Jambalaya Calculator 7.0 could save your tailgate party

A good cook can spend years, the taste and flavor in one pot jambalaya right.

But if there are many parts to serve - as a large tailgate party or family reunion - the intensification of classical and complex as jambalaya recipe can be tricky.

This is where Jay Grush arrives. Grush goes by the name "StadiumRat" on a forum called tigerdroppings.com LSU sports. A few years ago a dialogue began with other food lovers on the site discussion forum foods and drinks.

"Of course, is famous for his LSU tailgating," Grush said. "People ask questions about how to cook a big pot of Jambalaya and am always willing to learn to cook one. So I started notes for me."

He asked many questions and feedback from friends in the Board of Directors of the ingredients and the specific and technical steps. He says that all cooking tips he received were a frequent topic.

"I realized that this all respects, and that is what is a spreadsheet., You can do the math to do from one cell to another, on the basis of a report".

Grush entered and called Jambalaya. In the correct proportions of the notes in an Excel spreadsheet, calculator

It is the perfect cook jambalaya pot for a large group is not as simple as double or triple the recipe to feed more people. Firstly, most people, like jambalaya pot size they are deciding.

"People say, 'Okay, I have a 5 gallons pot, you give me a prescription for them," says Grush.

He decided that the spreadsheet should be calibrated to measure the volume accurately know the people to be how much they could fit in a particular pot.

Grush also found Jambalaya is different from other dishes because the rice swells. In most recipes, everything shrinks.

"Something I did not know that I have learned from the experts on the map is that the more your jambalaya pot, less proportion of liquid rice," he said. "I think" because as you increase the size of the pot, not to increase the surface at the same speed. Must in order to reduce the liquid if your jambalaya pot come right. "

"So it's art!" Grush said with a laugh. "But it is not so multiplying a recipe. Simply Will not work if you multiply a recipe for Jambalaya, if you get in larger quantities."

Download the calculator here.