Commercial seafood boilers · 40–140 gal

Boil like the line’s out the door.

Big pots that keep up with a real service. Patented Tunnel Tubes, hand-welded in Louisiana, get even 75 gallons of water to a rolling boil in under 15 minutes.*

Up to 375 lbscrawfish a batch
375K–750KBTU, sized to the pot
2–5 daysusually, built to order
A basket of boiled crawfish lifted steaming out of a High Performance Cookers commercial boiler
From $2,14540 gallon, flip basket built in
Rush hour math

Every minute waiting on a boil is a sack not sold.

75 gallons of water, cold start. Watch who gets there first.

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HPC 140 gallonunder 15 min
A typical commercial setupup to 45 min

*Our 140 gallon brings 75 gallons of water from 85° to a rolling boil in under 15 minutes on about 2.6 gallons of propane. Times vary with water volume, air temperature and fuel pressure.

Find your size

Six sizes. One decision: how big is the line?

Every size is its own build, with its own page where you can add electronic ignition, wheels, a custom logo or a bigger burner. They’re built to order, so the fastest way to lock one in is a quick call.

Two ways to get the basket out

Which one you get depends on the size. Tap the photos to see each one up and down.

40 gallon commercial boiler with the flip basket down in the pot, lid open 40 gallon commercial boiler with the flip basket flipped up out of the pot
Flip basket

Built in. Flips up. No lift needed.

The basket is built into the pot and flips up out of the water on its hinge.

  • 40 gal built in, the only option
  • 60 gal the most popular choice
100 gallon commercial boiler with its square basket lifted out of the pot and the basket door swung open to dump HPC Gantry Lift System set up over a commercial boiler
Gantry lift basket

Lifts straight up and out.

A full basket comes straight up out of the pot. It pairs with our Gantry Lift System to pull it safely.

  • 80–140 gal included by default
  • 60 gal available as an option
  • No-basket build available on request
Order #40Entry commercial
40 gallon commercial seafood boiler
40gal
From$2,145
Flip basket included

 

  • Crawfish80 lbs
  • Shrimp80 lbs
  • Crabs8 doz
  • Lobsters16
  • Burner375K BTU
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Order #60Smallest true commercial
60 gallon commercial seafood boiler
60gal
From$2,699
Flip basket, most popular

Gantry lift basket option also available.

  • Crawfish145 lbs
  • Shrimp120 lbs
  • Crabs12 doz
  • Lobsters24
  • Burner625K BTU
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Order #80Best value
80 gallon commercial seafood boiler
80gal
From$3,650
Gantry lift basket included

No-basket build available from $2,550.

  • Crawfish205 lbs
  • Shrimp160 lbs
  • Crabs16 doz
  • Lobsters32
  • Burner625K BTU
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Order #100Most popular
100 gallon commercial seafood boiler
100gal
From$3,850
Gantry lift basket included

No-basket build available from $2,850.

  • Crawfish265 lbs
  • Shrimp200 lbs
  • Crabs20 doz
  • Lobsters40
  • Burner625K BTU
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Order #120High volume
120 gallon commercial seafood boiler
120gal
From$4,175
Gantry lift basket included

No-basket build available from $3,175.

  • Crawfish320 lbs
  • Shrimp240 lbs
  • Crabs24 doz
  • Lobsters48
  • Burner625K BTU
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Order #140Largest
140 gallon commercial seafood boiler
140gal
From$4,875
Gantry lift basket included

No-basket build available from $3,875.

  • Crawfish375 lbs
  • Shrimp280 lbs
  • Crabs28 doz
  • Lobsters56
  • Burner750K BTU
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Not sure which size fits your kitchen?

Capacity figures are approximate per batch and vary with what you’re cooking alongside it. These are built to order, so the fastest way to get the right size locked in is a quick call with our team.

Real crews, real numbers

Don’t take our word for it. Take theirs.

We called our commercial owners and asked what changed. These are their numbers, in their words.

2×
the daily output, with half the propane
  • Per day500–600 lbs → 1,200+ lbs
  • Per batch80–90 lbs in 60 min → 240 lbs in 25 min
  • Propane20 gal a day → 10 gal a day
Lefort’s Seafood, BrandonTwo 80 gal, propane
2.5×
the pounds in the same 7-hour day
  • Per day640 lbs → 1,600 lbs
  • Batches a day42 → 50
  • Hours cookingSame 7 as before
The Fruit Stand & Seafood, Keith60 gal natural gas + 60 gal Crawcuzzi
~75%
less propane, across 1,000–5,000 lb events
  • Batch time45–60 min → 20–30 min
  • Back to a boil20–30 min → about 5 min
  • TanksRefills only every 5th boil
All Star Catering, BrianFour 140 gal on a trailer, Baton Rouge
960 lbs
a day at most, on busy weekends. He’d never boiled commercially before.
  • Fastest batch96 lbs in 12 minutes
  • Typical weekdayAbout 500 lbs
  • Peak seasonAbout 5 boils a day, 2:30–6:30 PM
Danny SikesTwo 60 gal, propane

Customer-reported results from phone interviews with HPC commercial owners, August 2026. Individual results vary.

