Crawfish Boil Seasoning

Huge believer in Chackbay now that I’ve used it.

120qt pot
2 bags of chackbay
2 salt cylinders
1 cup cayenne
8-12oz of liquid crab boil

First batch had some sting but was great. Half all that for 2nd batch, those were the best I’ve ever cooked.

I tried slap ya momma a while back and it wasn't very good. I'll stick with louisiana with a bag or 2 of chackbay.

I prefer Cajunland over chackbay, Chinese red pepper adds a taste I don’t like to it.

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Chackbay?

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Duck

Cayanne, salt, and crab boil, with squeezed lemons, is the best seasoning profile. It's not difficult to buy those 4 ingredients and throw them in the pot...so I'm still not sure how the mixed seasonings became so popular.

My dad's recipe was 4 cylinders of salt, one large jar of zatarains cayenne and one large bottle of crab boil, about a 1/3 of a bag of lemons.

OK, if you don't use this for boiling shellfish you're just fricking up. Stuff's been around forever. My point still stands.,.

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OK, if you don't use this for boiling shellfish you're just fricking up. Stuff's been around forever.

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I agree. What does that have to do with anything? You use a premixed seasoning, as do others. You want to know why premixed seasonings became so popular? Ask yourself why the one you use became so popular and you'll have your answer.

I am a Louisiana brand through and through for my boils. Went to a boil on easter where they put this on the outside. Not a fan of sprinkling but I took a bag of it with me and on my last boil I did, I replaced a quarter of the Louisiana bag with the Myran's (in the water). Gave it a very different flavor that I liked more than just the Louisiana. I have decided this will be my new mix. 3/4 Louisiana, 1/4 Myran's.