re: Jambalaya Calculator - Version 6.1 Available

Here's something I realized from working on the Jambalaya Calculator:

Some jambalaya cooks figure rice by 1 lb per gallon and then calculate rice as 2 cups per lb. In fact there are really 2.5 cups per lb of long-grain rice. What this means is instead of using a 2-to-1 ratio of liquid to rice that they think they use, they are actually using 1.6-to-1.

Here’s an example:

5 gallon pot calls for 5 lbs of rice.
2 cups per lb means 10 cups of rice and therefore 20 cups of liquid using 2-to-1 ratio.
If they used the correct number of cups per lb (2.5) they would have come up with (5 x 2.5) = 12.5 cups of rice calling for 25 cups of liquid.
So, they used 20 cups of liquid for 12.5 cups rice. 20 /12.5 = 1.6-to-1

The jambalaya still comes out great because 1.6-to-1 is within the acceptable range, especially for larger quantities.

This calculator is just what i needed, thanks rat.

one other question, i usually make it with my dad and he always drains the drippings into a pitcher (our measuring cup)so he can account for that as part of the liquid. is this necessary? what is the general consensus on this?