Savings

Cost too high? See how much you could save.

Four quick questions. No receipts needed. Real dollars, not percentages.

Natural gas matches propane speed with 2-lb commercial gas service (not standard household 1/2-lb).
600 lbs
What that looks like
Crawfish
~20 sacks
Shrimp
~690 lbs
Crab legs
~750 lbs
Whole crabs
~510 lbs
Whole lobster
~540 lbs
Rough equivalents: same pot, different seafood.
Built in Louisiana · 2-year commercial warranty · usually custom-built to order in 2–5 business days
Your estimated numbers
Recommended for your volume
80 Gal Commercial Cooker
handles your day in 3 batches
Try another pot size
How many pots
Estimated fuel savings per season
–
a week × a 26-week season
Fuel savings / week
–
a boil day × 3 days
Crew-hours saved / boil day
–
est. –
Fuel per boil day
–
est., propane
Typical pot & jet burner vs. HPC 80 Gal
Typical figures are averages our commercial customers reported for standard pot-and-burner setups.
MetricTypical setupHPC 80 Gal
Lbs per batch~90 lbs205 lbs
Time per batch*~55 min~25 min
Batches to finish your day73
Fuel per day (est.)19.3 gal5.9 gal
Crew time per day (est.)*6.4 hrs1.3 hrs
*These estimations do not include soak times.
from $3,650 · gantry lift basket · usually built to order in 2–5 business days
Real customers report similar or better: Lefort's Seafood cut propane from 20 to 10 gal/day. All Star Catering cut usage ~75%.
How we calculate this (methodology & assumptions)

We keep the math conservative and out in the open:

  • Your current setup is modeled as a typical pot + jet burner: ~90 lbs per batch, ~55 minutes per batch, ~2.9 gallons of propane per batch. Those figures come from before-data reported by real HPC commercial customers in phone interviews (August 2026).
  • HPC propane per boil comes from our own published boil tests (120 Gal estimated), 85° water to a rolling boil: 40 Gal under 1 gallon (20 gal of water), 60 Gal about 1.3 gallons (30 gal), 80 Gal 2 gallons (45 gal), 100 Gal 2 gallons (55 gal), 120 Gal 2 gallons (65 gal) on its product page, which we round up to an estimated 2.16 to sit between the 100 and 140, and 140 Gal 2.6 gallons (75 gal). Where two of our figures differ, we use the higher one.
  • Each boil is figured as a full cold start (conservative: a re-boil on hot water uses less).
  • Fuel is figured per pound at full-batch rates, so a part-full last batch counts for its share (the re-boil after the seafood goes in grows with the load). Time is figured per batch, since a part-full batch takes as long to cook. But every pot you light heats a full pot of water at least once, so a small day in a big pot (or in two pots) still pays for a full boil (and your current setup is figured with at least one boil, too). Batch counts are shown as whole batches, the way you'd actually run them.
  • The math, in order: gallons saved per boil day × fuel price = dollars per boil day (rounded to the dollar) × boil days = dollars per week × 26 = dollars per season.
  • One pot or two: savings follow the pounds you cook. The same pounds in two pots burn the same fuel as in one; a second pot gets you done sooner. Double the pounds and the savings double, once each pot is cooking at least one full batch.
  • HPC batch time is set at ~25 minutes, based on customer-reported results (Lefort's Seafood: 240 lbs in 25 minutes; All Star Catering: 20–30 minute batches).
  • Natural gas is converted at 1 gallon of propane ≈ 0.915 therms, priced at an assumed $1.40 per therm. Natural gas matches propane speed only with 2-lb commercial gas service.
  • Fuel price assumes $3.25/gal propane (LA-area average). Adjust mentally if your price differs.
  • Season assumes a 26-week Jan–June crawfish season.
  • Time figures are total pot-attended crew-hours. If you run several pots or burners in parallel today, your wall-clock day looks different — but the crew time tending those pots is the same.
  • Seafood equivalents are rough pot-capacity conversions relative to crawfish.
  • Customer-reported figures are individual results, not guarantees. Every dollar figure on this page is an estimate.
Why it’s fast

The speed is in the pot.

