Charleston, Beaufort, Hilton Head & the whole Lowcountry
Lowcountry food, explained by a shrimp who knows.
How much to buy, how long to boil it, what gear you need, and the stories behind the dishes. Plain-English guides to low country boils, shrimp and grits and more, from The Boil Boy.
🦐 Low Country Boil
Planning a boil for the family or a crowd at the beach? How much to buy per person, cook times, seasoning, pots and burners, and every variation.
🍤 Shrimp & Grits
Charleston’s most famous breakfast: where it came from, the Cajun and New Orleans versions, and which grits are worth buying.
Fresh Low Country Boil Guides
Everything you need to plan, cook and serve a boil.
- Best Seafood Boil Seasoning: Crab, Shrimp & Crawfish Boil Compared
Crab boil, shrimp boil, crawfish boil, seafood boil: walk down the spice aisle in the South and you’ll… - Low Country Boil Variations: Crab Legs, Oven, Sheet Pan and Foil Packets
Ways to change up a low country boil: adding crab legs, making it in the oven or on a sheet pan, or cooking it in foil packets on the grill. - Low Country Boil Checklist: Everything You Need
A complete low country boil checklist: equipment, ingredients, table setup and cleanup supplies, so nothing gets forgotten. - Low Country Boil Seasoning: Old Bay vs. Zatarain’s vs. Homemade
Which seasoning to use for a low country boil: Old Bay, Zatarain’s crab boil, or a homemade blend, and how to get more flavor into the pot. - Best Pots and Burners for a Low Country Boil (Buying Guide)
What size pot you need for a low country boil, why a strainer basket matters, and how to choose an outdoor propane burner. - Low Country Boil Cook Times: Step-by-Step Timing Guide
When to add potatoes, sausage, corn and shrimp to a low country boil, with a minute-by-minute timing chart.
Hosting a boil this weekend?
Don’t guess. Our shopping chart tells you exactly how much shrimp, sausage, corn and potatoes to buy for 4 to 50 people, plus what size pot you need.
Shrimp & Grits Guides
The history, the styles, and the grits worth buying.
- Cheese Grits 101: What They Are and the Best Cheese to Use
Cheese grits are about as Southern as breakfast gets: a pot of creamy grits with cheese stirred in… - What Are Grits? A Plain-English Guide to the Southern Staple
Grits are ground dried corn, simmered with water or milk into a thick, creamy porridge. If you grew… - Best Grits to Buy: Stone-Ground vs. Quick vs. Instant
The difference between stone-ground, quick and instant grits, white vs. yellow, and some of the best-known Lowcountry grits brands. - Shrimp and Grits Styles: Charleston, Cajun and New Orleans Explained
How Charleston, Cajun, New Orleans and Southern-style shrimp and grits differ, from simple butter-and-shrimp to spicy andouille and Creole sauce. - What Is Shrimp and Grits? The Charleston Story Behind the Dish
What shrimp and grits is, how it started as a Charleston breakfast, and how it became one of the most famous dishes in the South.