Question on amount of ribs and brisket for 75

Just Pulin' Pork · 06-21-2013, 03:37 PM

Get to cook for a work function for next Thursday. Feeding 75 and I am serving Brisket and Ribs. We will have plenty of sides so whatever is left over employees get to take home. Using a catering spreadsheet someone gave me it is calculating 18.8lbs of uncooked Brisket and 25 slabs of ribs. Does that seem high? Thanks for your feedback.

Jon

kenthanson · 06-21-2013, 04:27 PM

10-12 ribs on racks I usually pick up, so 25 racks times 10 is 250 ribs. Let's say for some reason 5 people won't eat the ribs(vegetarians, religious reasons, etc...) that's 250/70, which is 3.5 bones per person and that seems about right. Some will eat more some will eat less, but it's a good average. 18.8 will yield 14-16 pounds cooked(in my experience only), I assume eating them on sandwiches, might be wrong though, 14 pounds with the average sandwich being a third pound makes 42 sandwiches. Just rough numbers from what I have found helpfully to me and take them for what they are worth to you.

va_connoisseur · 06-21-2013, 07:34 PM

From my experience cooking for my cigar group and/or Marines I work with, your numbers are about right. If you're concerned, have someone dole,most portions so that someone does not get an entire slab then only eat 4 bones off it

HBMTN · 06-21-2013, 08:37 PM

What ever amount of ribs that you cook people will eat those until they are gone and then start on the brisket. If I were doing it I would cook 19 slabs and 40lbs (raw) whole packer briskets and ask everyone to only take 3 bones until everyone had a chance to get a plate.

06-21-2013, 03:37 PM	#1
Just Pulin' Pork is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-08-08 Location: Overland Park Kansas	Question on amount of ribs and brisket for 75 Get to cook for a work function for next Thursday. Feeding 75 and I am serving Brisket and Ribs. We will have plenty of sides so whatever is left over employees get to take home. Using a catering spreadsheet someone gave me it is calculating 18.8lbs of uncooked Brisket and 25 slabs of ribs. Does that seem high? Thanks for your feedback. Jon

06-21-2013, 04:27 PM	#2
kenthanson is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-10-11 Location: Saskatoon, SK	10-12 ribs on racks I usually pick up, so 25 racks times 10 is 250 ribs. Let's say for some reason 5 people won't eat the ribs(vegetarians, religious reasons, etc...) that's 250/70, which is 3.5 bones per person and that seems about right. Some will eat more some will eat less, but it's a good average. 18.8 will yield 14-16 pounds cooked(in my experience only), I assume eating them on sandwiches, might be wrong though, 14 pounds with the average sandwich being a third pound makes 42 sandwiches. Just rough numbers from what I have found helpfully to me and take them for what they are worth to you. __________________ @kenthanson @devilmademeqit Devil made me Q it BBQ team

06-21-2013, 07:34 PM	#3
va_connoisseur Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-11-08 Location: DC Metro	From my experience cooking for my cigar group and/or Marines I work with, your numbers are about right. If you're concerned, have someone dole,most portions so that someone does not get an entire slab then only eat 4 bones off it __________________ [LIST][]250 gallon, custom reverse flow smoker with warming cabinet aka Hawg Coffin[]120 gallon reverse flow aka Hog Coffin (retired)[] 22 and 18.5 WSM[]Known as Spatulaman[*]Owner of Plate BBQ LLC[/LIST]

06-21-2013, 08:37 PM	#4
HBMTN is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 10-16-08 Location: Virginia	What ever amount of ribs that you cook people will eat those until they are gone and then start on the brisket. If I were doing it I would cook 19 slabs and 40lbs (raw) whole packer briskets and ask everyone to only take 3 bones until everyone had a chance to get a plate.