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Originally Posted by Super Spook
I always have said the Salt deal was myth. People love to argue that it works. It kills them faster than anything from what I have seen.
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as to the study:
first off I wish they had explained how they determined the straight tail situation, was it separate testing or by boiling a sack full?
as to the purging question the study is wrong from the start because they are talking about purging the poop shoots and those who are cooking are trying to flush out the gills and recent food contents (stomach) NOT remove the contents already on its way out naturally. for this reason they miss the whole purpose and reason for purging as well as the effects salt has on making the crawfish flush the gills and expel the stomach contents. I am shocked no one there was able to realize that.
as to the purging argument:
its like the climate change argument, there is a tiny sliver of truth in there but its distorted.
the salt burns the gills so they flush them like mad and purge the mud from them in the process but it also kills them so you better be ready to go straight to the pot or risk a lot of dead loss.
the straight fresh city water from the hose has chlorine in it and that burns the gills to and makes them purge but it doesn't kill them so it is the best method for the average guy to use.
one thing most people don't know or don't think about is if you are using well water then soaking does nothing since there is no chlorine in the water so if you have well water you kinda do need to use salt to purge them but as mentioned you better have the pot full and hot ready to go before you purge and do a quick purge and straight to the pot, no time for drinking beer lol.
in most cases if you cook them within minute or two of dying they are just as good as live ones and most people cant tell, (tail meat is a little soft but not yet mushy)