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Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:11 pm to VanRIch
I think what happens is that folks try to make it out to be a rocket science type thing. The more I do, the more it seems like I am doing something more special. So who tosses butter in the pot? 
This post was edited on 3/28/11 at 4:12 pm
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:13 pm to Bullfrog
Just to clarify a little, we do season our water. Our boils go like this.... if you want mild eat one of the first batches and if you want hotter eat at the end. We season our water and we season some in the chest. Season is added after every batch, thus the last batches tend to be more spicy. I don't try to coat the entire crawfish cause too much is not good. Like i said before i use swamp dust which seems to dissolve on the crawfish... Most other brands dont and stick to the outside and make it kinda grainy.... Again, to each his own 
but no way one of you guys who say my method is stupid will eat a batch and say that you dont like it..... been boiling them for almost 20yrs like that and kind of got it down right.
but no way one of you guys who say my method is stupid will eat a batch and say that you dont like it..... been boiling them for almost 20yrs like that and kind of got it down right. 
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:14 pm to mrsmiller
Amateur hour in here
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:15 pm to yellowfin
Everybody I know pours seasoning on them in the icechest. And yes they season the water too. They always taste great too.
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:17 pm to DeafJam73
I'm with ya Deaf...been boiling for 8 to 9 min and soaking for 15-20 for as long as I can remember...very easy to peel and tasty every time
quote:
Boil for 9 minutes and soak for 12 minutes. Adding the Caiyan on top is just too much
This post was edited on 3/28/11 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:17 pm to Dlawnboy
quote:
letting them soak to get spicy
I hate it when people let them soak. All that does is make them mushy.
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:17 pm to Broham
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Everybody I know pours seasoning on them in the icechest. And yes they season the water too. They always taste great too.
Everybody you know is a fricking moron then.
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:17 pm to LSUTiger23
quote:
bring water to boil, boil all vegetables for 10 minutes then add crawfish, bring water back to boil, boil for 6 minutes, soak for 30. Worked at a seafood place for 2 years and boiled crawfish everyday
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quote:
I've seen it done in combo pretty well, but if there's no soak, no bueno.
Quote 1 is almost verbatim what I do. I let boil for 5. Then I add a bag of ice, or just water from the hose to cool down the pot just a bit and let soak for about 30. When I put the crawfish in the ice chest, I'll take one of the 1lb bags of seasoning and sprinkle and mix over the crawfish as I pour them in. I don't always add the extra 1lb bag, but I do find it makes a difference, and often get more compliments when I do add it. More than that is overkill. And some will argue adding just that little bit is overkill.
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:19 pm to Skooter
I'm sure these same people that "dust" the crawfish also purge with salt and add a little olive oil to the water so they peel better. 
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:21 pm to yellowfin
If Im using two pots and dont have to cook to many, I prefer the boil in seasoned pot then soak in warm pot that is heavily seasoned.
If doing a 100 or more pounds.. incorporating the steam/ice chest method can help on time but you have to layer the seasoning and put ice in between the layers.
With one pot I just use the ice method.
They come out a little different based on the method but I prefer the boil then soak in warm water.
If doing a 100 or more pounds.. incorporating the steam/ice chest method can help on time but you have to layer the seasoning and put ice in between the layers.
With one pot I just use the ice method.
They come out a little different based on the method but I prefer the boil then soak in warm water.
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:22 pm to Salmon
quote:U wrong.
dumbest thing ever
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:22 pm to constant cough
quote:
I hate it when people let them soak. All that does is make them mushy
Gotta stop the cooking...I use frozen corn...works perfect and cooks the corn
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:34 pm to geaux204
My dad has been farming crawfish for as long as I can remember. He does the ice chest method. My father-in-law did the other way until he had my Dad's crawfish. He now does the ice chest method.
Having lived in Baton Rouge for 11 years for schoolin', I found that BR folks really, really, really try too hard at boiling crawfish. Its a fricking game the men play to see whose method can be more complicated.
I purge! Don't purge! blah, blah, blah.
I find the soaking method leaves a larger room for error for not much difference.
Having lived in Baton Rouge for 11 years for schoolin', I found that BR folks really, really, really try too hard at boiling crawfish. Its a fricking game the men play to see whose method can be more complicated.
I purge! Don't purge! blah, blah, blah.
I find the soaking method leaves a larger room for error for not much difference.
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:35 pm to TROLA
I've never been to a boil in the BR or Nola area and had enough spice. And almost always too mushy.
I personally need the ice chest seasoning/steaming for the extra pop. But I've also had the icechest method that was too spicy.
I personally need the ice chest seasoning/steaming for the extra pop. But I've also had the icechest method that was too spicy.
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:44 pm to constant cough
quote:
I hate it when people let them soak. All that does is make them mushy.
That means they are overcooked, not properly soaked. Don't confuse the two.
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:53 pm to Dlawnboy
I've never once had "ice chest" crawfish that tasted good, and I am a strong proponent of the soak method. However, I would like to try some from one of the "I know what I'm doing with the seasoning on the outside" people.
Posted on 3/28/11 at 4:56 pm to Dlawnboy
quote:
dumping crawfish into an ice chest and pooring powdered seasoning on them
Posted on 3/28/11 at 5:01 pm to John McClane
who wants all that shite on the outside of their crawfish?
I've never enjoyed a batch like that. I don't ever boil myself, im just saying what tastes better
I've never enjoyed a batch like that. I don't ever boil myself, im just saying what tastes better
Posted on 3/28/11 at 5:02 pm to Dlawnboy
quote:
dumping crawfish into an ice chest and pooring powdered seasoning on them
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