How much do you charge

[Cook]

Originally Posted by pop's smokin hot que

Thanks for your replies. I cook butts. My pulled pork is ready to use however you like no waste. Just went to Sam's 17.24lb cost $22.07. I would guess you lose 1/3. It takes 10 to 14 hours to cook. Pellet cost when it's cold about $15.00 plus foil pans bags etc. I would guess you end up with about 12 lb of meat. You figure it out.

At that cost, you need to be around the $10/# mark.

I typically figure on a 50% yeild...sort of a built in buffer. Those pellets are expensive! You'll want to figure about 4 times cost. Try to not ever go below 3x cost if you can help it...unless you're doing a favor.

$10 per pound is typical from my area. Where I grew up (just one state away) a pound of bbq will typically be in the $7-$8 range. All areas are different so it's important to know your costs...and market.

[timmy7649]

we charge $8lb for pulled pork or pulled chicken and then $9lb for tri-tip.

[atcNick]

How do you guys factor in sides? I've only seen prices for meat so far.

[Whit]

Pop's... I'm charging $8/lb "freinds & family" rate (ever widening circle) and $10/lb for everyone else. Based on what others are getting, I'm thinking it's time to kill the f&f rate. Paying waaay less than that at Restaurant Depot, so this easily covers costs & makes a profit even with wood, seasoning, etc. Pulled pork is pretty darn easy. Should have done that when I was in Texas....

[Porky]

Pulled Pork $10 per pound

[bloqbeta]

In Guatemala, 8-10 dollars per pound but no competitors. Depends on quantity catered.

[Sledneck]

Long Island NY $20 pound, includes property taxes for spot where cooker is located

[mcoupe]

I guess I undercharge... I charge my co workers/friends double the meat price. This is about 25$ for a 5 lb'r. I'm not sure that they would pay 9 $ a lb. But you guys say thats what your getting huh?

[ChicagoSizzlin]

$10 cooked weight and pulled. Like Dive I offer a discount if they want to pull it themselves but I havent had any takers yet either.

[MattG]

I get $9.00 per lb.

[Cook]

Originally Posted by mcoupe

I guess I undercharge... I charge my co workers/friends double the meat price. This is about 25$ for a 5 lb'r. I'm not sure that they would pay 9 $ a lb. But you guys say thats what your getting huh?

I'm going to guess that you're charging about $25 for a raw 5# piece of meat...before cooking it.

If that's the case, you're actually ending up with about 2.5# of meat in the end. That $25 for 5# ($5/pound) just turned into $10/pound.

That $9 scenario doesn't seem so out of reason now, does it?

When people price pork by the pound they are doing so with cooked meat weights not raw meat weights.

I would expect more from a guy that drives an ///M.

[thenewguy]

$10 per lb here.

[Crash]

Out here we are paying 1.99/lb bone-in/lb. That's basically the best price for us due to our location circumstances.

What do ya'll think that would translate to in cooked pork/lb pricing...assuming we're also paying for wood/charcoal, injections, rubs, foil, half/fullpans etc.

Initially, I was thinking 11-12$/lb would work. Now I am second guessing that #.

Oh yeah, vending only.

[Cook]

Originally Posted by Crash

Out here we are paying 1.99/lb bone-in/lb. That's basically the best price for us due to our location circumstances.

What do ya'll think that would translate to in cooked pork/lb pricing...assuming we're also paying for wood/charcoal, injections, rubs, foil, half/fullpans etc.

Initially, I was thinking 11-12$/lb would work. Now I am second guessing that #.

Oh yeah, vending only.

$12 would work for "minimum" food costing...and that is mainland pricing. I know the COL is higher where you are. Somewhere between $12-$16 will put you in the money.

[bighawkfan]

I get $12 a pound for all smoked and packaged pork, beef or chicken breast. Comes with sauce. If somebody buys a package of better buns at the store and 2 pounds of pork, they can make 8 sammies. This is far less than the $40 min., that they would pay for those same items separately.