Frozen 2 liter bottles in a crawfish boil

Wouldn't be a great idea.

I've done this for years, frozen milk jugs and two liters, thrown in with the frozen corn in the soak period to shock cool the crawfish. A lot of people I know dump ice in, but to me that dilutes the boil if you are using the water again. The water below boil won't hurt the two liters or jugs at all, not sure what the first responder's comment is about.

i've been doing it for years....

I have done it a few times, works great. Not a problem at all.

I cant comment on the boil worthiness of a two liter, however if you go to a restaurant supply store, they sell these things that look like large plungers. You fill it with water, freeze it, and then can drop it into soups or a crawfish boil, where it will help quickly chill the dish.

Granted, I havent seen one in person since I worked in a kitchen in Crested Butte about 15 years ago, but I recall Bevi Seafood using them.

Where can you get something like that in the BR area?

BO, I was going to say that. They're called "cooling paddles". Here are some pics:





With these, you can be sure the plastic is safe for hot food.

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I don't know. Go ahead and toss some plastic jugs in a pot of hot water.

Sounds like a great idea.

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It probably gets hotter in your dishwasher. Do you not put any plastic in your dishwasher?

Considering the plastic used in most bottles doesn't begin to melt until ~480ºF, boiling water at 212ºF will do nothing to the bottle.

Do you use one of those?

I like to use water bottles not because of diluting the boil water, but if I do several sacks I end up with too much water in the pot from adding all the ice after each sack