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05-07-2017, 10:20 PM | #1 |
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Catering for 70 ppl --need opinions
Doing a job for 70 ppl...they want pulled pork
I was planning on doing 8 butts...I think they are 7-8lbs each. Is this enough? |
05-08-2017, 05:48 AM | #2 |
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If you are preparing the sandwiches and if there are sides, then you will have leftovers at 6 butts. If this is buffet style, then 8. Four ppl per pound and at roughly 50% loss after cooking with an average of 4 pounds net per butt (16 servings per butt).
16 people x 8 butts = 128 servings. 16 people x 6 butts = 96 servings. Your mileage may vary.
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05-08-2017, 06:49 PM | #3 |
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70 people x 5oz per person = 350oz or 21.8lbs of cooked pork x 2 (50% yield) for raw weight = 43.6lbs divided by 8 (average butt weight) is 5 1/2 butts. You will get more than a 50% yield but every once in a while it will be 50%. I always use 50% yield and it leaves a buffer staff to eat or what ever.
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05-09-2017, 07:45 AM | #4 |
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70 ppl. Pulled Pork
I would plan on 5-8 oz per person depending on who you're feeding, whether you're serving it and whether it's sandwiches or a plate of BBQ. I figure 50% shrinkage to be safe. So for 70 people at 5 oz/person, you'll need six 8 lb butts raw. For 8 oz/person, you'll need nine 8 lb butts. Both are rounded up to an even number of butts.
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