How much parsley to buy?

cpw · 05-06-2013, 10:17 AM

We're doing our first KCBS contest this weekend, so I've never had to buy garnish before. How much parsley should I buy if the plan is to do the typical "putting green" style box?

Thanks!

Balls Casten · 05-06-2013, 10:24 AM

Good parsley = 4 to 5 bundles
Bad wilted parsley = 10 bundles

first contest .. first time building a box get extra it will cut your time in half.

RX2006JE · 05-06-2013, 10:24 AM

i use about 3 heads per box just to have enough good pieces to pick through

mobow · 05-06-2013, 10:32 AM

two or three bundles per box

Untraceable · 05-06-2013, 10:54 AM

buy it all so the other local teams are SOL

hogzgonewild · 05-06-2013, 11:40 AM

I get 3 bundles per box.... But lately I've just been buying a 60 bundle case at Restaurant depot and splitting it with 3 other teams.....

Only costs us $5 a piece for 15 bundles!

Jason TQ · 05-06-2013, 11:45 AM

I'm in the 2-3 bundles per box boat.

Wampus · 05-06-2013, 11:53 AM

We buy 2 of the boxes of parsley at RD. I think each box has about 6 bundles? We usually only need one box, but sometime get into the second. I'm usually able to pick through and find some good ones.

cpw · 05-06-2013, 12:02 PM

Thanks for the info. It looks like if I get a 12 pack, I should be good. We don't have restaurant depot around here, but my neighbor owns a restaurant, she's gonna hook me up.

Queology · 05-06-2013, 12:03 PM

2 to 3 bundles per box depending on the quality of the parsley. Publix has the best quality locally.

cpw · 05-06-2013, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Queology

2 to 3 bundles per box depending on the quality of the parsley. Publix has the best quality locally.

I've noticed that Publix has the best around here as well.

big matt · 05-06-2013, 12:40 PM

What I've done is made friends with the produce manager at our local store and he's even came out to a close comp and we gave him food..he orders an extra case for me to dig through..sometimes it's hit or miss on quality but we can always get a few good ones at least.seems to me at this time of year parsley usually gets pretty good..this last weekend I built one box and part of another with one bunch(broccoli head size)that's the best end of the spectrum..other times I've had to use up to about 5 bunches when it was really crappy.

tnjimbob · 05-06-2013, 12:58 PM

I have found good parsley at Whole Paycheck (a.k.a. Whole Foods), but it costs quite a bit more than RD or a regular grocery store. However, they usually have large bunches, so I can get by with buying 4-6 of them and that is usually enough to make boxes. I think I paid $1.69 per bunch last time I bought parsley there.

K-Train · 05-06-2013, 01:00 PM

Better to have too much instead of too little.

ckelly · 05-06-2013, 02:53 PM

Generally running 2-3 bundles per box. Not all will get used but this gives you sufficient quantity to pick out nice tight leaves to be used.

05-06-2013, 10:17 AM	#1
cpw Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-28-11 Location: Savannah, Georgia Name/Nickname : Chad	How much parsley to buy? We're doing our first KCBS contest this weekend, so I've never had to buy garnish before. How much parsley should I buy if the plan is to do the typical "putting green" style box? Thanks! __________________ ________________ [COLOR=Orange]Outlaw 2860 Porch Model[/COLOR] Lang 84 Deluxe Yoder YS640 Savannah, GA [URL="http://www.facebook.com/yesdearbbq"]Yes, Dear BBQ on Facebook[/URL] Proudly sponsored by Royal Oak Charcoal and [URL="https://www.atlantabbqstore.com/"]The Atlanta BBQ store[/URL]

05-06-2013, 10:24 AM	#2
Balls Casten is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-04-09 Location: Johnston, Ia	Good parsley = 4 to 5 bundles Bad wilted parsley = 10 bundles first contest .. first time building a box get extra it will cut your time in half. __________________ Specialization in bipolar, self-injury, and OCD

05-06-2013, 10:32 AM	#4
mobow is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-11-09 Location: Marshall MO	two or three bundles per box __________________ WSM 22.5, MCBJ, In The Key Of Que

05-06-2013, 11:40 AM	#6
hogzgonewild Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-26-11 Location: Douglasville, GA	I get 3 bundles per box.... But lately I've just been buying a 60 bundle case at Restaurant depot and splitting it with 3 other teams..... Only costs us $5 a piece for 15 bundles!
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05-06-2013, 11:45 AM	#7
Jason TQ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-10-11 Location: Lawrenceville, GA	I'm in the 2-3 bundles per box boat. __________________ -Jason I didn't choose D-Canoe life..........

