re: Best way to get your crawfish spicy when boiling them?

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They float right before the pot comes back to a boil

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It honestly depends on your burner, how fast you can get it to a boil, and how full your pot is. Try dumping 10 crawfish in a pot that's rolling. You are not going to lose your boil because the water temp doesn't decrease much. It'll keep rolling and you'll see crawfish rolling around in there. They'll eventually float after a minute or so. I've boiled 3/4 full pot on a double jet and the water came back to a full boil fast, but no floaters. They were floating after a minute though.

So in the end, it seems the best thing to do is cut the heat when you see them floating, regardless of if there's just bubbles, slow boil, or full boil.