Utensils for portion control?

TravelingJ · Jul 12, 2021

Looking at the catering calculators, it's all based on serving size. How is that handled for meats like pulled pork and shredded chicken? I'm guessing those oddly shaped 1/2 cup spoons aren't used-so is it just tongs and a prayer?

I've had good luck with Vollrath in the past, so for sides do I stock up on their spoodles, tongs and those ice cream like measured dishers?

ynotfehc · Jul 13, 2021

spoodles and dishers for everything that makes sense: shredded/pulled/chopped meats, mac and cheese, potato salad, beans, slaw, etc. Scale for sliced items: brisket, turkey, pastrami, pork belly, etc...

cpw · Jul 13, 2021

TravelingJ said:
Looking at the catering calculators, it's all based on serving size. How is that handled for meats like pulled pork and shredded chicken? I'm guessing those oddly shaped 1/2 cup spoons aren't used-so is it just tongs and a prayer?

I've had good luck with Vollrath in the past, so for sides do I stock up on their spoodles, tongs and those ice cream like measured dishers?

The few times I've mass produced pork sandwiches, I weighed out 1/4 pound of pork once or twice so I knew roughly how much meat it was, and then just eyeballed it from there.

MustGoFast · Apr 29, 2022

Late to the game, but if your setting up for self serve lines consider bun size on something like pulled pork if trying to manage portions (the bigger the bun the more meat on avg)

TravelingJ · Apr 29, 2022

Never too late. I assume someone with catering questions, will read all the threads in this forum-I know I sure did. That particular event is now long gone, but it's still good advice to get out there!

thirdeye · Apr 30, 2022

We always have the meat station at the end of the line, then the plates are somewhat full. Pulled pork is usually self-serve, but brisket and lamb are sliced and plated.

Utensils for portion control?

TravelingJ

is One Chatty Farker

ynotfehc

Full Fledged Farker

cpw

Babbling Farker

MustGoFast

Knows what a fatty is.

TravelingJ

is One Chatty Farker

thirdeye

somebody shut me the fark up.

Similar threads