re: Going to try crawfish... help.

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Genuinely curious: why would this save any time? Seems like a completely unnecessary step.

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You boil all your potatoes that you are going to use for the day all at once on the stove. Like I said, it really saves time between batches. After you're done cooking your first batch, all you need to do is bring your water to a boil and throw your potatoes and crawfish in (along with whatever other vegetables you want. If the potatoes aren't cooked yet, you'd have to let them boil for a good 15-20 min before you can put your crawfish in. So you shave off about 1/3 of your wait time between batches.

It's just like doing other prep work before you put your other sides in the boil. Do you wait to half / quarter your onions, cut up your sausage, half your lemons, etc. until you are ready to boil each batch?

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People never say your crawfish is shite to your face. They just give you tips all day

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This would almost be funny if I had said I was soliciting feedback.

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This would almost be funny if I had said I was soliciting feedback.

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Implying baws don’t give random unsolicited advice well into the boil, no matter what

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I've goy an aluminum fish fryer pot, I think it's 30 quart, probably feeding 8-10 people.

I appreciate all the responses.

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That's a really small pot, so obviously the proportions of seasoning are going to change because you aren't putting 35-40 lbs in that.

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You boil all your potatoes that you are going to use for the day all at once on the stove. Like I said, it really saves time between batches. After you're done cooking your first batch, all you need to do is bring your water to a boil and throw your potatoes and crawfish in (along with whatever other vegetables you want. If the potatoes aren't cooked yet, you'd have to let them boil for a good 15-20 min before you can put your crawfish in. So you shave off about 1/3 of your wait time between batches.

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I've never had to boil potatoes for 15-20 minutes. I put my potatoes in the pot with the seasoning, lemons, oranges, onion, etc. while the water it heating up. Once it comes to a boil I let it boil for maybe 3-5 minutes before dumping my crawfish in. My potatoes are always fine. Idk why you are having to boil your potatoes so long.

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who the hell has multiple friends that are allergic to shellfish?

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I've known 3 people that are allergic to crawfish since I've been boiling them, so I guess this guy. But, we're talking a span of 25 years.

Honestly...I have never attempted to do that small of a batch.

I use a 125 qt pot and put in 35-40 pounds. I use 8oz of liquid boil and a pack and a half of seasoning, which translates to about 7-8ish pounds of seasoning then half that for the 2nd batch.

I guess you would have to get out and do the math based on the amount of pounds of crawfish you were going to do in a 30qt pot.

Honestly, I would see if I could get a small batch a few days ahead of time and then tinker. Put 2-3 lemonds, onions and garlic cloves per batch, maybe a half bag of seasoning per batch, and 2-3oz of crab boil and see how they do?

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I've got an aluminum fish fryer pot, I think it's 30 quart, probably feeding 8-10 people.

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That's really small. You probably need right around 40lbs to feed 8-10 people, so one sack should be perfect. You wont be able to cook one whole sack in a 30 qt pot obviously. I would just go ahead and buy an 80-100qt pot. You should be able to find one for about $100.

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Once it comes to a boil I let it boil for maybe 3-5 minutes before dumping my crawfish in. My potatoes are always fine. Idk why you are having to boil your potatoes so long.

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I guess I was just trying to make sure the potatoes are fully cooked when all is said and done...so I've always cooked the potatoes until they were basically ready to eat (soft on inside) before putting crawfish in. It's the way I've always done it, so maybe I've been wasting my time...If you only need to boil the potatoes 3-4 min before adding crawfish and the potatoes are nice and soft after the long soak, then I may just do that. Thanks for the input.