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Old 07-02-2013, 08:23 AM   #10
Michael Cowley
Knows what a fatty is.
 
Join Date: 07-19-11
Location: Severn, MD
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Yea your about right! I always overshoot and figure 8oz per person and 50% loss so if your serving 40 people I would get at least 40lbs raw of briskets so if yiour getting 14lbrs your would have some left. You also have to figure a 14lbr will lose 1.5-2lbs at least for trimming the fat and now your at 12lbs then you figure it will shrink down to 6lbs after cooking and more fat rendering. so at 6lbs you can feed 12-8oz portions so yea going 4 briskets would definitely cover you. A good rule of thumb also is

No sides --8oz meat
1 side-- 6oz meat
2 or more sides--4oz meat
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