The Best Boil-Worthy Seafood Pots
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As much as I love lobster (What wine goes well with lobster?) from Maine or king crab (how long does crab last?) from Alaska, I believe you’ve never truly experienced seafood until you’ve bagged some fresh shellfish (What wine goes well with shellfish?) from a Texas coastal city or town.
Nevertheless, once you’ve got your hands on some delicious crustaceans, you’re going to need the right pot to cook them in. Whether you’re looking for a wallet-friendly option or a pricier alternative, here are my top picks for the best shellfish boil pots.
Budget Boiling Pots
I should probably start by saying that any time I am preparing shellfish, I always have two big seafood pots. One for cleaning and purging the shellfish (particularly useful for shrimp or crawfish), and one for boiling them.
This Enameled Three-Piece Seafood Pot is a great choice for a seafood newbie. Enameled pots and pans are budget friendly, non-stick, scratch-resistant, and exceptionally easy to clean. While they may not be as traditional as stainless steel pots like this Bayou Classic 24-Quart Boiler, they’ll do just fine for any beginner.
Mid-Range Boiling Pots
Bayou Classics make superb stainless steel pots that are the best of the best when it comes to boiling seafood. For a hefty price, this brand makes a pot that can hold as much as 162 quarts! However, I find their much smaller (and much cheaper) 36 and 44-quart pots hold more than enough.
Top-of-the-Line Boiling Pots
The beautiful thing about boiling pots is that they don’t have to be used just for boiling. Indeed, they’re also perfect for big deep-fry jobs such as cooking up large amounts of battered okra. This is where sets like the ARC 64-quart Stainless Stockpot come in handy. With a hook for deep frying turkey and dividers for cooking various types of shellfish, it doesn’t get much better than this. Some cooks use a boil boss for cooking seafood, which stops overcooking by rapidly cooling your seafood in as little as 3 minutes without diluting your recipe with ice.
Now’s the time to get one of these bad boys along with some seafood tools and bibs. It’s also never a bad idea to also stock up on some fiery crawfish, crab, and shrimp seasoning –– and there’s no better brand than Louisiana itself! Time to settle back and take in the Bayou Classic 2023 along with some of your favorites.
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