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Most Versatile Crawfish Pot

Posted on 1/3/18 at 8:02 pm
Posted by damonster
Member since Sep 2010
2456 posts
Posted on 1/3/18 at 8:02 pm
We recently bought our first house and we are looking to start adding things to the house. Looking at getting a crawfish pot that we can boil mainly crawfish, shrimp, and peanuts. We’ll have people over from time to time so I may boil a couple sacks at a time. What would you guys that are more experienced suggest I get? I’m looking at used setups but don’t want to end up with junk.
Posted by Emmitt Fitzhume
West of South Vacherie
Member since May 2010
203 posts
Posted on 1/3/18 at 8:15 pm to
Check out the pots by FL Customs on Facebook. Frank Lemare builds on hell of a pot.
Posted by Coon
La 56 Southbound
Member since Feb 2005
18578 posts
Posted on 1/3/18 at 8:15 pm to
110qt aluminum pot with basket and single jet burner. Don't need all that fancy stuff.
This post was edited on 1/3/18 at 8:16 pm
Posted by damonster
Member since Sep 2010
2456 posts
Posted on 1/3/18 at 8:21 pm to
What brand pot would you look for that will last? It’s obviously not something i’d Use everyday but I would like a nice pot. Will the 110 qt fit one or two sacks of crawfish?
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
71865 posts
Posted on 1/3/18 at 8:22 pm to
It's an aluminum pot used to boil water. Don't make it complicated.
Posted by Coon
La 56 Southbound
Member since Feb 2005
18578 posts
Posted on 1/3/18 at 8:44 pm to
King cooker is one.
Posted by damonster
Member since Sep 2010
2456 posts
Posted on 1/3/18 at 9:03 pm to
I found a 100 qt with the basket, dual burner, and paddle for $120. Seems like a decent deal. What do you guys think? How big of a difference is there between aluminum and stainless?
Posted by Jimbo21165
Member since May 2017
354 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 5:57 am to
Stainless is heavy and expensive.


I have several 80-150 qt aluminum pots that are anywhere from 20-30 years old. They are fine.
Posted by Success
Member since Sep 2015
1957 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 6:02 am to
Sounds like a good deal. A dual burner is around $50-60 itself
Posted by JamalSanders
On a boat
Member since Jul 2015
12221 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 9:21 am to
Excuse my ignorance but we usually use a turkey fryer for crawfish. Is there a better way to do it?
Posted by Motorboat
At the camp
Member since Oct 2007
24095 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 12:12 pm to
Yes. With a bigger pot
Posted by ntgreek00
Metairie
Member since Sep 2013
350 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 1:43 pm to
i use turkey fryer pots for boiling shrimp, the crawfish pots are 100/120 qts and are much bigger.

How many #s of crawfish do you put in a turkey fryer?
Posted by cajunbuck
R-KANSAS
Member since Sep 2017
997 posts
Posted on 1/5/18 at 9:18 am to
either an 80 or 100 qt bayou classic will more than likely outlast you, especially as a casual boiler. we use these pots for my commercial outfit and they do real good at a fair price. comes with basket and lid. a single jet burner will work, a double will work better.
Posted by Saskwatch
Member since Feb 2016
18148 posts
Posted on 1/5/18 at 10:10 am to
quote:

either an 80 or 100 qt bayou classic


Good enough for me. I usually only do 2-3 sacks when I have friends over for a boil. My 80qt has been fine. If I was boiling for 40-50+ I would go with 100qt.
Posted by cajunbuck
R-KANSAS
Member since Sep 2017
997 posts
Posted on 1/5/18 at 2:26 pm to
yep. 80 works good. its actually the same pot as the 100, only shorter. we use them for sides at times. i cooked over 10,000 pounds in 120's this past season and have yet to have a problem. have to replace a basket this year, but its only because its been abused with too heavy weight over and over
Posted by tenfoe
Member since Jun 2011
6973 posts
Posted on 1/5/18 at 3:26 pm to
I have a friend that boils in a 55-gallon drum that's cut in half. I think it's stainless. From back in the 1950s or something. Works just fine.
Posted by chalupa
Member since Jan 2011
6923 posts
Posted on 1/5/18 at 4:44 pm to
quote:

Will the 110 qt fit one or two sacks of crawfish?





Divide the quarts in half and that's about how many lbs of food you can fit.

I personally use a 100 quart. Typically boil 2 sacks, 1 at a time. I wouldn't want to boil both sacks at a time. That second batch has that nice kick of spice to it. 100 quart is perfect for a sack plus fixins. I find 80 quart pots to be too small for most occasions.

I also use a banjo burner in lieu of a jet burner because it's so quiet.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
71865 posts
Posted on 1/5/18 at 4:46 pm to
Banjo burner >>>>> jet burner.

Noise does not equal heat.
Posted by Marta1907
Member since Nov 2005
335 posts
Posted on 1/6/18 at 9:04 pm to
Rocket Pot.
Posted by Tigerdew
The Garden District of Da' Parish
Member since Dec 2003
15279 posts
Posted on 1/6/18 at 9:47 pm to
quote:

I found a 100 qt with the basket, dual burner, and paddle for $120. Seems like a decent deal. What do you guys think? How big of a difference is there between aluminum and stainless?


Besides the weight, you’ll never cool down a 100qt stainless pot. That thing would hold heat for days.

If I’m not mistaken, I think the home brewers prefer the stainless.
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