CrawfishElvis

Patty melt with runny fried egg on it. Double hash scattered, covered, smothered, chunked.

I’m making a pot of chili this weekend. I normally don’t put much thought into the chili powder and just grab the first one I see off the spice isle. But I’m willing to try a certain one if it really does make a difference.

This makes me think about my mom’s crawfish etouffee. Growing up, I loved it.
It was a recipe she found in some magazine and it had rotel and a few different “cream of” soups in it that she all put in the crockpot…
It wasn’t until I was grown and started cooking on my own that I realized how ridiculous it was…
TBH I’d eat it again mainly for the nostalgia.. and I’m sure I’d still think it’s good. It’s just not real etouffee.
I feel like us Louisianan's (especially the good cooks) can get a little pretentious at times about our dishes. I get it and I’m definitely guilty at times.
But I’ve grown to look at it like this; The burger I cook at home isn’t even in the same stratosphere as a McDouble, but sometimes I still enjoy one from time to time.

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Do you think a 10gal would work on yours?

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10 gallon would probably work just from the looks of it with the 15 on there

I just went through this on Friday. Have a stand similar to you but aluminum and a 6.5 gallon pot. Drove to Mamou on Friday to pick up a 15 gallon from Cajun Classic. The sweet lady in there asked several times if I needed a burner but I told her I’m pretty sure mine would work. Get back home and the pot is way too big for the burner.

It’s always made the most sense to me to brown the sausage first since it leaves a good amount of grease to brown the rest of the meat in. But I’ve seen a lot of guys do the sausage last.
Is there a reason or does it really even matter? Y’all learn me something

My wife bought me a Mcware about 5 years ago for Christmas. It has made a many delicious gumbo. It might not be someone’s mamaws pot, but the way I look at it, one day my kids will be fighting over who gets dads gumbo pot when I pass on

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You can use a flap disc with a grinder and use finer and finer grits and you can get the new ones really smooth

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I’ve seen people do this and it has crossed my mind. Are there any cons to doing this? I feel like a lot of people would frown on doing that

For an adult unfortunately

I was honestly surprised the first time I tried those. They are really good