smoked turkey for 50

butt head · 03-25-2012, 08:46 AM

I have a party to do in may(got insured and licence last year) and they asked for sliced turkey. Will be serving pulled pork, kilbasie(think thats how you spell it

) with mac&cheese,aue graton potatoes,garden and fruit salads for $18 a head.I'm guessing the same as pork 1/4 lb per person so maybe 15lb pre cooked would do for the turkey. Do's that sound right.

Thanks for any help. John(head butthead)

PorkQPine · 03-25-2012, 09:27 AM

Are you doing whole turkeys or the double bone-in breasts? The double bone-in breasts are easier to handle, take a brine quickly and are a snap to carve plus there is less waste and shrinkage.

butt head · 03-25-2012, 09:43 AM

I was thinking bone in breast for same reason

butt head · 03-26-2012, 04:19 PM

BigBellyBBQ · 04-01-2012, 11:32 AM

Stay away from Swanson or sara Lee, breast they are chopped up, Rightfords or Jenny O alway good. I get the boneless....bump up your serving per person, people love this..big seller up here...

dont waste your time with a whole bird..to much time to carve..

butt head · 04-01-2012, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBellyBBQ

Stay away from Swanson or sara Lee, breast they are chopped up, Rightfords or Jenny O alway good. I get the boneless....bump up your serving per person, people love this..big seller up here...

dont waste your time with a whole bird..to much time to carve..

thanks, was looking at doing bone in whole breast so i could stuff the cavity with orange and lemons, did this with whole turkeys before and taste great. so maybe 3 servings per pound ?

vafish · 04-13-2012, 06:52 AM

General rule of thumb I have always uses for thanksgiving was 1lb of fresh whole turkey per person.

That leaves a lot of leftovers and a lot of waste.

With all the other meat you are doing I'd think you 1/3 lb per person would be enough.

03-25-2012, 08:46 AM	#1
butt head is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-29-06 Location: norristown, pa. 30 miles west of philadelphia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	smoked turkey for 50 I have a party to do in may(got insured and licence last year) and they asked for sliced turkey. Will be serving pulled pork, kilbasie(think thats how you spell it) with mac&cheese,aue graton potatoes,garden and fruit salads for $18 a head.I'm guessing the same as pork 1/4 lb per person so maybe 15lb pre cooked would do for the turkey. Do's that sound right. Thanks for any help. John(head butthead) __________________ John, Butt Head BBQ Team- No IQ required meadow creek ts250- w/ 42 chicken cooker

03-25-2012, 09:27 AM	#2
PorkQPine Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-10-07 Location: Roseville, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Are you doing whole turkeys or the double bone-in breasts? The double bone-in breasts are easier to handle, take a brine quickly and are a snap to carve plus there is less waste and shrinkage. __________________ PorkQPine

03-25-2012, 09:43 AM	#3
butt head is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-29-06 Location: norristown, pa. 30 miles west of philadelphia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was thinking bone in breast for same reason __________________ John, Butt Head BBQ Team- No IQ required meadow creek ts250- w/ 42 chicken cooker

03-26-2012, 04:19 PM	#4
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BigBellyBBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-15-08 Location: Lake View, New York Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Stay away from Swanson or sara Lee, breast they are chopped up, Rightfords or Jenny O alway good. I get the boneless....bump up your serving per person, people love this..big seller up here... dont waste your time with a whole bird..to much time to carve.. __________________ TwinTech Pro Double, Backwoods Fat Boy, TwinTech Hawg Kooker, FE 400, SP SPK 700, Empty check book and understanding wife...sometimes..

04-13-2012, 06:52 AM	#7
vafish Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-19-11 Location: Commonwealth of Virginia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	General rule of thumb I have always uses for thanksgiving was 1lb of fresh whole turkey per person. That leaves a lot of leftovers and a lot of waste. With all the other meat you are doing I'd think you 1/3 lb per person would be enough. __________________ Silver UDS with weber lid, UDS #2 black with a weber lid, 1995 Treager pellet grill, 22.5 Weber