Hello all,
I'm turning 40 in a month and my wife insists on throwing a party for me. At first, plans were to have the event catered but the more I thought about it, the more I wanted the event to be laid back and relaxed and with some BBQ. Although there are quite a few places in the area that have great BBQ, I just didn't see the point in spending extra $$$ when I am quite capable of making some of the simple things I want on that day. I plan on making some BBQ pulled pork and brisket flats as well as ordering some fried chicken for a total of 3 meat selections for 50 people.
First question, how much meat should I make? Naturally I plan on having a few sides along with the meat selection, I was estimating at around 1/2# of meat per person. About a dozen or so of the guests will be women and are not big eaters, let alone red meat eaters, so they will add a "buffer" zone to the food estimate but I definitely want to make sure I have enough food without going overboard.
Second, I plan on buying my pork butts at Costco and cooking them in the oven. With the weather never being absolutely predictable I like the fact that the butts can be cooked indoors in case it rains and or isn't ideal smoking weather, I also plan on using the WSM for smoking the brisket flats. We are going to have chafers setup to keep the food warm and I also have a trio of crock-pots that I plan on filling with BBQ sauces so people can have some options for saucing their food as desired. Can you also include what you estimate will be the cooking time for the amount of pork butts I will need? As well as any other helpful info.
As always, THANK YOU in advance for taking the time to answer my questions and for your help.
David
I'm turning 40 in a month and my wife insists on throwing a party for me. At first, plans were to have the event catered but the more I thought about it, the more I wanted the event to be laid back and relaxed and with some BBQ. Although there are quite a few places in the area that have great BBQ, I just didn't see the point in spending extra $$$ when I am quite capable of making some of the simple things I want on that day. I plan on making some BBQ pulled pork and brisket flats as well as ordering some fried chicken for a total of 3 meat selections for 50 people.
First question, how much meat should I make? Naturally I plan on having a few sides along with the meat selection, I was estimating at around 1/2# of meat per person. About a dozen or so of the guests will be women and are not big eaters, let alone red meat eaters, so they will add a "buffer" zone to the food estimate but I definitely want to make sure I have enough food without going overboard.
Second, I plan on buying my pork butts at Costco and cooking them in the oven. With the weather never being absolutely predictable I like the fact that the butts can be cooked indoors in case it rains and or isn't ideal smoking weather, I also plan on using the WSM for smoking the brisket flats. We are going to have chafers setup to keep the food warm and I also have a trio of crock-pots that I plan on filling with BBQ sauces so people can have some options for saucing their food as desired. Can you also include what you estimate will be the cooking time for the amount of pork butts I will need? As well as any other helpful info.
As always, THANK YOU in advance for taking the time to answer my questions and for your help.
David
