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re: So, I think I need a new crawfish burner...what do you recommend?

Posted on 3/19/13 at 10:08 pm to
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
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Posted on 3/19/13 at 10:08 pm to
I bought a double jet burner today from Lowes.
Posted by tigersnipen
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 3/19/13 at 10:12 pm to
ShoppersChoice

Looks a little high but it comes all in one.. most require you to mount your self. Still requires you to buy your own regulator.


I use a double jet myself works for me with my 100qt pot.
This post was edited on 3/19/13 at 10:39 pm
Posted by G Vice
Lafayette, LA
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 3/19/13 at 11:06 pm to
Well there you go, Chicken.

And after all that discussion..........sometimes we need the quick and accessible option.

If you bought a double burner set-up, you should be able to get up to cooking temps in a reasonably quick amount of time.

Can you post a pic?
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 9:47 am to
I bought this burner, but now realize it has no wind protection, like my current one has.



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This post was edited on 3/20/13 at 9:48 am
Posted by yellowfin
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 9:53 am to
Now you need a 10 gallon propane tank cause that one sucks too fast for a 5 gallon, it's going to freeze up on you
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 9:54 am to
You certainly won't have issues with water temps with that one.
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 10:01 am to
Just block the wind with an ice chest or two .
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 10:06 am to
I've had to borrow tanks from my 5th wheel before. Nice to have those there just in case.
Posted by yellowfin
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 10:45 am to
Yeah, it seems like I can never buy enough of those things
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 11:32 am to
Say what?
Posted by GeauxldMember
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 11:36 am to
quote:

Boils 100qt (half full) pot of water in a little over 5 minutes. It uses a shite TON of propane though. I went through 3/4 of a 5 gallon bottle in 2 sacks last weekend.


My homemade jet burner will bring my 120 qt. pot (around 40 percent full, no lid) to a screaming boil in around that range as well. Of course it sounds like an F-18, and that's with the ball valve opened only about 1/8th of full.

I agree with another poster, it's part of the fun. It will definitely blow through some propane though.
Posted by yellowfin
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 11:53 am to
A 5 gallon propane tank will freeze up with that burner
Posted by G Vice
Lafayette, LA
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 12:34 pm to
When compressed gas leaves the tank, it causes the tank to get cold, with a layer of frost buildup on the outside.

This gets worse as the flow rate out of the tank increases.

Fin, you think it will affect the valve and impair the flow? I've never had a tank freeze up to the point of it becoming disabled before. So
This post was edited on 3/20/13 at 12:36 pm
Posted by GeauxldMember
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 12:46 pm to
If it does, you can try putting your bottle in a tub of water, or hose it off... If that doesn't suffice, get a bigger tank.
Posted by yellowfin
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Member since May 2006
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 12:48 pm to
quote:

Fin, you think it will affect the valve and impair the flow? I've never had a tank freeze up to the point of it becoming disabled before. So



It does with those double burners, my uncles sells them and we have to submerge the tank in water to operate them off 5 gallons.
Posted by gmrkr5
NC
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 12:51 pm to
quote:

hose it off.


will make it worse. gotta submerge
Posted by G Vice
Lafayette, LA
Member since Dec 2006
13170 posts
Posted on 3/20/13 at 12:54 pm to
My guess is he doesn't own a tank and he buys propane via propane exchange. He'd need a spare bottle for sure.
Posted by The Korean
Denham Springs, LA
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 2:13 pm to
In for later
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 2:20 pm to
Sounds like I just need a single burner jet...no?
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 2:23 pm to
quote:

Sounds like I just need a single burner jet...no?


The double you have is fine, my brother in law has the same one. We've boiled 4 times this year with absolutely no problem. We don't try to burn our leg hair off so we only crank it to the point of a healthy fire, and the tank may have a bit of ice on it...but it's fine. You got a good one and it will 100% work.
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