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Shrimp Boil on BGE?
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NecessaryIndulg
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Some friends came over last night for a shrimp boil -- I bought the food, they brought their cooking contraption.
I'd love to be able to do this using the fire from my LBGE and not worry with a propane tank and such. Has anyone done this? I'd love your thoughts...
I'd love to be able to do this using the fire from my LBGE and not worry with a propane tank and such. Has anyone done this? I'd love your thoughts...
I'm Kristi ~ Live in FL ~ BGE since 2003.
I write about food & travel on Necessary Indulgences. You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
I write about food & travel on Necessary Indulgences. You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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It's a good ole Wisconsin/Great Lakes fish boil, but with shrimp rather than a salmonid. With these kind of cooks, all you're looking for is a good heat source. No smoking benefit whatsoever. The water is going to be heavy, and quite high on an egg. I think I would stick with the fancy contraption for this cook. You could do it the Wisconsin/Great Lakes way! Put the pot on an outdoor fire, and when finished, throw a cup or so of deisel fuel into the flames. It's a great affect and causes a boil off of the fat, etc... Nah, maybe not.XL BGE - Large BGE - Small BGE - Traeger Lil' Tex Elite - Weber Smokey Joe
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would rather use the propane for a big boil. but for smaller boils you could use your dutch, i sometimes use a cataplana
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
I've got the same setup, but we use it for crawfish boils. It's also used for fried turkeys, but I've never done that.Now, I want some mudbugs.__________________________________________Dripping Springs, Texas.Just west of Austintatious
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Yeah, I would stick to the outdoor cooker for "Lowcountry Boil". As a low country boy (from Beaufort near Charleston, SC) I have used outdoor cookers a ton. They are perfect for LB, frying turkeys, and steaming oysters. As always, your pics look great Kristi and I like your enthusiasm trying to fing a way to cook that on the egg!!Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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Thanks, guys. You're right, I didn't think about the height issue.As I stood there watching this cook last night -- beer(s) in hand of course -- I thought, my BGE can produce WAY more heat than this thing!It looks like I'm in the market for a propane tank ... just never thought I'd say those words. hahaha!I'm Kristi ~ Live in FL ~ BGE since 2003.
I write about food & travel on Necessary Indulgences. You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. -
I think you keep taking those pictures to make us jealous of where you live. Pouring rain here and you have pics like that.
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I have a turkey fryer and it is relatively inexpensive. I think I paid $50 and use it mostly to cook lobster in the summer. BGE turkey is far better (and easier/less expensive/tastier) than using a turkey fryer anyway.
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Thanks, guys. You're right, I didn't think about the height issue.
I now have 3 of those things collecting dust in the garage! )As I stood there watching this cook last night -- beer(s) in hand of course -- I thought, my BGE can produce WAY more heat than this thing!It looks like I'm in the market for a propane tank ... just never thought I'd say those words. hahaha!Sarasota, FL via Boynton Beach, FL, via Sarasota, FL, via Charleston, SC, via The Outer Banks, via God's Country (East TN on Ft. Loudon Lake)
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