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Posted on 4/1/25 at 2:50 pm to Motorboat
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I got called a retard in this thread. Who’s getting worked up?
You.
Posted on 4/1/25 at 4:04 pm to TeddyPadillac
I have a 90 qt that is over 45 years old that I replaced with a 100 qt. Can't bring myself to get rid of the 90 qt. IT was actually used for quite a few Harry Lee and John Mamoulides crawfish boils especially around re-election time.
!00 qt. is perfect!
Posted on 4/1/25 at 4:15 pm to urtoosmall
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Beware: a 120 qt pot full of water will be very heavy
Oh yeah
120 qts / 4 per gallon = 30 gallons X 8.34 ppg = 250.2 pounds of water...not counting pot and bugs
Posted on 4/1/25 at 4:21 pm to duckblind56
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Oh yeah
120 qts / 4 per gallon = 30 gallons X 8.34 ppg = 250.2 pounds of water...not counting pot and bugs
Jethro, your cyphering is a bit skewed since you are not going to fill the pot with water. At most, just past halfway with water to leave room for the crawfish, seasonings and fixings.
This post was edited on 4/8/25 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 4/1/25 at 5:04 pm to LNCHBOX
Yall were kinda hard on Motorboat. 100 is about right for sack, fixins and some breathing room. Hate those damn boil overs.
Posted on 4/1/25 at 5:26 pm to Havoc
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Yall were kinda hard on Motorboat. 100 is about right for sack, fixins and some breathing room. Hate those damn boil overs.
I didn't say anything to him until he called one sack a "Mickey Mouse" boil. He asked for all the shite he got imo, and 100qt is way overkill for one sack and all the fixins so his original post was rightly blasted.
This post was edited on 4/1/25 at 5:27 pm
Posted on 4/1/25 at 6:47 pm to LNCHBOX
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100qt is way overkill for one sack and all the fixins
It isn’t way overkill. It’s ideal. You can get away with 80 but it can get crowded.
Posted on 4/1/25 at 6:57 pm to Havoc
Ive had an 80 and a 100. The 80 was by far my favored size
Posted on 4/1/25 at 8:33 pm to Havoc
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You can get away with 80 but it can get crowded.
I put more fixins than most in my boil and have never come close to overcrowding my 80qt pot. 100 is overkill for one sack, it's really not debatable, but I'm sure you'll find away and let's not forget motorboat said 100 minimum, which is even more ridiculous
This post was edited on 4/1/25 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 4/1/25 at 9:42 pm to TeddyPadillac
Depending on what you call a good amount of sides, I'd say 80qt is usually good for 1 sack and sides. I have a 120qt and it fits 2 sacks and all the sides I need. And people say I have a big variety of sides.
Posted on 4/1/25 at 9:52 pm to Motorboat
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I got called a retard in this thread. Who’s getting worked up?
No. He said that what you posted was retarded. It was. You sound like a woman who loves twisting words. And yes, it is you who is getting worked up for that very reason.
This post was edited on 4/1/25 at 9:53 pm
Posted on 4/1/25 at 11:10 pm to TeddyPadillac
Something my grandpa told me when I was a kid:
“I have a 120 size options with my 120qt. I just turn off the hose.”
Always buy the biggest. You can always add less water but you can’t stretch a pot.
“I have a 120 size options with my 120qt. I just turn off the hose.”
Always buy the biggest. You can always add less water but you can’t stretch a pot.
Posted on 4/2/25 at 2:26 pm to Tigerdew
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Always buy the biggest. You can always add less water but you can’t stretch a pot.
What is a pot stretcher used for then?
Posted on 4/2/25 at 2:31 pm to Tigerdew
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“I have a 120 size options with my 120qt. I just turn off the hose.”
Always buy the biggest. You can always add less water but you can’t stretch a pot.
You make a good point there.
I don't think I need 120qt, but I think that justifies getting the 100qt over the 80qt.
I would think if you had anything more than 100qt you'd want the drain valve on the bottom of the pot.
Posted on 4/2/25 at 2:51 pm to TeddyPadillac
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but I think that justifies getting the 100qt over the 80qt.
That's what I would go with if this is something you plan on doing a couple times a year and don't want to have to get a new and more powerful burner. But with a 100qt you'll want to upgrade your burner's regulator (about $20) to 30 PSI if it isn't already at that, else it will take a while to get 50 qts of water boiling. My single jet Bayou Classic can get 50 qts (in a 100 qt pot) boiling in about 20 minutes or less. It can return the pot to a boil after dropping crawfish in about 5 minutes. It took about double the time with a 10 PSI regulator.
This post was edited on 4/2/25 at 2:53 pm
Posted on 4/2/25 at 4:07 pm to TeddyPadillac
I have an 80 and 120. If doing 2 sacks in 2 batches, 80 works great. I use the 120 for 3 or 4 sacks in 2 batches, works great with extra space. Use both for my big 8 sack, 3 batch boil.
Two notes.
1) The 120 basket full is heavy, two man job to safely pull it out of the water.
2) For the 120 I use double the seasoning from the 80. When I first started using the 120 (I grew up on the 80), I just did 1.5x the seasoning to be proportional, but I found batches were under-seasoned. I can't explain the science why 2x works better than 1.5x, but it works.
Two notes.
1) The 120 basket full is heavy, two man job to safely pull it out of the water.
2) For the 120 I use double the seasoning from the 80. When I first started using the 120 (I grew up on the 80), I just did 1.5x the seasoning to be proportional, but I found batches were under-seasoned. I can't explain the science why 2x works better than 1.5x, but it works.
Posted on 4/2/25 at 8:12 pm to Tigerdew
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Always buy the biggest. You can always add less water but you can’t stretch a pot
Which is why I got the 120, I can boil 2 bushel of crabs in it if I take the basket out and dip them out with a net.
To answer the OP, for 1 sack and 80 quart is fine.
This post was edited on 4/2/25 at 8:14 pm
Posted on 4/8/25 at 10:27 am to NOLALGD
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2) For the 120 I use double the seasoning from the 80. When I first started using the 120 (I grew up on the 80), I just did 1.5x the seasoning to be proportional, but I found batches were under-seasoned. I can't explain the science why 2x works better than 1.5x, but it works.
Bumping this thread.
This is good to know. I have 120 qt. I usually do one sack with it, but I have an occasion where I need to boil three sacks, and I don't feel like doing three separate boils if I can help it. I have been struggling with adjusting the seasoning.
Posted on 4/8/25 at 10:28 am to TeddyPadillac
When I was younger and had never boiled before, I bought a 120qt pot thinking I needed it.
I wish to God I had bought an 80 or 100
I wish to God I had bought an 80 or 100
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