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dpgllg
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Feb 02, 2020

Looking for a propane setup for seafood boil cooking

Hello!

For just my wife and I we have been cooking our version of a seafood boil wrapped in foil on a grill. It comes out okay and we enjoy it but we will be travelling in a group of six people and my little Weber Baby Q just isn't big enough to cook six pouches on it. I have always wanted to prepare this using a "turkey fryer type" setup if possible.

Can anyone recommend a setup that is decent quality BUT not priced through the roof?

Also if anyone has a good recipe to follow that also would be appreciated!

Dave
  • I use the turkey fryer pot to boil crab legs. I also have the 1/2 size pot with a basket to deep fry fish. Either one will work well depending on how big of a pot you need. That propane burner will bring it up to speed in a hurry.
    Brian
  • Bayou Classic is a good brand commonly sold at Walart, Amazon, Home Depot etc.

    Generally speaking, you want to keep the weight down low so get a burner with short welded legs, not somehthing tall and spindly. Remember the top of the pot is going to be fairly high up too. Although a pan or griddle can be used on these burners it's difficult to turn the burner low enough and keep it lit. I use a Nordic Ware flame-tamer burner plate (Amazon) for that

    Although you can set the burner on a table it gets mighty hot under the burner; I use a pizza pan or sheet pan as a heat deflector so I don't melt my plastic table.

    I use an Imusa Caldera (Amazon) on the burner for ordinary fish or chicken frying.
  • Just did a shrimp boil this afternoon for the second time in a week down here in Florida. I have a fish cooker I picked up off Craigslist for $25 and an boil pot from a thrift shop that was either new or like new for $10. It has a lift out strainer which is really nice. I use Zatarans or Louisiana seasonings shrimp and crab boil. The fish cooker works really well too with a 12" cast iron skillet for blackened fish. Both for the fish and shrimp it is soooo nice to keep all that smell outside. PS, I also use this pot/ strainer setup for making Homemade Tamales. It works so good for this I bought a second because I make pretty big batches of Tamales. MMMM
  • You can get a decent burner, pot, and basket for a little over $100 on Amazon. Then go on the Internet and search how to boil crawfish. Select a cook from south Louisiana. Be sure to rinse the crawfish well a couple times before cooking. Figure 3-4 pounds per person. Forget Old Bay use Zatarans seasoning, lemons, onions, small red potatoes, salt.