Pulled pork for 100

J&B'sBBQ · 05-03-2013, 08:48 AM

We have cooked for a Memorial Day event the last two years, but we have not been the only meat provider in the past and they want us to be that this year :). Since I've never cooked for this many people, I need some help!

I've heard to expect 50% yield from a pork butt and I've heard 60% yield, so I'm not really sure what to expect. This will be a self serve setting. What would be the expected yield from a butt for cooked meat? How many lbs per person should I cook for with it being self serve? I'm just trying to figure out how much un-cooked meat I'll need.

jestridge · 05-03-2013, 09:14 AM

Cook 8 should be plenty

hamiltont · 05-03-2013, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by jestridge

Cook 8 should be plenty

Or 65-70 lbs. uncooked weight. Small buns will reduce the waste too. Plus it never hurts to have a little extra JIC....

themidniteryder · 05-03-2013, 10:23 PM

I figure an 8lb uncooked gives 4lbs cooked. At 4oz serving thats 16 servings per butt.. So 8 butts would give you 128 servings +/-. Smaller buns give the appearance of a heftier sammie (Jeez look how much meat they pile on there!!!) and that is good marketing.

J&B'sBBQ · 05-04-2013, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by hamiltont

Or 65-70 lbs. uncooked weight. Small buns will reduce the waste too. Plus it never hurts to have a little extra JIC....

Thanks! This gives us the information we needed.

sfisch · 05-04-2013, 01:02 PM

Lots of good info there, any will give you enough.
The rule of thumb I use is 4 sandwiches to 1 pound of cooked meat. So if I was cooking for 100 sandwiches, I would need 25 lbs of cooked meat or 50 lbs of uncooked meat.
Since this is a self serve event, people will take more than if you had someone handing out the sandwiches so I would up it to around what hamiltont suggested.
Good luck.

J&B'sBBQ · 05-06-2013, 08:25 AM

Thank you to everyone for their input! Since food is being put out at 3pm and it is self serve (as well as having music/fun well into the wee hours of the night) I think we'll go on the high side of the quantities suggested.

This info will be very useful for the future as well if we do any more events :)

05-03-2013, 08:48 AM	#1
J&B'sBBQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-19-13 Location: Suwanee, GA	Pulled pork for 100 We have cooked for a Memorial Day event the last two years, but we have not been the only meat provider in the past and they want us to be that this year :). Since I've never cooked for this many people, I need some help! I've heard to expect 50% yield from a pork butt and I've heard 60% yield, so I'm not really sure what to expect. This will be a self serve setting. What would be the expected yield from a butt for cooked meat? How many lbs per person should I cook for with it being self serve? I'm just trying to figure out how much un-cooked meat I'll need. __________________ [FONT="Arial Black"][COLOR="red"][SIZE="3"]Beth Mewborn[/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE="2"][URL="www.facebook.com/jandbsbbq"] Follow Us On Facebook![/URL] [COLOR="red"][SIZE="3"]2016 Georgia BBQ Champions[/SIZE][/COLOR] [URL="http://www.southernqsmokers.com"]Southern Q Limo Jr. & 125 Water Cooker[/URL] Proudly Supported By: [URL="http://www.southernqsmokers.com"]Southern Q Smokers & Trailers[/URL] [URL="http://www.swampboys.com/wordpress/"]Swamp Boys BBQ Sauces and Rubs[/URL] [URL="https://carolinacookwood.com"]Carolina Cookwood[/URL][/FONT][/SIZE]

05-03-2013, 10:23 PM	#4
themidniteryder Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 12-30-12 Location: Nuevo, Ca.	I figure an 8lb uncooked gives 4lbs cooked. At 4oz serving thats 16 servings per butt.. So 8 butts would give you 128 servings +/-. Smaller buns give the appearance of a heftier sammie (Jeez look how much meat they pile on there!!!) and that is good marketing. __________________ Dedicated Stick Burner, Pitmaster @ All About The Q, facebook.com/itsallabouttheq KCBS CBJ

05-04-2013, 01:02 PM	#6
sfisch is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-05-05 Location: Holly, Michigan	Lots of good info there, any will give you enough. The rule of thumb I use is 4 sandwiches to 1 pound of cooked meat. So if I was cooking for 100 sandwiches, I would need 25 lbs of cooked meat or 50 lbs of uncooked meat. Since this is a self serve event, people will take more than if you had someone handing out the sandwiches so I would up it to around what hamiltont suggested. Good luck. __________________ Scott Rubbed, Smoked & Sauced BBQ Team Sponsored by Bars Leaks/Rislone Humphreys Battle Box Chargriller Akorn, Akorn Jr. Certified Moink Baller, CBJ# 53817

05-06-2013, 08:25 AM	#7
J&B'sBBQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-19-13 Location: Suwanee, GA	Thank you to everyone for their input! Since food is being put out at 3pm and it is self serve (as well as having music/fun well into the wee hours of the night) I think we'll go on the high side of the quantities suggested. This info will be very useful for the future as well if we do any more events :) __________________ [FONT="Arial Black"][COLOR="red"][SIZE="3"]Beth Mewborn[/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE="2"][URL="www.facebook.com/jandbsbbq"] Follow Us On Facebook![/URL] [COLOR="red"][SIZE="3"]2016 Georgia BBQ Champions[/SIZE][/COLOR] [URL="http://www.southernqsmokers.com"]Southern Q Limo Jr. & 125 Water Cooker[/URL] Proudly Supported By: [URL="http://www.southernqsmokers.com"]Southern Q Smokers & Trailers[/URL] [URL="http://www.swampboys.com/wordpress/"]Swamp Boys BBQ Sauces and Rubs[/URL] [URL="https://carolinacookwood.com"]Carolina Cookwood[/URL][/FONT][/SIZE]

05-03-2013, 09:14 AM	#2
jestridge somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 12-28-07 Location: annville ky	Cook 8 should be plenty