Crawfish pot size

40 qt

I'd get a 40 and have a little room for corn, potatoes, etc. and easier to find.

Whatever you do, don't let the pot get too greasy.

Makes it a bitch to clean.

A related question: how much water to put into the pot to prevent overflow when crawfish are added?

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A related question: how much water to put into the pot to prevent overflow when crawfish are added?

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What I will usually do is, after I rinse the mudbugs, I'll dump them into the basket and drop the basket in the pot, then fill up the pot until I'm about 3-4 inches above the level of the crawfish (to allow for corn, sausage, potatoes, etc). Then remove the basket, dump crawfish back into the ice chest to hang out, and turn fire on.

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You can always use a larger pot... you just would need to add more water and seasoning than you would using the same amount of crawfish in a smaller pot.

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Wait huh?


If it takes 10 gallons of water to boil 1 sack in an 80qt pot, why would you need more water in a 100qt pot?

I have found 10 gallons is the honey hole for one sack whether it be an 80 qt pot or a 120 qt pot

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The amount of water depends on the lbs of crawfish and is in no way related to pot size.

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Correct. The biggest misconception though, is people think the amount of seasoning is for the amount of crawfish as well

Incorrect. Once you find the correct amount of seasoning for the amount of water, it doesnt matter if you put one single crawfish in that pot, or 35 lbs it will be the same.


People will argue this to their blue in the face though, claming that more crawfish in the pot "soak up more of the seasoning"

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I suppose if you're putting in so much seasoning that it no longer is dissolving into the water, they might have a point.

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True.

The argument kills me though. They will say "You can taste the spices!! and see the spices on the corn!!! So the more you put in the more it soaks up"

I try to explain, it is also soaking up the water, keeping the ratio the exact same. But it never works


I also try to explain you dont need to add any seasoning to the second batch unless you want it spicier (which I do, which is why I add more seasoning). Some people think you have to add more seasoning to the second batch to try and keep it "equal with the first"

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Thanks everyone for the input. Academy has a 42Qt. pot that I may pick up this weekend to boil some crawfish along with some shrimp.

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Do you live here in louisiana and plan on doing more boils? If so, I would get an 80 qt pot because you will be able to do a full tradional sack in this(which is usually around 35 pounds)

If you live out of state, and are ordering crawfish by the individual pound and wont be doing alot of future boils, your 42 qt pot is perfect

if you are asking about buying a pot, get the 80 qt pot, it does a full 45 lbs sack if you ever buy a full "hard" sack (packed tight), the "soft" sack (packed loosely) is the 30 lbs sack.

its better to have more pot then you need, and then just not fill it all the way