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smolderingbbq
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How much food will a full disposable pan and a half disposable pan hold?? Ounces, pounds...how should I got about this? 
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landarc
somebody shut me the fark up.
what kind of food?
Bigdog
somebody shut me the fark up.
Think volume not mass.
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smolderingbbq
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Pulled pork, beans, slaw, potato salad.
bizznessman
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Bigdog said it best. Pounds, ounces, etc don't really matter that much since the servings will not be weighed out. The serving is controlled by the size of the utensil used to serve the food. It is the serving size, in volume, that will matter. We use a standard 4 oz serving spoon for sides and tongs for meats. If it is self serve be aware that the guests may take more or less than 4oz with the tongs.
It also depends on the depth of the Full or 1/2 pan being used. The following should give you a good idea of how much your pans should hold.
A 2 1/2" deep half pan holds 4 quarts. That's 30 half-cup (4oz) servings if you figure you really can't fill it to the top, but who will eat only a half a cup of anything, adjust according to what you're serving. The 4" deep half pan holds 7 quarts, or about 55 half cup (4oz) servings.
It also depends on the depth of the Full or 1/2 pan being used. The following should give you a good idea of how much your pans should hold.
A 2 1/2" deep half pan holds 4 quarts. That's 30 half-cup (4oz) servings if you figure you really can't fill it to the top, but who will eat only a half a cup of anything, adjust according to what you're serving. The 4" deep half pan holds 7 quarts, or about 55 half cup (4oz) servings.
Big Ace
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Don't remember where I got this, but I use this as a guide. YMMV.
Full-Size Pan (12¾˝×20¼˝)
Capacity in Quarts (qt) 4-Ounce (oz) Portions
Depth
1˝ 3½ qt 28
2˝ 7 qt 56
3˝ 11 qt 88
4˝ 15 qt 120
6˝ 22 qt 176
8˝ 31½ qt 252
Half-Size Pan (10⅛˝×12¾˝)
Capacity in Quarts (qt) 4-Ounce (oz) Portions
Depth
1˝ 1½ qt 12
2˝ 3½ qt 28
4˝ 7 qt 56
6˝ 10 qt 80
8˝ 15 qt 120
Quarter-Size Pan (101⁄8˝×63⁄16˝)*
Capacity in Quarts (qt) 4-Ounce (oz) Portions
Depth
1˝ ⅜ qt 5
2˝ 1¼ qt 10
4˝ 3 qt 24
6˝ 4¾ qt 38
Full-Size Pan (12¾˝×20¼˝)
Capacity in Quarts (qt) 4-Ounce (oz) Portions
Depth
1˝ 3½ qt 28
2˝ 7 qt 56
3˝ 11 qt 88
4˝ 15 qt 120
6˝ 22 qt 176
8˝ 31½ qt 252
Half-Size Pan (10⅛˝×12¾˝)
Capacity in Quarts (qt) 4-Ounce (oz) Portions
Depth
1˝ 1½ qt 12
2˝ 3½ qt 28
4˝ 7 qt 56
6˝ 10 qt 80
8˝ 15 qt 120
Quarter-Size Pan (101⁄8˝×63⁄16˝)*
Capacity in Quarts (qt) 4-Ounce (oz) Portions
Depth
1˝ ⅜ qt 5
2˝ 1¼ qt 10
4˝ 3 qt 24
6˝ 4¾ qt 38
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bizznessman
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Big Ace, that is some excellent information. Definitely adding that to my Google Doc archive. :wink:
