Crawfish boil help

[buzd]

no but i will now. i love me some kick.

My first go to blend was Fishermans Cove blend. used that for YEARS. they sold it in a ziploc bag lolol marked 40lb and 25lb

captain Sid’s does the same thing and it’s not bad but not spicy enough.

 

[BigOdin504]

captain Sid’s does the same thing and it’s not bad but not spicy enough.

Agreed
I like capt sids dry spice pack but I add liquid crab oil with it and yum!

As for soaking time, grab a beer (abita strawberry or the blood orange saison from 2nd line are my go to beers for boiling right now) and taste test every few minutes after the 1st 1/2 hour. Eat when they teach the desired taste.

 

[egautr1]

Agreed
I like capt sids dry spice pack but I add liquid crab oil with it and yum!

As for soaking time, grab a beer (abita strawberry or the blood orange saison from 2nd line are my go to beers for boiling right now) and taste test every few minutes after the 1st 1/2 hour. Eat when they teach the desired taste.

That's good advice right there. I love the Abita Strawberry with some super spicy crawfish or crabs.
Strawberry beer + Boiled crawfish=
Strawberry beer by itself=

Speaking of spices, anybody ever try the Slap Ya Mama crab boil??
I really like it as it adds more heat but I will warn you there is something in it that makes it foam up when you add it to water and boil over. So if you use it just add it slowly and only use like a small bag mixed with other seasonings. Anybody ever experienced this???

 

[El Caliente]

Is Rouses not making their crawfish boil?

Yesterday as I was waiting in line for crawfish I heard about a Facebook group called the crawfish critic, is there anything like that in New Orleans?

Folks here in the Houston area, what is the best place for crawfish. I usually drive down to Seabrook he suits the closest thing to Buck Town (in terms of seafood, not in terms of sketchy stuff), but making that 50 min trip, and as I rained blows upon other consumers, I keep saying “there has to be a better way.”

 

[bigdaddysaints]

while growing up when attending a boil, the person boiling would always make it seem like it was this ancient family secret how to boil. when I was in my 30's I decided to boil my first time. I borrowed a burner and pot from a neighbor. I had no idea how to do it. so I basically followed the directions on the back of the Zatarains seasoning bottle.
They came out prefect. 13 years later, I still do them pretty much the same, just with a few tweeks. they always peel prefect (able to suck the meat out of the tail without having to actually peel) and seasoned just right (for me and extended fam)..
Try adding a pineapple.. it's awesome..
But I always get a chuckle out of when I have friends over and each of them try to tell me "this is how I do it, why aren't you".. look, you do yours the way you want, I'll do them my way.. it ain't rocket science..

 

[bigdaddysaints]

 

[Beast]

Do you expose the flesh of the pineapple or put it in whole, skin and all?

 

[bigdaddysaints]

Do you expose the flesh of the pineapple or put it in whole, skin and all?

i peel the skin off. I put it in after i kill the fire and start them soaking...

 

[Swamprat]

Is Rouses not making their crawfish boil?

Yesterday as I was waiting in line for crawfish I heard about a Facebook group called the crawfish critic, is there anything like that in New Orleans?

Folks here in the Houston area, what is the best place for crawfish. I usually drive down to Seabrook he suits the closest thing to Buck Town (in terms of seafood, not in terms of sketchy stuff), but making that 50 min trip, and as I rained blows upon other consumers, I keep saying “there has to be a better way.”

If you're talking buy live, I would suggest Boyd's on the SE part of town. I live on the north side and generally do L&L Seafood (45 and W Mount Houston) or HEB..