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Live Crawfish FAQ’s re. Live Crawfish ordering:
See answers below to the most commonly asked FAQ’s pertaining to both local and national live crawfish sales! We hope this quick “reference guide” regarding both local live crawfish and national live crawfish sales will help you make an educated buying decision!! Please direct further order related live crawfish questions to: info@cajuncrawfishco.com or call 1-866-crawdad (24/7) or cell 469-767-BOIL (2645) David Snell.
1. How do I select a live crawfish vendor? Why do so many live crawfish suppliers have complicated web sites selling live crawfish?
Do your homework before ordering from any local or national live crawfish supplier! We suggest you mandate several “recent” live crawfish customer referrals before ordering and find out how many years they have shipped/delivered live crawfish. There are many online national live crawfish suppliers who find ways to BUILD MARK UP in to “Cajun packages” that can confuse you….the buyer. What you need is live crawfish….a direct safe/inexpensive way to get them to you without a lot of… “hype” !
2. Local and national live crawfish pricing: Why do so many sites have “varied live crawfish pricing” and how do we price our live crawfish?
Many on line suppliers will offer either a “per pound price” or a “Cajun package price”. Per pound pricing is typically the best LEAST EXPENSIVE way to purchase especially in larger amounts say 30 pounds plus. Just be careful……….you find out what SIZE that price is being quoted for and you actually get the size YOU are paying for. Live crawfish prices fluctuate weekly or even daily LIKE gasoline. Do all these on line suppliers change their web prices daily???
Cajun Crawfish Company offers accurate up to date DAILY live crawfish pricing so if the market drops say .25 cents a pound…………YOU receive that price deduction as where many sites DO NOT UPDATE these daily dips/ fluctuations on live crawfish pricing. Call us and see versus a few of our on line friends!
3. General live crawfish questions: How fresh are your live crawfish for local and national delivery?
We ONLY ORDER live crawfish when YOU order……..thus our LIVE crawfish make it to you just the way you paid for…… alive! Several days old….. “live” crawfish do NOT bring you back as a customer as the crawfish can be weak and or dead and dying. We are far too busy to be worrying about these issues so our suppliers have been with us for a while! Straight from the farm and farmers docks to you!
4. General live crawfish questions: What sizes (grades) of live crawfish does cajuncrawfishco.com carry?
We will typically sell three sizes “grades” of live crawfish. Sizes are seasonal!! Small to large are as follows: Field Run (mixed), Washed (medium/few large), Select (as large as we can get). Live crawfish SIZES start small and more expensive Nov. through February and then increase in size and go down in cost as season goes on March through June!
5. General live crawfish questions: What months out of the year can I purchase live crawfish?
Earliest we can get Live Louisiana crawfish is Mid November and the latest we can get live Louisiana crawfish is July 4th weekend.
6. General live crawfish questions: Can I buy live “Louisiana” crawfish year round?
NO…….Live Louisiana crawfish are NOT available year round! The earliest live Louisiana crawfish we have ever seen is in November and latest is July fourth weekend.
7. General live crawfish questions: Can I buy “Pacific Red” live crawfish during off months?
Yes……and no! “Pacific Red” live crawfish are sometimes available from July through August into September. They are west coast based crawfish that feed on rice and are closely compared looks wise and taste wise to the Louisiana Red swamp live crawfish! Live crawfish are NOT always available year round as some………advertise on line!!
8. General live crawfish questions: How do “we” avoid “dead loss” on local live crawfish and national live crawfish orders?
“Dead loss” (multiple pounds dead from shock or dropping or old crawfish) is both locally and nationally unacceptable! It is avoided by ONLY ordering when YOU call and we confirm YOUR order same day from the farm/our suppliers! WE do NOT ship or deliver “old” live crawfish as it simply sets the stage for troubles we would just assume not have!! On national shipping we use an insulated shipping box marked as perishable and fragile with gel pacs to keep live crawfish cool/moist. Great care is given to ensure YOUR live crawfish arrive just as their name states……. “live”. If an order ever sustains a dropped box during airport/Fed Ex shipping etc. we want to know ASAP so we may fix the issue. Call owner David Snell direct: cell 469-767-2645
9. General live Crawfish questions: What is the best way to keep our live crawfish………..alive until we boil?
Keep live crawfish cool/moist between say 40 to 50 degrees F. by using wet towels on top of live crawfish bags……KEEP OUT of direct sun light which can dry them up. DO NOT submerge live crawfish in water to store…….they will die! Transport all live crawfish in shipping boxes or in coolers for local pick up. NO direct wind in bed of truck and NO submerged water! Best to cook live crawfish same day you get them or within a 24-48 hour window! POINTER: IF….crawfish are kept cool and a few look dead or have straight tails cook ALL of them and then throw away straight tails!! If meat falls apart after cooking then that crawfish is no good!
10. General live crawfish boiling tips: What does it mean to “purge” live crawfish and do we have to purge our live crawfish before we boil?
NO…..you do not have to purge. Purging is a process to “help a live crawfish excrete” any waste it may be carrying prior to boiling. Method calls for submerging live crawfish in say a small baby pool with cold water and salt. Live crawfish submerged 10-15 minutes will “reportedly” help live crawfish “purge” their waste system………they do need to be boiled soon after……if you elect to purge! Many live crawfish will arrive with “cleaned” veins where purging is a personal preference and NOT mandatory! Crawfish veins are easier to “peel away” than say boiled shrimp. So we do NOT typically purge as it is NOT a guaranteed process…….