01

Tunnel Tubes on the bottom

Hand-welded tubes spread the burner’s heat across the whole pot bottom, so the pot soaks up more of it. That’s why a 100+ gallon pot heats as reliably as a small one. Patented, No. 11,844,459.

02

A burner sized to the pot

Built-in commercial burners from 375K to 750K BTU, matched to each size. Not just maxed out for a spec sheet.

03

Built heavy for a full season

3/16″ (4.7mm) heavy-duty aluminum and a 2″ gate valve on every size, so it drains fast and keeps going shift after shift.

A welder hand-welding Tunnel Tubes onto an HPC pot bottom in Louisiana Hand-welded in Louisiana
Tale of the tape

HPC vs. the usual setup.

HPC Commercial
A typical commercial setup
Under 15 min (140 gal, 85° start)
75 gal to a rolling boil
Up to 45 min
3/16″ (4.7mm) heavy-duty aluminum
Pot
Standard gauge
Built in, 375K–750K BTU
Burner
Often separate, underpowered
2-year full coverage
Warranty
Typically 1 year
Crawfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, wings, turkey
Cooks
Usually one thing
Who runs these

Whatever’s driving the line tonight.

Same pot, a different reason it’s running.

Restaurants

Crawfish specials and seafood nights

When the kitchen can’t keep up with the weekend push, this is the release valve.

Seafood markets

Boiled to order, all season

Big batches, quick turnarounds and a line that never gets told to wait.

Events

Festival and vendor booths

High volume in a compact footprint, for a booth that doesn’t get to slow down.

Service crews

Full-service catering

Even batches and timing you can plan around, even at 1,000 to 5,000 lbs an event.

Give back

Church and school fundraiser boils

One setup, one line, sized for a real crowd instead of three pots going at once.

Year-round

The off-season earns its keep

Shrimp, crabs, lobster, wings and turkey. It’s not locked into one menu.

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Build it your way

Make it yours.

Add these on each size’s product page, or ask Stephen on your call.

+$250Electronic ignition (100 gal; ask us for other sizes)
$630Dual burner module, 60 gal & up ($730 natural gas)
+$250Commercial cooker wheels (set of 2)
+$75Your logo on it
Crawcuzzi automatic crawfish cleaner with its air blower, fill valve and drain Crawcuzzi crawfish cleaner with its basket flipped up out of the tank
Before the boil

Don’t forget to clean ’em.

Meet the Crawcuzzi. It pumps high-pressure air through the water and cleans a load of crawfish in minutes, so the mud and dirt never make it to the pot.

  1. Fill it. A manual water fill valve on every size.
  2. Flip the switch. One on/off switch runs the air blower.
  3. Pour it in the pot. Each size matches the same-size HPC boiler and sits a little taller, so you pour straight from the cleaner into the cooker.
Match it to your boiler
$3,59930″ L × 24″ W × 31″ H · drop-in basket, latching trap door
See all the details →
A Crawcuzzi cleaner set up next to an HPC commercial boiler under a Gantry Lift System

Clean, pour, boil. Set the Crawcuzzi beside your boiler and the whole line runs from one spot.

The full rundown

Capacity chart.

High Performance Cookers capacity chart by size: minutes to boil, and pounds of crawfish, crabs, shrimp, peanuts, lobsters and crab legs per batch, with the basket type for each size
Slide the chart sideways →
Good questions

Before you call.

Still deciding?

Tell Stephen what you boil and how much. He’ll size it with you on one call.

Book a time or call 985-260-1505
01How long until it’s ready?
Every commercial boiler is built to order, usually in 2–5 business days. A quick call with Stephen is the fastest way to get yours started.
02Propane or natural gas?
Every size comes in either. Natural gas needs 2 lb commercial gas service to match propane speed.
03Flip basket or gantry lift basket?
The 40 gallon has a built-in flip basket. The 60 gallon comes with a flip basket (most people pick it) or a gantry lift basket. The 80 gallon and up come with a gantry lift basket that pairs with our Gantry Lift System. A no-basket build is available too.
04Can I put my logo on it?
Yes. A custom logo is $75 per unit. Add it on the size’s product page or ask Stephen.
05Not sure which size fits?
See the sizes and prices above, then call us at 985-260-1505 or book a time with Stephen. Capacity per batch changes with what else is in the pot.

⚠️ WARNING: Since all of our products connect to propane tanks, they can expose you to chemicals including carbon monoxide and lead, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, visit P65Warnings.ca.gov.

Let’s get your
line moving.

Sizing, upgrades, a custom build or just a gut check. One call and Stephen gets yours started.

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