I Got Asked To Cook The Barbecue.....
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dwfisk
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To me, being asked to cook for this kind of celebration is the best compliment I can get - congratulations for being asked to do the gig! I did my sons' graduation rehearsal luncheon for 60+ last week. Pulled pork sandwiches & chicken. I cooked 6@8 pound butts after trimming some thick fat that made 2@3-1/2 deep full sized foil pans after pulling and 60 pieces of chicken quarters, plus a full foil pan of slaw and a full foil pan of beans. Too much pulled pork and chicken (had a full pan of pulled pork and 28 pieces of chicken as leftovers); just right on the sides. So, I'm thinking 4@8 pound butts and you will be in good shape.
Big Country BBQ
Full Fledged Farker
Id cook about 1 butt to 4-5 people so id say 15 butts
dwfisk
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Big eaters - thats about 1 pound of finished pulled pork per person!
PS: gonna be in Huntsville 6/24, any good restaurant recommendations?
PS: gonna be in Huntsville 6/24, any good restaurant recommendations?
Bbq Bubba
somebody shut me the fark up.
and youll have enough pork 180 people! :doh:
BBQ Bandit
Babbling Farker
Umm... that's a bit too much.
Just cooked 12 boneless butts (91 lbs. raw) for 150 people.
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It all depends on how hungry they are and how good a cook you are. I cooked for a group once and picked up extra as I don't mind leftovers. I had 1.5lbs per person cooked weight and they cleaned me out. The scary thing is that half were women and children. :shock:
Garrett
Babbling Farker
If you cook 5 or 6 good size butts you will be in good shape, with prolly a little bit left over.
landarc
somebody shut me the fark up.
Based on an assumption that it is 50/50 boys to girls, and that there are healthy boys.
I am going to say figure on 1/2 pound finished per person (normally I would figure 1/3# per person, but, that assumes a spectrum).
50 people x .5 pounds = 25 pounds finished meat total.
assuming 40 percent loss in cooking
25lbs x 1.6 = 40 pounds raw pork (assuming bone-in)
Assuming 8 pounds per butt, you would need 5 butts.
I am going to say figure on 1/2 pound finished per person (normally I would figure 1/3# per person, but, that assumes a spectrum).
50 people x .5 pounds = 25 pounds finished meat total.
assuming 40 percent loss in cooking
25lbs x 1.6 = 40 pounds raw pork (assuming bone-in)
Assuming 8 pounds per butt, you would need 5 butts.
Hawg Father of Seoul
is Blowin Smoke!
5 is right, so I'd do 6.
pahutchens
is one Smokin' Farker
My kids (three beautiful girls) when they graduated had a lot of boys show up and those guys ATE. I would use a teen male multiplier of x2.5
columbia1
is one Smokin' Farker
I use a standard formula of 12 people per butt, which would mean 4 butts for 48, since it is your only meat I would add one for safe measure for a total of five butts.
deguerre
somebody shut me the fark up.
John Bowen
is One Chatty Farker
I would go with 5 butts if they are around 10 lbs each. It might not hurt while you are at it and toss on some Kielbasa Sausage ( 7 -8) with some of your rub for the last hour or so. That is always a winner IMHO.
Fat Cap
Full Fledged Farker
5 or 6 butts at 8 pounds each will be right on target with some extra for you to take home. Always better to have too much than not enough. It's the + after the 50 that can be scary!
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
The 40 to 50# uncooked weight sounds about right to me, just wanna throw in that it may not be a bad idea to have a box of hot links or something like that on hand for backup - if you're running low they cook real quick. If you don't need 'em, just chuck 'em in the freezer for later.
b182evrclear
Knows what a fatty is.
I vote 5 - 8lb butts. 6 if you want leftovers. Have fun!