05-06-2013, 10:24 AM	#3
RX2006JE On the road to being a farker Join Date: 07-16-09 Location: Anniston, AL	i use about 3 heads per box just to have enough good pieces to pick through

05-06-2013, 10:54 AM	#5
Untraceable Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-19-11 Location: EAD	buy it all so the other local teams are SOL

05-06-2013, 11:53 AM	#8
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN	We buy 2 of the boxes of parsley at RD. I think each box has about 6 bundles? We usually only need one box, but sometime get into the second. I'm usually able to pick through and find some good ones. __________________ [COLOR="Blue"][B]"Oh, I don’t reject Christ. I love Christ. It’s just that so many of you Christians are so unlike Christ." -Mahatma Gandhi[/B][/COLOR]

05-06-2013, 12:02 PM	#9
cpw Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-28-11 Location: Savannah, Georgia Name/Nickname : Chad	Thanks for the info. It looks like if I get a 12 pack, I should be good. We don't have restaurant depot around here, but my neighbor owns a restaurant, she's gonna hook me up. __________________ ________________ [COLOR=Orange]Outlaw 2860 Porch Model[/COLOR] Lang 84 Deluxe Yoder YS640 Savannah, GA [URL="http://www.facebook.com/yesdearbbq"]Yes, Dear BBQ on Facebook[/URL] Proudly sponsored by Royal Oak Charcoal and [URL="https://www.atlantabbqstore.com/"]The Atlanta BBQ store[/URL]

05-06-2013, 12:03 PM	#10
Queology Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 01-13-12 Location: Summerville, SC	2 to 3 bundles per box depending on the quality of the parsley. Publix has the best quality locally. __________________ Russ C

05-06-2013, 12:40 PM	#12
big matt is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-06-10 Location: Banning,Ca	What I've done is made friends with the produce manager at our local store and he's even came out to a close comp and we gave him food..he orders an extra case for me to dig through..sometimes it's hit or miss on quality but we can always get a few good ones at least.seems to me at this time of year parsley usually gets pretty good..this last weekend I built one box and part of another with one bunch(broccoli head size)that's the best end of the spectrum..other times I've had to use up to about 5 bunches when it was really crappy. __________________ _________________________________ JOS whole hog cooker MAK 2 Star Facebook:[url]https://m.facebook.com/pages/Leftcoast-Q/125103440847709?id=125103440847709&_rdr[/url] Our website: [url]http://www.leftcoastq.com/Leftcoastq.com/Home.html[/url]

05-06-2013, 12:58 PM	#13
tnjimbob Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-02-12 Location: Nashville, Tn Name/Nickname : Jim H.	I have found good parsley at Whole Paycheck (a.k.a. Whole Foods), but it costs quite a bit more than RD or a regular grocery store. However, they usually have large bunches, so I can get by with buying 4-6 of them and that is usually enough to make boxes. I think I paid $1.69 per bunch last time I bought parsley there. __________________ BWS Extended Party, 18" WSM, Green SS Performer, 22" OTG, KCBS CBJ

05-06-2013, 01:00 PM	#14
K-Train is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-22-11 Location: Edgewater, MD	Better to have too much instead of too little. __________________ Keith Fat Maxine's BBQ Thanks to: Mojobricks, Make It Meaty, and In House Jewelers Humphrey's Battle Box WSM 22.5 GMG Davy Crockett

05-06-2013, 02:53 PM	#15
ckelly Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-06-12 Location: Auburn, WA	Generally running 2-3 bundles per box. Not all will get used but this gives you sufficient quantity to pick out nice tight leaves to be used.