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re: Do you purge your crawfish before you boil?
Posted on 3/30/12 at 3:58 pm to Alter X
Posted on 3/30/12 at 3:58 pm to Alter X
don't ever use salt. just keep rinsing them until they are clean. salt will kill too many of the crawfish at the bottom. it instantly cramps their gills. that's why they are not a saltwater fish.
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Posted on 3/30/12 at 3:58 pm to AP83
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What did you witness happen?
i witnessed hundreds of crawfish shitting and puking all over themselves. it was quite the scene, man.
This post was edited on 3/30/12 at 3:59 pm
Posted on 3/30/12 at 3:58 pm to Neako27blitzz
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I don't see why you wouldn't, doesn't take all that much effort
Any effot is a waste of time considering it does nothing.
Posted on 3/30/12 at 3:59 pm to jrodLSUke
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That's why Louisiana is better than the rest of the world.
We peel that little vein off because it gross...right after sucking the brains out of the crawfish head.
I'm not a Louisianan and I buy my crawfish cooked, but having their tiny digestive vein full doesn't matter to me and I doubt there is much of a difference in taste. Posted on 3/30/12 at 3:59 pm to tigerdup07
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that's why they are not a saltwater fish.
or a fish at all, for that matter
Posted on 3/30/12 at 4:00 pm to Choctaw
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"purging" is not a myth. its happened right before my eyes hundreds of times.
Purging, meaning causing them to throw up or shite, is 100% myth, as is thinking that salt in the water will speed up the process of doing something that is a myth in the first place.
Posted on 3/30/12 at 4:00 pm to tigerdup07
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don't ever use salt. just keep rinsing them until they are clean. salt will kill too many of the crawfish at the bottom. it instantly cramps their gills. that's why they are not a saltwater fish.
You must use way more salt than I do. I let them sit in low salinity water for an hour, then rinse repeat. What does it matter if a couple of them die any way...cording to the AG experts they are still fine.
Posted on 3/30/12 at 4:02 pm to NoHoTiger
Hubby is a rice/crawfish farmer ... while eating crawfish the other day with friends, they were talking about this.
He only rinses them off ... gets dirt, grass, trash out (little minnows, etc that get put in the sack by accident) ... then he rinses until the water is all clear. The vein, they were talking about has to do with what bait is used (real or artificle) and the age of the crawfish.
We just pull the poo poo vein out ... good to go.
Gee, thanks ... now I'm hungry for crawfish and he can't boil them tonight as they're planting rice.
He only rinses them off ... gets dirt, grass, trash out (little minnows, etc that get put in the sack by accident) ... then he rinses until the water is all clear. The vein, they were talking about has to do with what bait is used (real or artificle) and the age of the crawfish.
We just pull the poo poo vein out ... good to go.
Gee, thanks ... now I'm hungry for crawfish and he can't boil them tonight as they're planting rice.
Posted on 3/30/12 at 4:02 pm to USMCTiger03
Purging isn't a myth but you're not going to do it in your back yard either
Posted on 3/30/12 at 4:04 pm to Choctaw
Try just washing them and soaking them in water for 5-10 minutes until the water running out of the ice chest is clear. Then "purge" them with salt and see if any significant amount of stuff comes out and is in the water.
You're cloaked in fail, son.
You're cloaked in fail, son.
Posted on 3/30/12 at 4:06 pm to yellowfin
People who don't eat the poo vein eat crawfish at a much slower rate. Better hope there is more than enough to go around.
Posted on 3/30/12 at 4:06 pm to yellowfin
quote:I meant purging as in some quick way of making them throw up or shite because they are sitting in salty water for a short time.
Purging isn't a myth but you're not going to do it in your back yard either
Posted on 3/30/12 at 4:06 pm to yellowfin
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Purging isn't a myth but you're not going to do it in your back yard either
Fact! Purging generally takes place in large tubs with a steady flow of water for 24-48 hours.
Posted on 3/30/12 at 4:20 pm to tiger91
He's late planting his rice
Posted on 3/30/12 at 4:21 pm to Mr. Allman
Nah, I get them from a few places but not there
Posted on 3/30/12 at 4:44 pm to yellowfin
Nope fin not at all... typical first plant date is march 15 (normally 1st no frost date) but he started a little earlier this year.
April 15 is considered the latest for a first crop if you're going to be planning on a 2nd crop. And now he's trying to beat this weather ... between the last 2 rain events, he worked planting until 3 am and then 12 am the next day. Enough to make a wife worry!
April 15 is considered the latest for a first crop if you're going to be planning on a 2nd crop. And now he's trying to beat this weather ... between the last 2 rain events, he worked planting until 3 am and then 12 am the next day. Enough to make a wife worry!
Posted on 3/30/12 at 5:42 pm to tiger91
We planted early this year with the warm winter
Posted on 3/30/12 at 5:51 pm to Alter X
I purge them with clean water usually 3 times (fill tub, drain, fill tub, drain, fill tub, drain) and that does the trick. No salt needed. I tried it with salt and without and found no difference. Always tasted great!
Posted on 3/30/12 at 6:17 pm to TigerWise
Too many pansies in this thread who take the vein out. Just eat the damn thing.
Posted on 3/30/12 at 6:20 pm to DrEdgeLSU
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