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re: Frozen 2 liter bottles in a crawfish boil
Posted on 2/4/16 at 11:10 am to LSUtiger09
Posted on 2/4/16 at 11:10 am to LSUtiger09
Semantics. What is meant is that the seasoning takes into account the extra water at the end of the boil. And like jones said earlier, a couple sacks of ice when melted is not too significant next to a 100 qt pot of water so dilution is not a big concern at all.
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Posted on 2/4/16 at 11:16 am to TH03
So to get back on topic...sort of...is the easiest / most cost effective and safe solution to use large size non-BPA plastic bottles with frozen water?
Posted on 2/4/16 at 11:21 am to SUB
i think the easiest and most cost effective thing to do is spray the outside of the pot with a hose and spray the inside of the pot with the hose. or dump ice in the pot and mix with the paddle. you wont dilute the water to a point where it is even noticeable.
like someone said earlier, this isnt 'rocket surgery'. i think people over complicate this food
like someone said earlier, this isnt 'rocket surgery'. i think people over complicate this food
Posted on 2/4/16 at 11:25 am to Deactived
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i think people over complicate this food
people over complicating cooking on this board?
I don't believe it
Posted on 2/4/16 at 11:26 am to Deactived
I've never sprayed the pot, always just did the ice bags. I mean, you're essentially just blanching the crawfish then keeping them in to soak in the seasoning.
Posted on 2/4/16 at 11:30 am to SUB
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is the easiest / most cost effective and safe solution to use large size non-BPA plastic bottles with frozen water?
No. The easiest, most cost effective and safe solution is ice.
This post was edited on 2/4/16 at 11:31 am
Posted on 2/4/16 at 11:37 am to Deactived
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i think the easiest and most cost effective thing to do is spray the outside of the pot with a hose and spray the inside of the pot with the hose. or dump ice in the pot and mix with the paddle. you wont dilute the water to a point where it is even noticeable.
I don't want to swamp my yard, and I don't believe the spray method is that effective. I homebrew and have tried cooling that much water by moving the pot into a tub full of ice water. It takes a LONG time for it to cool with that method. Therefore, cooling from the inside out is the most effective way to do it. The options for that are (in addition to dumping frozen corn) dumping ice (ice is what, $2-$3 per bag?), using frozen plastic bottles / jugs, or using something like an immersion chiller (what yellowfin posted). The ice costs the most and slightly dillutes the water. Plastic bottles don't cost anything. The immersion chiller would work the fastest, however you also will have to figure out where to drain all of the water that comes out, and may end up swamping your yard.
Like someone else mentioned, it would be interesting to take temperature readings and figure out a target temp for letting the crawfish cool to. It's definitely over-complicating things, but I also like being consistent.
This post was edited on 2/4/16 at 11:38 am
Posted on 2/4/16 at 11:49 am to SUB
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I don't want to swamp my yard, and I don't believe the spray method is that effective
You arent using that much water and I did mention earlier that its probably not that effective, but its doing something.
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It takes a LONG time for it to cool with that method. Therefore, cooling from the inside out is the most effective way to do it. The options for that are (in addition to dumping frozen corn) dumping ice (ice is what, $2-$3 per bag?), using frozen plastic bottles / jugs, or using something like an immersion chiller (what yellowfin posted).
It does take a long time to cool that big of a pot but I dont think you need to cool it that much that quick like you are talking about. You need to bring it off a boil and get the temperature down a moderate amount. I think there is a lot of wiggle room with the temperature.
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The ice costs the most and slightly dillutes the water. Plastic bottles don't cost anything.
20/lb bag of ice costs $1 at the ice machine by my house.
Plastic bottles do cost money and they also take up a bunch of space in your freezer.
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Like someone else mentioned, it would be interesting to take temperature readings and figure out a target temp for letting the crawfish cool to. It's definitely over-complicating things, but I also like being consistent.
I will definitely do this with the infrared gun with our next boil. I like being consistent too so we have our way of doing it and it works out every time. If your method works, dont worry about temps and whatever else to complicate it even more
Posted on 2/4/16 at 4:34 pm to Deactived
quote:Let us know the size of the pot, how much water you put in, how much ice you use and and the exact # of lbs of crawfish you put in.
I will definitely do this with the infrared gun with our next boil. I like being consistent too so we have our way of doing it and it works out every time.
Posted on 2/4/16 at 4:39 pm to Stadium Rat
Crawfish boil treads = winner
Posted on 2/4/16 at 4:41 pm to Spilled Milk
I've seen people use the milk cartons. Just cut the plastic off.
Posted on 2/4/16 at 5:10 pm to Spilled Milk
Question...WHY would you put something in to cool off the crawfish???
Posted on 2/4/16 at 5:13 pm to joeleblanc
You don't want to overcook them. They cook almost instantly. Cool down the water, much like blanching (stop cooking) and they soak in the seasoning without becoming mushy and overcooked.
Posted on 2/4/16 at 5:28 pm to LSUtiger09
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So why note just cut the fire off early instead of having to worry about putting frozen water bottles in the boil?
Its too easy to do it that way. Kind of like spending time stirring a pot to make roux instead of going buy some.
Call me crazy, but I like boiled crawfish hot, not lukewarm...but that's just me..
cheers
Posted on 2/4/16 at 5:38 pm to joeleblanc
They're plenty hot when they come out, genius.
Posted on 2/4/16 at 7:18 pm to TH03
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They're plenty hot when they come out, genius
Right...rookie
Posted on 2/4/16 at 8:52 pm to joeleblanc
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Right...rookie
He's not the one who asked the stupid question.
Stupid because it was asked and answered about 3 times already in the thread, in case it wasn't obvious enough.
Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:02 pm to BlackenedOut
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I really like spraying the side of the pot with a hose as a way to cool without diluting
This is what I do too. I've tried the ice method once and I didn't notice a difference than when I hose the pot down. Just a wasted bag of ice.
Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:32 pm to Havoc
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He's not the one who asked the stupid question. Stupid because it was asked and answered about 3 times already in the thread, in case it wasn't obvious enough.
It wasn't obvious enough to me as I didn't read the thread. And its not a stupid question, stupid. What's stupid is cooling down boiled crawfish. Now THAT is stupid.....lol
Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:41 pm to joeleblanc
So after the crawfish have boiled and you cut the fire off, you use no means of cooling the pot off?
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