Quanitating Chicken?

AlabamaGrillBillies · 03-24-2009, 05:17 PM

I need to cook enough chicken to make 15 4oz servings. Planing on buying whole fryers, cooking whole and pulling. I've never had to figure raw weight of whole chicken to cooked final pulled meat. Any help would be great!

Ken V · 03-24-2009, 10:28 PM

I'll give this a shot. According to SoEzzy's catering planner, if you had 4 3.5# chickens, cooked weight would yield 75% of total uncooked which is 10.5#. This is figuring 4oz portions.
This may be bone weight with, but I would go with 6 to 7

I am sure somebody else will chime in and let ya know for sure.

Ken

smokinit · 03-25-2009, 05:36 AM

I have gotten 8 oz out of a 1.5lb chicken half

AlabamaGrillBillies · 03-25-2009, 05:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken V

I'll give this a shot. According to SoEzzy's catering planner, if you had 4 3.5# chickens, cooked weight would yield 75% of total uncooked which is 10.5#. This is figuring 4oz portions.
This may be bone weight with, but I would go with 6 to 7

I am sure somebody else will chime in and let ya know for sure.

Ken

That is the one thing I'm not sure of. Can anyone else verify this?

AlabamaGrillBillies · 03-25-2009, 07:56 PM

Just to retouch on this thread. I talked with SoEzzy this evening and he relayed to me that the chicken part of his spread sheet is using pulled boneless skinless chicken as the final product. So a 3.5LB whole chicken would yield 42 ounces of cooked pulled chicken.

Irrad8 · 03-25-2009, 08:07 PM

Thanks for the update. I was having the same questions.

03-24-2009, 05:17 PM	#1
AlabamaGrillBillies is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-07-07 Location: Birmingham Alabama Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Quanitating Chicken? I need to cook enough chicken to make 15 4oz servings. Planing on buying whole fryers, cooking whole and pulling. I've never had to figure raw weight of whole chicken to cooked final pulled meat. Any help would be great! __________________ ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Leverguns, 1911s and BBQ Thank God i'm American! Matt Pair, member of the AlabamaGrillBillies Cookteam and Catering company. Check us out! http://www.algrillbillies.com Its grillin' time ya'll.

03-24-2009, 10:28 PM	#2
Ken V Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 04-13-08 Location: Moline, IL. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'll give this a shot. According to SoEzzy's catering planner, if you had 4 3.5# chickens, cooked weight would yield 75% of total uncooked which is 10.5#. This is figuring 4oz portions. This may be bone weight with, but I would go with 6 to 7 I am sure somebody else will chime in and let ya know for sure. Ken __________________ BabyGotBack BBQ team Stumps GF222P Uber fast stealth black thermapen Cubby blue Thermapen UDS XL UDS 22.5" weber X 2

03-25-2009, 05:36 AM	#3
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03-25-2009, 07:56 PM	#5
AlabamaGrillBillies is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-07-07 Location: Birmingham Alabama Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just to retouch on this thread. I talked with SoEzzy this evening and he relayed to me that the chicken part of his spread sheet is using pulled boneless skinless chicken as the final product. So a 3.5LB whole chicken would yield 42 ounces of cooked pulled chicken. __________________ ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Leverguns, 1911s and BBQ Thank God i'm American! Matt Pair, member of the AlabamaGrillBillies Cookteam and Catering company. Check us out! http://www.algrillbillies.com Its grillin' time ya'll.

03-25-2009, 08:07 PM	#6
Irrad8 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-14-07 Location: Moberly, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the update. I was having the same questions. __________________ Brian aka Irradiate Lit & Loaded BBQ BBQ-Brethren - MOFO Chapter Traeger - Lil Tex, UDS -old school, Weber - 22" kettle Brinkmann - 6 burner w rotis (for grillin'), 2 burner (for tailgatn') KCBS member & CBJ 2006 FORD SUPERCREW 4x4..with racing stripes 2003 PLAYMOR 7' X 16' Hauler Always a bottle of Gentleman Jack in the fridge Am I in the "wood pile" ......again..

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