Pulled Chicken Yield

motoeric · Aug 13, 2007

Hi,

I need to make a bunch of pulled chicken for a party this Saturday. I was wondering if anyone knew what to expect in regards to meat yield from the average chicken. Would it be 75%? Something in that area?

I'm figuring that about 10 pounds of pulled chicken would do, but I need to figure out how many pounds of uncooked chicken that works out to?

And as long as I'm asking, how much gross weight is lost when you cook a pork shoulder to be pulled?

Thanks,

Eric

Transformer BBQ · Aug 13, 2007

If you are just wanting to make a big amount of pulled chicken... buy boneless thighs... you can then pull it like pulled pork. My guess is it looses 20-25% in weight. (I could be WAY off... I'm sure someone will correct)

Pork drops about 35-40% weight during a cook.

motoeric · Aug 13, 2007

Thanks! Great info!

Eric

G$ · Aug 13, 2007

motoeric said:
Hi,

I need to make a bunch of pulled chicken for a party this Saturday. I was wondering if anyone knew what to expect in regards to meat yield from the average chicken. Would it be 75%? Something in that area?

I'm figuring that about 10 pounds of pulled chicken would do, but I need to figure out how many pounds of uncooked chicken that works out to?

And as long as I'm asking, how much gross weight is lost when you cook a pork shoulder to be pulled?

Thanks,

Eric

If you are using Bone in Butt, your pork yield will be 50-60% in my opinion.

I frankly have never mesured my chicken yield, but I usually use bone in thighs. I bet it is 50% yield. If you used Boneless thighs the yield would be higher.

Wish I knew the answer better myself.

Countryhb · Aug 13, 2007

But why pay for boneless thighs when you can get bone in at $.99 a lb??

motoeric · Aug 13, 2007

Countryhb said:
But why pay for boneless thighs when you can get bone in at $.99 a lb??

I can get boneless for 1.09 and I'm only getting about 10 lbs. For the extra 90 cents total I'll go boneless. Plus, I'm not paying for the weight of the bone.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Eric

SoEzzy · Aug 13, 2007

[FONT=&quot]Bone in, I always reckon on 60% yield, boned I would think 90%.

YMMV.
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CarbonToe · Aug 14, 2007

Wouldnt the chicken dry out by the time the texture of the meat is ready for pulling? (I've never tried pulled chicken by the way!)

Transformer BBQ · Aug 14, 2007

Do what you normally do, rub, marinate... and the cook it in disposible pans; it won't be dry. You'll end up with a method which is something closer braising chicken... as all the liquid that is released from the chicken will help to keep it moist as it cooks.

When its finished, you'll have a pan full of chicken that you can shread with your hand.

big brother smoke · Aug 14, 2007

Countryhb said:
But why pay for boneless thighs when you can get bone in at $.99 a lb??

Ummm....Not to be a smart arse, but you get more yield from boneless and it is less labor. So, you really aren't saving money because you have to buy more bone in thighs :biggrin:

G$ · Aug 14, 2007

Countryhb said:
But why pay for boneless thighs when you can get bone in at $.99 a lb??

Twice as easy to cook and prep.

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