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re: Anyone ever used a swamp bucket?
Posted on 8/16/24 at 12:04 pm to lsushelly
Posted on 8/16/24 at 12:04 pm to lsushelly
10lbs of shrimp max. It takes a pretty long time to get to boiling temp, so if you're planning to do more than that, use a propane boiler. 2 batches would take forever.
One pro tip I'd say, boil the shrimp in clean water for 3 mins, then have your crawfish pot with warm/room temperature seasoned water sitting next to it. When you drain the Swamp bucket, poor the shrimp in the warm seasoned water to soak. Peels perfect every time. A little extra cleaning, but it's worth it to me.
We brought one with us to the beach and boiled shrimp on the balcony. It worked great, and I didn't have to haul all of that pot/burner/propane etc.
One pro tip I'd say, boil the shrimp in clean water for 3 mins, then have your crawfish pot with warm/room temperature seasoned water sitting next to it. When you drain the Swamp bucket, poor the shrimp in the warm seasoned water to soak. Peels perfect every time. A little extra cleaning, but it's worth it to me.
We brought one with us to the beach and boiled shrimp on the balcony. It worked great, and I didn't have to haul all of that pot/burner/propane etc.
This post was edited on 8/16/24 at 12:09 pm
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Posted on 8/16/24 at 10:29 pm to Sea Hoss
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I bought one a couple of months back and have used it 3 times. It's very convient to use if traveling as opposed to hauling a tank, a pot and a burner.
I couldn’t imagine needing to boil seafood that bad.
Posted on 8/17/24 at 6:16 am to lsushelly
Tips.
Don't boil fresh brown shrimp. Not much you can do to make them peel as good as white shrimp no matter what technique you do.
Boil them till they float, soak them till the sink.
I personally don't have a "Swamp Bucket" I never saw the need for one. I use a turkey fryer with a strainer basket on my outside stove. In that turkey fryer I can, cook a soup, make a gumbo, fry a turkey or some whole chickens...... can't do that in a swamp bucket. But I do applaud the owners for making a few dollars off of it.
Don't boil fresh brown shrimp. Not much you can do to make them peel as good as white shrimp no matter what technique you do.
Boil them till they float, soak them till the sink.
I personally don't have a "Swamp Bucket" I never saw the need for one. I use a turkey fryer with a strainer basket on my outside stove. In that turkey fryer I can, cook a soup, make a gumbo, fry a turkey or some whole chickens...... can't do that in a swamp bucket. But I do applaud the owners for making a few dollars off of it.
Posted on 8/17/24 at 7:41 am to SidetrackSilvera
Posted on 8/18/24 at 8:23 am to lsushelly
It worked great! Brought the water to a boil, added seasoning and mushrooms,corn and potatoes. Boiled for ten minutes. Dropped in 10# of large shrimp. Brought back up to almost a boil and unplugged it. Let them sit about five minutes and perfect. I will be getting one of these. Thanks for all the tips!
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