 at 10:14 am
Posted on 5/19/11 at 10:15 am to Stadium Rat
Good stuff. Thanks for the post!
Posted on 5/19/11 at 10:20 am to Stadium Rat
That is awesome Rat! I have one similar to that but for BBQ if anyone is interested but it is at home atm. It handles brisket, butts, ribs and chicken and all sides you generally serve at a BBQ.
Thanks for this one!
Thanks for this one!
Posted on 5/19/11 at 10:25 am to Stadium Rat
One quick question, how come there isn't any black or white pepper in this recipe?
Posted on 5/19/11 at 10:29 am to fouldeliverer
quote:Just a question of space. I could add that I suppose. What amounts do you use?
how come there isn't any black or white pepper in this recipe?
Posted on 5/19/11 at 10:32 am to Stadium Rat
quote:
What amounts do you use?
I'm definitely not the person to ask, I add a mix of white and black pepper to taste. I doubt it is ever the same. Lately, I have been following poche's recipe anyway lol so he'd be the person to ask.
Posted on 5/19/11 at 10:53 am to Stadium Rat
Awesome!
Posted on 5/19/11 at 10:54 am to Stadium Rat
Awesome, this is what I have been looking for, but one question, it looks like you end up with too much finished product for the size pot (ie 16 cups to a gallon but you end up with 18 cups of jambaylaya), i am assuming this is ok b/c of the concave shape of the lid?
thanks a lot for the effort
thanks a lot for the effort
Posted on 5/19/11 at 10:54 am to Beast Rabban
I'd definitely love to see the bbq one
Posted on 5/19/11 at 11:00 am to fouldeliverer
damn you internet geeks think of everything.
Where was this kinda stuff when I was tryin to figure this stuff out 30 years ago..
good job rat - Very Impressive.
As for seasoning, measurments are not the way to go.. Do it by taste.
Before you add your rice. It should be too salty and too spicy. the rice will soak up a good bit of seasoning.
Where was this kinda stuff when I was tryin to figure this stuff out 30 years ago..
good job rat - Very Impressive.
As for seasoning, measurments are not the way to go.. Do it by taste.
Before you add your rice. It should be too salty and too spicy. the rice will soak up a good bit of seasoning.
Posted on 5/19/11 at 11:04 am to Tigerpaw123
quote:
it looks like you end up with too much finished product for the size pot (ie 16 cups to a gallon but you end up with 18 cups of jambaylaya),
Well, that's why I put that column in, so you can see if you've got too much food in the pot. This may be an indication that something needs to be tweaked.
And I don't know for sure what the ratio of pounds of raw meat to cups of cooked is. Rice is supposed to be 1 cup raw = 3 cups cooked. I don't have much experience with cooking large quantities, so maybe someone else can chime in on this point.
Another point about this. Check out "how many cups in a lb of rice?" That shouldn't even be a variable, but I couldn't get a definitive answer from internet sources. Some jambalaya cooks use 2 cups and some use 2.5. Some are in between. This way, you can use what has always worked for your method of cooking. BTW, if you change that variable to 2.0, the pot is just full.
This post was edited on 5/19/11 at 6:20 pm
Posted on 5/19/11 at 12:12 pm to Stadium Rat
If you buy a 5lb bag of rice, it will be 12.5 cups of rice. That's 2.5 cups per pound.
Posted on 5/19/11 at 12:21 pm to LSUSports247
quote:That's true for long grain in my experience. Short grain is more like 2.25 cups per pound. But some jambalaya cooks are doing their recipes based on 2 cups per pound.
If you buy a 5lb bag of rice, it will be 12.5 cups of rice. That's 2.5 cups per pound.
Posted on 5/19/11 at 12:21 pm to Stadium Rat
That would be an easy ASP page to write where someone could just enter the size they need and it would spit out the recipe. Have the numbers been checked though? I havent gone through the list.
Posted on 5/19/11 at 12:26 pm to Catman88
I really would like some experienced jam cooks to post screen shots with their recipes punched in the calculator. The numbers that happen to be in the variable cells are not necessarily the best.
What I posted is not a recipe, it's the tool to calculate your recipe.
What I posted is not a recipe, it's the tool to calculate your recipe.
This post was edited on 5/19/11 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 5/19/11 at 12:34 pm to Stadium Rat
I'll try to cook a small pot based off of this tonight or tomorrow and post some pics.
Posted on 5/19/11 at 12:48 pm to fouldeliverer
quote:
What I posted is not a recipe,
Use your own recipe.
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