Q for 25 - 30 Guests

fedex · 03-08-2012, 03:49 AM

Hey Guys, This is not a catering gig just a B-Day party at the house. I'm planning on Ribs and Pulled Pork. I don't want to many leftovers but on the other hand I don't want be caught short either. How many racks of ribs and pork butts should I get? I was guessing about 8 Racks and 4 Butts. Thanks for any input.

MattG · 03-08-2012, 08:49 AM

What else are you having with the Butt and Ribs. If you are having a few sides I'd say one rack of ribs and one pound of pulled pork for every three guests. So if I was having 30 guests I would cook ten racks of ribs and two eight - nine lbs butts.

nthole · 03-08-2012, 09:06 AM

Are these all adults, or some kids? Men and women? I calculate a serving of ribs as 4 bones and a serving of pork as 1/4 lb cooked. If you don't want leftovers I would be looking somewhere around 6 racks of ribs and an 8lb pork butt. That would be cutting it pretty close. I think 4 butts is way too much. 8 racks and 2 7lb butts should be plenty. Does depend on the number of sides.

teej · 03-08-2012, 09:31 AM

I cooked 3 10lb butts this past weekend for about 50 people and had plenty left over. 4 butts would be way too much I think. I would shoot for about 20 - 25lbs pork shoulder (uncooked) and 6 -8 racks of ribs sounds about right. This may need to be adjusted giving consideration for sides and number of kids included in the final guest count.

Pyle's BBQ · 03-08-2012, 02:20 PM

If you have leftovers, give it to guests to talk home. Get a few Ziplock freezer bags and send home a gift pack.

fedex · 03-08-2012, 03:58 PM

Thanks for the help. All guests will be adults and there will be alot of sides. Kind of like a BBQ potluck but I'm doing all the meat. BTW leftovers not a bad thing as long as I get them LOL

03-08-2012, 03:49 AM	#1
fedex Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-21-10 Location: Cypress, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Q for 25 - 30 Guests Hey Guys, This is not a catering gig just a B-Day party at the house. I'm planning on Ribs and Pulled Pork. I don't want to many leftovers but on the other hand I don't want be caught short either. How many racks of ribs and pork butts should I get? I was guessing about 8 Racks and 4 Butts. Thanks for any input. __________________ UDS,WSM 18", 26" Weber, One-Touch Platinum, WGA Charcoal, Q100 & Wife Model#1962

03-08-2012, 08:49 AM	#2
MattG is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-29-09 Location: Madison Ga. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What else are you having with the Butt and Ribs. If you are having a few sides I'd say one rack of ribs and one pound of pulled pork for every three guests. So if I was having 30 guests I would cook ten racks of ribs and two eight - nine lbs butts. __________________ Stumps Stretch, WSM, Bar-B-Chef Smoker, UDS in progress

03-08-2012, 09:06 AM	#3
nthole Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: St. Louis Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Are these all adults, or some kids? Men and women? I calculate a serving of ribs as 4 bones and a serving of pork as 1/4 lb cooked. If you don't want leftovers I would be looking somewhere around 6 racks of ribs and an 8lb pork butt. That would be cutting it pretty close. I think 4 butts is way too much. 8 racks and 2 7lb butts should be plenty. Does depend on the number of sides. __________________ Neil -- "Easy Bake Master" NB Bandera [gone to heaven...conveniently located in Long Island, NY] WSM A, WSM B, UDS, Easy Bake Oven Pork Pistols BBQ MOFO Illuminati MOINK...It's what's for linner.

03-08-2012, 02:20 PM	#5
Pyle's BBQ Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-25-06 Location: Des Moines, IA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you have leftovers, give it to guests to talk home. Get a few Ziplock freezer bags and send home a gift pack. __________________ Bryan, Team: Pyle's BBQ; Good-One "Trail Boss" 60T; Homemade rig; 22" Weber Kettle w/rotisserie ring; Big A$$ Rotisserie; BGE-Small; Weber Kettle Gold, Weber OTS, New Braunfels offset smoker. Saddles BBQ Bistro Μολὼν λαβέ

03-08-2012, 03:58 PM	#6
fedex Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-21-10 Location: Cypress, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the help. All guests will be adults and there will be alot of sides. Kind of like a BBQ potluck but I'm doing all the meat. BTW leftovers not a bad thing as long as I get them LOL __________________ UDS,WSM 18", 26" Weber, One-Touch Platinum, WGA Charcoal, Q100 & Wife Model#1962

03-08-2012, 09:31 AM	#4
teej On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-29-12 Location: Chatsworth, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I cooked 3 10lb butts this past weekend for about 50 people and had plenty left over. 4 butts would be way too much I think. I would shoot for about 20 - 25lbs pork shoulder (uncooked) and 6 -8 racks of ribs sounds about right. This may need to be adjusted giving consideration for sides and number of kids included in the final guest count.