11. General live crawfish boiling tips: How do you boil your live crawfish and veggies and have a consistent flavor each time?
We have a two step boil/ soaking method we ALWAYS follow for live crawfish boils. TRUST US…….our method will make you look like a rock star if you follow it! It takes two pots and burners OR one pot/burner with a couple bags of ice!
A. Two pots/burners: BOIL live crawfish IN PLAIN WATER for around 10-15 minutes or until they turn red and start to FLOAT to the top of your pot. (pull a few to check and make sure meat is white and NOT opaque and yellow fat is solidified or close to it…….Not runny) THEN transfer hot boiled crawfish to your second pot where water temp is kept at around 120 F. THIS pot is where we suggest you use your own blend or……OUR dry and pure liquid seasoning. The boiled crawfish will raise the water temp to around 140 degrees which is the BEST SOAKING temp. Crawfish can soak at 130-145F for hours before they get “soggy”. The longer they soak in COOLER than boiling water (best around 140F) the better they will soak in the seasoning! Same process with your veggies once they are all boiled let them soak in second pot.
B. One pot……. go ahead and put all of your seasoning in the boiling pot. Once crawfish are boiled correctly…….turn flame off and then ADD ICE until YOU reduce water temp to around 140F. Let soak at least 30 minutes and then try. This is good when you have one bag or less. NOT good for doing multiple batches as it is too time consuming to soak and then bring back to a boil once previous batch has soaked. Order live crawfish from us and we will MAKE SURE YOU………and your live crawfish boil turn out like ours! WE will offer real time help by calling owner David Snell cell 469-767-2645. YOU look good……….then we look good and you buy from us again we hope!
to top13. How do you price Local Crawfish?
14. Local Dallas live crawfish: Why should I order my local live crawfish from Cajuncrawfishco.com?
We do what we say we will do! Live crawfish delivered at the most accurate current prices which can change daily. Our pricing is typically less………than our few “competitors” as we do NOT have a high overhead as we partner with grocery stores for storage space saving YOU high live crawfish mark ups! Please ask us for our live crawfish customer referrals! Let our customers “sell” you…..not us!! We “rent” and sell all pots/burners and sell seasoning to do your own boil. ONE stop shopping with guidance to make your boil be a success!!
15. Local live crawfish ordering: How do I order local live crawfish from Cajuncrawfishco.com?
Please email your request or call us direct for our most accurate local live crawfish pricing. During the season, (Nov.–July 4th) we can order live Louisiana crawfish OVERNIGHT five times a week! ORDER BY 2 p.m. weekdays and we WILL have your local live Louisiana crawfish by the next morning. Email: info@cajuncrawfishco.com or 972-337-BOIL (2645) or cell 469-767-2645…….in immediate need!!
16. How do you price National live crawfish and various shipping charges?
See question numbers 1, 2, 19 and 20
17. National live crawfish: Why should I order my national live crawfish from Cajuncrawfishco.com?
We do what we say we will do! We ship live crawfish overnight at reasonable market prices without confusing “wording” such as “Cajun packages” to BUILD IN ADDITIONAL mark up. If you need Cajun seasoning or beads………we have it BUT do not try to mark up OUR live crawfish to sell you this as a “package”.
18. National live crawfish ordering: How do I order national live crawfish from Cajuncrawfishco.com?
Please email or call us direct for the MOST current and UP TO DATE live crawfish pricing. We will want to speak with you to determine the most efficient and cost effective way to ship to you! Email: info@cajuncrawfishco.com. Or 1-866-CRAWDAD (24/7) or cell 469-767-2645 for immediate needs! Let us know: When you need them, approx # of pounds, Do you prefer less expensive airport pick up or Fed Ex?? Once an order is placed we will provide you with ALL airline or Fed Ex tracking info. ! Lets discuss….each order is different! We want best rates for you to!!
19. What additional charges do we pay for delivery of our national live crawfish?
Cajun Crawfish does charge $7.00 (our cost) for each heavy duty leak proof insulated shipping box which also includes the price of "gel pacs" to keep your crawfish cool and moist during shipping. ( Should be a must with any shipper to help survivability! ) Our boxes can hold up to 40 pounds of live crawfish. Other than that you pay a daily up-to-date "current" live crawfish per pound price. NOT some pre-posted "package" price which many on line sellers offer as a way to "build in" higher per pound prices! Order from us and you receive DAILY live crawfish pricing through Cajun Crawfish Company ( info@cajuncrawfishco.com ) as there is NO WAY (most........if any at all) on line sellers update even the slightest of potential daily crawfish pricing reductions!
20. National shipping/delivery methods for live crawfish: What is cajuncrawfishco.com’s “most cost effective” method of delivery/shipping to consider for NATIONAL live crawfish orders?
South West Airlines is the MOST cost effective air carrier for shipping live crawfish if you do NOT mind picking up COD at the airport. Pricing is typically around $55 up to the first 100 pounds total weight. Around .55 cents each additional pound. Fed Ex is available BUT varies in each region. WE prefer for YOU to pay the freight charge at time of pick up so YOU can see we are NOT marking it up as some on line sellers “build in” who knows what when they cover shipping!!! ( I.E. “Cajun packages”)
Cajun Crawfish Company hopes that our answers to these most frequently asked questions pertaining to our local live crawfish and national live crawfish sales will help you in selecting a “reputable” live crawfish vendor and ensure a great boil even if this is your first time!
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