Purge or not to purge

Discussion in 'Good Eats' started by 75vette, May 26, 2009.

  1. Nutriaitch

    Nutriaitch Fear the Buoy

    a. salt does not kill them (unless you leave them in there for hours)
    b. leaving them in the water does not kill them (unless you leave them in there for hours)
    c. the handful that may die will be undetectable, before, during, or after the boiling process. throw them in the pot with the rest, and nobody will ever know the difference.
    d. purging with salt is an excellent way to waste salt. it accomplishes absolutely nothing.
     
  2. 75vette

    75vette Founding Member

    Thanks guys, no salt it is.
     
  3. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

    That's about it.
     
  4. tirk

    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

    false. it gives grandma peace of mind her crawfish are cleaner and actually taste better for almost nothing.


    and keeps you from having to explain you read a study on the internet and try to prove to her you somehow know its true.
     
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  5. SabanFan

    SabanFan The voice of reason

    Bingo. The only reason to purge crawfish is to shut the damn women up.
     
  6. Nutriaitch

    Nutriaitch Fear the Buoy


    I stand corrected.

    another example:
    my grandfather always insisted that dropping a stick of butter in the pot right after shutting off the fire made crawfish easier to peel.
    if he was outside at this time, we actually put the stick in.
    if not, we chucked that stick in the garbage and told him we put it in.
    no one could ever tell the difference.
     
  7. urtoosmall

    urtoosmall Founding Member

    www.jfolse.com/recipes/seafood/crawfish01.htm

    Just tell the women John Folse said it's not necessary and they'll shut their trap. :wave:

     
  8. OkieTigerTK

    OkieTigerTK Tornado Alley

    how in the hell did the women get made out to be the trouble makers in this one? :huh:
     
  9. Nutriaitch

    Nutriaitch Fear the Buoy

    brought it upon yourselves
     
  10. DRC

    DRC TigerNator

    Thats nuts. I cant imagine
     

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