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re: Crawfish - Over-Soaking
Posted on 2/20/23 at 10:05 pm to StrikerZ
Posted on 2/20/23 at 10:05 pm to StrikerZ
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Scenario 1 - If you close the pot with a lid, would the crawfish cook more because of the trapped steam? Would the texture be more mushy or rubbery?
If the water is already down to 150 and you didnt boil the crawfish for a long time before hand, youll be just fine with a 30 minute soak
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Scenario 2 – You leave the pot uncover and then dump the crawfish in a cooler. You close the cooler tight for 30 minutes to an hour. Would the crawfish cook more? Would the texture be more mushy or rubbery?
Yes, it is highly likely those crawfish will continue to cook if the ice chest is not opened for 30 minutes to an hour. I doubt they'd turn to mush. Just harder to peel
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Scenario 3 – You leave the crawfish in the pot for over an hour. Would the crawfish cook more? Would the texture be more mushy or rubbery?
If it's cooled to 150 after you cut the fire, then no. They will not cook more and turn to mush. They will however stop soaking up flavor after 30-45 minutes.
It's pretty hard to frick up crawfish, unlike shrimp. As stated earlier. Some people wait til its a hard boil then cook em 5-10 minutes. Usually peel ok..
As soon as some steam starts coming off the pot and they have floated to the top, they are cooked.
Opposite with soaking. Once all the crawfish have sunk down into the water, they've usually soaked up as much seasoning as they get.
Also ignore the Joe character. He's obviously trolling.
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Posted on 2/20/23 at 10:07 pm to StrikerZ
Use the Boil Boss and then soak for 25-30 mins
Posted on 2/20/23 at 10:18 pm to TigerMan327
If it's cooled to 150 after you cut the fire, then no. They will not cook more and turn to mush. They will however stop soaking up flavor after 30-45 minutes.
I love this. Lol. Thanks.
Posted on 2/21/23 at 12:02 am to joeleblanc
I have frozen water in a 2 liter bottle and put it in to soak that way it doesn’t dilute the seasoned water but still brings down the temperature
Posted on 2/21/23 at 8:44 am to keakar
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dont use ice or everything around it sucks in the fresh ice water, rather than the seasoned water.
If you don't season your water enough, yes, enough ice will dilute it to where the tails won't be flavorful. But if your recipe takes that into account and seasons the water properly, it doesn't matter.
This post was edited on 2/21/23 at 8:46 am
Posted on 2/21/23 at 8:53 am to joeleblanc
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Crawfish - Over-Soaking
Take a sponge. Immerse it in water. I don’t care how long you keep it in the water. NO more water will be added to the sponge.
It can only contain so much water.
Same with crawfish. No matter how long you keep it in water, it can only hold so much water.
Your result will be mush or rubber band.
The analogy doesn't make sense. A crawfish is not a sponge. By your logic, you could drop a tree branch in water and it would absorb the same amount of water if you took it out 1 second later vs 1 hour later.
Gumbo tastes better the second day for a reason. All the flavors have melded into the meat. The same concept goes for crawfish or just about anything.
You want to test this? Put a piece of s
This post was edited on 2/21/23 at 8:54 am
Posted on 2/21/23 at 8:58 am to joeleblanc
Joe is an ice chest guy for sure.
Posted on 2/21/23 at 9:02 am to Tigers0891
If you’re going to use two pots, why don’t you boil in unseasoned water then move crawfish to second pot with seasoned cool water for soaking?
This post was edited on 2/21/23 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 2/21/23 at 9:02 am to SammyTiger
I am. Why wouldn’t I be? I steam the crawfish. I don’t boil them. I have crawfish ready to eat in 15 minutes. They aren’t watery. They aren’t mush. They aren’t rubber bands. They are perfect.
This post was edited on 2/21/23 at 9:07 am
Posted on 2/21/23 at 9:03 am to SUB
I think a tree is just a little bit hard than a crawfish.
Posted on 2/21/23 at 9:06 am to keakar
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dont use ice or everything around it sucks in the fresh ice water, rather than the seasoned water.
That isn't accurate nor does it make any sense biologically. quote:
i turn off fire, pull crawfish out of water, let sit for 5-10 minutes so the pot and crawfish are no longer steaming, then i drop them back into the water.
by that time crawfish have cooled off and dropping back in water leaves the water at around 100 degrees
As someone who brews and uses a burner and a heat exchanger to cool wort very often, unless it is 30 degrees outside, you're not gonna cool down boiling water to 100 degrees in 5-10 minutes by simply shutting off the heat and removing the basket.
This post was edited on 2/21/23 at 9:42 am
Posted on 2/21/23 at 9:07 am to joeleblanc
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I think a tree is just a little bit hard than a crawfish.
I think a sponge is just a little bit more porous than a crawfish.
This post was edited on 2/21/23 at 9:08 am
Posted on 2/21/23 at 9:12 am to BugAC
He is one of the most consistently wrong posters about everything
It's pretty remarkable if you pay attention to his posts
It's pretty remarkable if you pay attention to his posts
Posted on 2/21/23 at 9:24 am to SUB
True. You are failing to grasp the analogy. But you do you. Don’t forget to add the ice.
Posted on 2/21/23 at 9:29 am to Deactived
Keakar quietly makes peej look good
Posted on 2/21/23 at 9:41 am to joeleblanc
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True. You are failing to grasp the analogy.
Absorption rate. I think he got the analogy, i think you don't quite understand the absorption rate of crawfish vs. a sponge.
Why are crawfish boil threads always so contentious?
Posted on 2/21/23 at 9:46 am to BugAC
Because the BR area thinks they know about food, which for the most part they don’t. They think a corn dog is a delicacy. Lol
Posted on 2/21/23 at 10:02 am to joeleblanc
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They think a corn dog is a delicacy.
Now you're an Auburn fan too?? Just because someone doesn't use an ice chest doesn't completely discredit their method. I personally haven't had any crawfish worth a shite using the steaming ice chest method.
So please....
Posted on 2/21/23 at 10:02 am to joeleblanc
Posted on 2/21/23 at 10:11 am to Trout Bandit
Lol. I’m a fan of any team that plays LSU A&M in any sport. Do you even have balls to suck? I thought you non-binary folks didn’t recognize genitalia. lol.
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