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Double sack crawfish burner ?
Posted on 4/28/25 at 9:18 pm
Posted on 4/28/25 at 9:18 pm
Alright
Just bought a double sack OG burner from Academy and wondering the seasoning ratio. I have my old 1 sack pot down to exactly where I like it. But for the first time using this thing, I guess my question is basically how much extra seasoning to put in. To double the recipe seems like overkill. Had a buddy tell me that he puts 1.75%
I know you guys got all the answers!
Just bought a double sack OG burner from Academy and wondering the seasoning ratio. I have my old 1 sack pot down to exactly where I like it. But for the first time using this thing, I guess my question is basically how much extra seasoning to put in. To double the recipe seems like overkill. Had a buddy tell me that he puts 1.75%
I know you guys got all the answers!
Posted on 4/28/25 at 11:42 pm to Porkskins
2.5 bags of Louisiana powder
1/2 16oz bottle of Louisiana liquid
Get 2 bags of powder for next boil and start over.
1/2 16oz bottle of Louisiana liquid
Get 2 bags of powder for next boil and start over.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:59 am to Porkskins
I use the Zatarains powder in the jar. For 1 sack I use a whole jar, and about 4oz of liquid. For 2 sacks I put the rest of the liquid and about half a jar of powder.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 6:00 am to Porkskins
First thing, measure your water with a 5 gallon bucket. Fill the bucket up twice, dump in, and note where your water line is for 10 gallons for future reference. Most big brand seasonings are made for 5-6 gallons of water typically, but I agree you don't need to double. In my 120qt pot I usually go 1 full bag of a local store I likes seasoning and 1/3-1/2 of a spicy zatarains container. Feel free to add liquid if you like but I find I don't need it with those ratios
Posted on 4/29/25 at 8:42 am to Porkskins
The amount of crawfish you put in the pot won’t make much of a difference. The amount of water you are using should be what you base your amount of seasoning on. How much water do you use for 1 sack? If you are adding more water to account for 2 sacks, just scale your seasoning amounts up by the same % increase in water. I.E. if you add 20% more water, add 20% more seasoning.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 10:45 am to Porkskins
Here's something that we started doing and found great success. We boil very often, like 20+ times a year.
When we are starting the water and will just have fixing in the water for a bit (because things like the potatoes and all need to boil for longer than the crawfish), we put only half the seasoning that we will use once the crawfish and everything is included. We boil those first fixings for what I would guess is about 10 minutes on a very low roll boil (wait for the water to come to a boil before adding the fixings, don't put anything but the lemons in the pot until the water comes to a boil).
At this point, we remove the fixings and get the water back up to a good rolling boil and add the remaining seasoning we intend to use. Put only the crawfish in and wait for the water to come back to boiling after the crawfish are added before putting the fixings back. Then we "boil till they peel good and soak till they taste good." Take the fixins out after soaking for just a bit and if you can try things in the fixings, even better.
We purposefully over season the water and control the taste by removing when stuff tastes like we want it to rather than timing things.
When we are starting the water and will just have fixing in the water for a bit (because things like the potatoes and all need to boil for longer than the crawfish), we put only half the seasoning that we will use once the crawfish and everything is included. We boil those first fixings for what I would guess is about 10 minutes on a very low roll boil (wait for the water to come to a boil before adding the fixings, don't put anything but the lemons in the pot until the water comes to a boil).
At this point, we remove the fixings and get the water back up to a good rolling boil and add the remaining seasoning we intend to use. Put only the crawfish in and wait for the water to come back to boiling after the crawfish are added before putting the fixings back. Then we "boil till they peel good and soak till they taste good." Take the fixins out after soaking for just a bit and if you can try things in the fixings, even better.
We purposefully over season the water and control the taste by removing when stuff tastes like we want it to rather than timing things.
This post was edited on 4/29/25 at 10:59 am
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