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re: Flying in crawfish to CO, how many pounds does a typical non-Cajun eat?
Posted on 2/26/18 at 11:36 pm to 1MileTiger
Posted on 2/26/18 at 11:36 pm to 1MileTiger
I have about 50 ppl over for my boil every year and all 150#s and fixins always goes down, so average at least 3#/person is my rule. Some eat more, some eat less of course. 175# would probably all be eaten if I up'd it to that.
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Posted on 2/26/18 at 11:38 pm to ColoradoAg03
I feel like some people are only half-assing their boil if they don't use small red potatoes and mushrooms.
Posted on 2/26/18 at 11:42 pm to malvin
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As we were sitting down peeling leftovers somebody came up and grabbed the bowl I was filling up and said “oh look the pre peeled ones” and started passing them around
That’s a great way to get stabbed.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 12:24 am to MileHighTiger720
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Check out Gulf Coast Seafood in Arvada,Co. They fly crawfish in weekly live at $5 a pound.
Thanks but I've been transferred to Houston (again) so I'm not flying crawfish anymore but I will let my friends in CO know.
One thing to keep in mind you need to adjust your boiling times for the elevation in the mountains.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 12:30 am to MileHighTiger720
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Check out Gulf Coast Seafood in Arvada,Co. They fly crawfish in weekly live at $5 a pound.
I knew a couple of coonasses that ran traps in Harvey reservoir during summer. Crawfish were nice size but with slightly bigger pincers than what we get down south.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 12:37 am to YoungManOldMan
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If any true Cajun tells you they spend more than 15 seconds a Crawfish, then know that fricker is autistic.
Hell my woman isn't even from the US and she can take down a crawfish in 15 seconds in this, her first crawfish season.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 7:03 am to 1MileTiger
Tree fiddy
Posted on 2/27/18 at 7:37 am to YoungManOldMan
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If any true Cajun tells you they spend more than 15 seconds a Crawfish, then know that fricker is autistic.
I go a step further than just sucking the head, I stick my finger in the head and dig as deep as I can and clean that fricker out.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 7:39 am to tgrbaitn08
You didn't say that though.
You said
You said
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about 20 seconds per crawfish and that pinching tails and sucking heads.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 7:55 am to 1MileTiger
I get about 120lbs for 100 folks in Ga. 20 people eat 100lbs. 80 people eat 20lbs.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 8:01 am to 1MileTiger
1.5-2lbs. I went to a crawfish boil in Birmingham before, they were serving out onto styrofoam plates. I just took a stack of them. 
Posted on 2/27/18 at 8:31 am to 1MileTiger
go ahead and wait til After Easter and you'll pay less(even though I imagine what you're doing will still be expensive as F) and they're less likely to die in transit late in season. Plus size should be peaking
Posted on 2/27/18 at 8:57 am to 1MileTiger
You won’t need more than 40 pounds
I have a buddy up here who does this every year and it is no contest who is gonna eat the lions share of the boil- me.
90% of the guests are pretty freaked out about the whole affair.
I have a buddy up here who does this every year and it is no contest who is gonna eat the lions share of the boil- me.
90% of the guests are pretty freaked out about the whole affair.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 9:01 am to 1MileTiger
I do a bunch of boils for different groups in Dallas, and have learned over the years to never budget for more than 1-2 lbs per person outside of louisiana.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 9:24 am to 1MileTiger
At first I thought we discovered flying crawfish...brb I need to call SyFy
Posted on 2/27/18 at 9:27 am to 1MileTiger
you had to move all the way to Colorado just to find a job?Posted on 2/27/18 at 9:41 am to 1MileTiger
0-1lb...learned this when I first moved to Atlanta.
Posted on 2/27/18 at 9:55 am to YoungManOldMan
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do hers first and it takes me about 15-20 minutes if the shells aren't hard.
I do 5 lbs in less than 4 minutes.(when peeling for someone)
But I repeat...just order 40 lbs and stop pinching pennies. The extra tails are the best part
Posted on 2/27/18 at 10:23 am to 1MileTiger
You typically want to order 5lbs per eater.
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