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Determining the size of a jambalaya pot
Posted on 1/21/21 at 9:36 am
Posted on 1/21/21 at 9:36 am
I am trying to determine the size of a jambalaya pot before I cook in it for a fundraiser. I have a friend who gave me a large pot awhile back, but don't remember the size. Is the easiest way to fill it up with water to determine how many gallons it holds?
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Posted on 1/21/21 at 9:40 am to zx24
Easiest and quickest unless you are really good at mathing.
Posted on 1/21/21 at 9:50 am to zx24
What kind of pot is it?
Posted on 1/21/21 at 9:51 am to zx24
Yea. Just dump 5 gallon buckets of water in it till it overflows.
Posted on 1/21/21 at 9:52 am to zx24
Google "Volume of a Sphere Calculator". Google will show you an interface. Divide that by 2.
Posted on 1/21/21 at 9:53 am to Splackavellie
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Easiest and quickest unless you are really good at mathing.
My mathing isn't the best, so I am going to fill it up with water.
Posted on 1/21/21 at 9:56 am to BeerMoney
Ah hell forgot the conversion to gallons.
The calculator will ask for the radius. So if the pot is 20 inches across, you put in 10. It'll give you a big number. 4188.79. divide that by 2 which will be 2094. Divide that by 231 to convert to gallons. Which would be 9 gallons if the pot is 20 inches across.
The calculator will ask for the radius. So if the pot is 20 inches across, you put in 10. It'll give you a big number. 4188.79. divide that by 2 which will be 2094. Divide that by 231 to convert to gallons. Which would be 9 gallons if the pot is 20 inches across.
Posted on 1/21/21 at 9:59 am to BeerMoney
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The calculator will ask for the radius. So if the pot is 20 inches across, you put in 10.
That's if it's round. A lot of pots have a flat spot at the top and therefore it's not 1/2 of a sphere
Posted on 1/21/21 at 10:04 am to tenfoe
True. I assumed because he was cooking for a fundraiser that it was 15+. Mine are all round.
Posted on 1/21/21 at 10:14 am to zx24
Do you know how many pounds of rice you cook in it that will fill it up?
Posted on 1/21/21 at 10:47 am to zx24
Yeah just pour 1 gallon jugs of water into it until it's full. Math'll get you close if you do it right, but it's hard to screw up counting the number of jugs it takes to fill the pot. It just might take a while.
Also, you definitely need to check out the Jambalaya Calculator made by TD's own Stadium Rat. It has every permutation of "how much XXX do I need for jambalaya" that you can think of, including pot size.
The dude's REALLY into jambalaya.
Stadium Rat's jambalaya calculator TD thread
You don't need to sign up or sign in. At the top right of the page, next to the sign up and sign in buttons, that down arrow is the download link.
Also, you definitely need to check out the Jambalaya Calculator made by TD's own Stadium Rat. It has every permutation of "how much XXX do I need for jambalaya" that you can think of, including pot size.
The dude's REALLY into jambalaya.
Stadium Rat's jambalaya calculator TD thread
You don't need to sign up or sign in. At the top right of the page, next to the sign up and sign in buttons, that down arrow is the download link.
This post was edited on 1/21/21 at 10:56 am
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:04 am to zx24
pi*r^2*h
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:13 am to zx24
Ever heard of Pi?
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:15 am to auggie
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Ever heard of Pi?
and then how do you take in account for the round bottom?
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:25 am to Tigerpaw123
I just replied to the OP, he didn't mention the round bottom in the OP. I was pretty much joking anyway, filling it with water is the easiest way.
There probably a way to figure out that round bottom, but I don't want any part of it
To tell the truth though, I've never seen a pot that was rounded on the bottom, except maybe a WOK, if you call that a pot. How does it stand up?
There probably a way to figure out that round bottom, but I don't want any part of it
To tell the truth though, I've never seen a pot that was rounded on the bottom, except maybe a WOK, if you call that a pot. How does it stand up?
This post was edited on 1/21/21 at 11:34 am
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:39 am to auggie
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To tell the truth though, I've never seen a pot that was rounded on the bottom, except maybe a WOK, if you call that a pot. How does it stand up?
In a stand made for the pot you frickin yankee.
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:40 am to auggie
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I've never seen a pot that was rounded on the bottom, except maybe a WOK, if you call that a pot. How does it stand up?
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:43 am to tenfoe
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In a stand made for the pot you frickin yankee.
All my pots are flat on the bottom, I guess I better rethink my uniform for the civil war re-enactments. I might get shot as a spy.This post was edited on 1/21/21 at 11:46 am
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:48 am to auggie
All good, but for future reference when someone is talking about a Jambalaya pot it looks something like this, and all Pi would be good for is dessert
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:52 am to Tigerpaw123
Ah, never seen one of those (the stand part). I would call that more of a kettle though. Ive got a couple of the old kettles.
funny some of the things you might remember reading on these forums. The last time I saw one of those kettles being used, was at a hog killin when I was about 13. That's what they heated the water in. That was a looong time back.
funny some of the things you might remember reading on these forums. The last time I saw one of those kettles being used, was at a hog killin when I was about 13. That's what they heated the water in. That was a looong time back.
This post was edited on 1/21/21 at 12:05 pm
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