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cooking for 200 people. brisket sausage beans and tator salad. can i get some help. first big cook and want it right. Having trouble figure the quanty. thanks
Quanty of meat ?
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HallalHogSmoker
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Hi, Well i had events with 200 people, man get ready to smoke!
I always tend to cook over 200 people just in case. At an average sitting - an average american can eat 2 pounds worth of BBQ before feeling Buffet stuffed. (im 300 6'5 and 2 pounds is usually more than enough)
Portion wise, i would recommend the following per plate:
1 lb brisket
1 lb sausage
4oz beans
4oz salad.
brings you up to a total of 2.5lbs PER PLATE!!! this is more than enough for anyone + extras.
break down should be something similar to this. If you already know from your previous events - which proteins you prepare better, try to swing towards that meat protein a little more.
total breakdown
200 LB brisket
200 LB sausage
800oz Beans
800oz potato salad
hope this helped a bit
thanks
keeperofsecrets
Full Fledged Farker
Most literature says 1/4 to 1/3 lb each meat per person with two meats (sausage as the other). You can control this If you serve and that makes it simpler to calculate.
If it's self-serve, then all bets are off. Follow HallalHogSmoker's post then.
Remember that you calculate the amount you buy based on the cooked weight, not it's raw weight. Assume 3 to 5 lbs loss to trimming and 50% loss to the smoker.
So 200 servings X .333 (one third) = 66 lbs cooked. Double that for raw weight = 133.2 raw lbs brisket. At an average of a full packer at 13 lbs trimmed weight, leaves 10 full Packers.
If it's self-serve, then all bets are off. Follow HallalHogSmoker's post then.
Remember that you calculate the amount you buy based on the cooked weight, not it's raw weight. Assume 3 to 5 lbs loss to trimming and 50% loss to the smoker.
So 200 servings X .333 (one third) = 66 lbs cooked. Double that for raw weight = 133.2 raw lbs brisket. At an average of a full packer at 13 lbs trimmed weight, leaves 10 full Packers.
poorolddan
Full Fledged Farker
I suggest you do search here since portion questions have been asked and answered hundreds of times. Pick a couple from full time caterers that fit what your planed service. Keeperofsecret is pretty close.
Bbq Bubba
somebody shut me the fark up.
If you don't know your quantity, how did you price the job?
Rockinar
is Blowin Smoke!
2 pounds of meat per person plus sides? No way. I could not eat 2 pounds if you paid me.
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