Crawfish Supplies 2.0

Bosco · Apr 23, 2014

So a buddy of mine knew my birthday was coming up and knew I was looking for Crawfish equipment and he ended up buying me a dual jet burner and 120 qt pot :bigok:

I love my friends.

So now I need the remaining equipment. I'm struggling to find where I can get this hamper/tub combo. Can anyone assist?

This is my list so far for a Sunday boil, can you guys think of anything else?

Shower Curtain to protect table
Packing Paper to protect table
Large Yard Trash Bags
Paper Towels
Mesh Bag
Hamper
Tub for Hamper
Paddle
Folding yard chairs
Drinks
Bags of Ice
Propane Tank
Crawfish Serving Trays

40 lb Crawfish
2 Cajunland Seasoning Bags
8lb Cajunland Complete Boil
8oz Cajunland Concentrated Boil
8oz Cajunland Cayenne Pepper
Bag of Onions
Bag of Garlic
Bag of Potatoes
Bag of Lemons
Mushrooms
Corn

RedStickChick · Apr 23, 2014

You don't throw andouille in your boil?

Baby bellas are great for boils.

Make sure you keep those mudbugs cool (and alive) before the boil.

What kind of table are you working with? Just go pick up a cheap plastic table, similar to that of a beer pong table.

If you intend on hosting boils frequently in the future, I'd recommend picking up one of these. So awesome.

Bosco · Apr 23, 2014

I might after the fact, don't like to taint the flavor of the crawfish though

I have a couple folding tables, I just don't like them to get full of crap so I throw cheap things on them to protect them.

Emperor · Apr 23, 2014

Bosco said:
So a buddy of mine knew my birthday was coming up and knew I was looking for Crawfish equipment and he ended up buying me a dual jet burner and 120 qt pot I love my friends.

So now I need the remaining equipment. I'm struggling to find where I can get this hamper/tub combo. Can anyone assist?
This is my list so far for a Sunday boil, can you guys think of anything else?

Shower Curtain to protect table
Packing Paper to protect table
Large Yard Trash Bags
Paper Towels
Mesh Bag
Hamper
Tub for Hamper
Paddle
Folding yard chairs
Drinks
Bags of Ice
Propane Tank
Crawfish Serving Trays

40 lb Crawfish
2 Cajunland Seasoning Bags
8lb Cajunland Complete Boil
8oz Cajunland Concentrated Boil
8oz Cajunland Cayenne Pepper
Bag of Onions
Bag of Garlic
Bag of Potatoes
Bag of Lemons
Mushrooms
Corn

Tractor Supply/Goodwood Hardware/Fishing Supply/Restaurant Supply Didn't that pot come with a strainer/basket inside? Go get a galvanized wash tub and use the basket.

Bosco · Apr 23, 2014

Yea has a basket inside that has a little metal thing on a hinge to let you drain the basket on top the pot

so cool

Thanks I'll check tractor supply after work.

tun_o_matic · Apr 23, 2014

I add smoked sausage an brussel sprouts as additional edibles and celery and bay leaves for seasoning. We also use the cheap plastic party table covers that cost about $1 at walmart.

Hitman · Apr 23, 2014

I don't add Sausage to my Boil until AFTER I yank the Crawfish.
Too much fatty oil released from the sausage before hand for my taste.

Now if you REALLY want something nice.
Drop some Boudin in that boil for a couple minutes......poooooooh! das some good trash yea boy!

That tub/basket looks like some Laundry Baskets and Sand Toy buckets mixed.
From Wal-Mart to Target to Fred's or Dollar Store. May be a seasonal thing?

asianpersuasion · Apr 23, 2014

Go to lowes and get 2 buckets (similar to pink one in your pic) and drill holes in one of them. They come with rope handles also

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oleheat · Apr 23, 2014

We still purge ours with salt, before boiling them. The salt makes them $hit (not "throw up mud", as some suggest). Makes for a cleaner boil, IMHO- regardless of what LSU's "Crawfish Wizards" have to say, on the matter.

king4456 · Apr 23, 2014

oleheat said:
We still purge ours with salt, before boiling them. The salt makes them $hit (not "throw up mud", as some suggest). Makes for a cleaner boil, IMHO- regardless of what LSU's "Crawfish Wizards" have to say, on the matter.

This is false and make the crawfish way too salty at best and kills them before the boil at worst. Just wash them with clean water several times. Please do not offer this advice to new cookers.:thumbup:

oleheat · Apr 23, 2014

To each his own, I guess. Notice how I said that's how **we** do it. LOL

Hitman · Apr 23, 2014

oleheat said:
We still purge ours with salt, before boiling them. The salt makes them $hit (not "throw up mud", as some suggest). Makes for a cleaner boil, IMHO- regardless of what LSU's "Crawfish Wizards" have to say, on the matter.

king4456 said:
This is false and make the crawfish way too salty at best and kills them before the boil at worst. Just wash them with clean water several times. Please do not offer this advice to new cookers.:thumbup:

cough...cough....

oleheat said:
regardless of what LSU's "Crawfish Wizards" have to say, on the matter.

But yea my pals at Bayou Lacassine Farms purge theirs in fresh water for 24 hours before selling them.

They are CLEAN after that. Straight into the POT, no washing needed.

oleheat · Apr 23, 2014

Those are some good pals to have, HM. :dogkeke:

Most of ours come from the spillway- or we catch them at the camp. But my personal favorite is river crawfish. The big, knarly bastards with tails the size of your thumb. We're prolly gonna go after some this weekend.

Bosco · Apr 24, 2014

tractor supply had nothing crawfish related

i hear the ace hardwares have stuff. i'll check there after work today.

regarding the picture of the hamper/tub - the hamper thing is what we always used for crabs and shrimp when i was growing up. just no clue where to get them from locally.

http://www.chesapeakecrabbingsupply.com/baskets-nets

oleheat · Apr 24, 2014

Hitman said:
But yea my pals at Bayou Lacassine Farms purge theirs in fresh water for 24 hours before selling them.

They are CLEAN after that. Straight into the POT, no washing needed.

I remembered seeing this a while back on another forum....I LOL'd after reading it- again. :dogkeke:

I also use salt sometimes but I find if you leave them in the salt water too long they start to die, but I always clean them off in an ice chest until the water comes out clear. I know a fella (who's on this site) that doesn't clean them at all, straight out of the sack and into the pot!! Last time we boiled at his house he boiled two turtles!! LMAO!! You know who you are!!

chrisba · Apr 24, 2014

The basket thing is called a champagne. Any of the local fishing stores she have them or tell you where to get them.

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Emperor · Apr 24, 2014

chrisba said:
The basket thing is called a champagne. Any of the local fishing stores she have them or tell you where to get them.

Aw ****; we has a CHALMATION on here! :noes:

tun_o_matic · Apr 24, 2014

Academy has the baskets without the tub. http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/lee...ket/pid-187701?N=845454855&Ntt=basket&Ntk=All

saggitarius449 · Apr 24, 2014

We also boil eggs with all the potatoes and corn. Talk about good!

Bosco · Apr 25, 2014

tun_o_matic said:
Academy has the baskets without the tub. http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/lee...ket/pid-187701?N=845454855&Ntt=basket&Ntk=All

Sweet! I got some tubs from wally world was just gonna bum a couple baskets from a friend, but I'll check Academy now

Might end up in Slidell tomorrow so I can check Gus's if all else fails.

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