Am gonna be doing pulled pork for approximately 60 people. I have always done two butts at a time b/c that's how I bought them packaged from SAMs. My question is, will I need to do 3 butts to feed this many people. Last year at the same party, they tore through my 24 pounds of brisket.
Cooking for 60, butts question
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Charles Howse
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Figure 1/3 lb per person. Some will eat a little more, some less.
60 people x 1/3 pound = 20 lbs cooked.
20 lbs cooked figures around 40 lbs raw.
Averaging 8 lbs per butt, that's 5 butts.
If they're big eaters and you're not serving any/many sides, better throw on another butt.
60 people x 1/3 pound = 20 lbs cooked.
20 lbs cooked figures around 40 lbs raw.
Averaging 8 lbs per butt, that's 5 butts.
If they're big eaters and you're not serving any/many sides, better throw on another butt.
Dave Russell
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Another simple way to figure it is:
10 ounces of uncooked pork butt per person
..... or 37.5 lb. for 60 mouths to feed.
This comes from getting .6 lb. of 'Q for every pound of uncooked, and recommended 6 ounces of 'Q per person.
That's four averaging 9.38 or five averaging 7.5 lb. You could truss three up on end around a beer can chicken rack like someone just mentioned on another thread.
10 ounces of uncooked pork butt per person
..... or 37.5 lb. for 60 mouths to feed.
This comes from getting .6 lb. of 'Q for every pound of uncooked, and recommended 6 ounces of 'Q per person.
That's four averaging 9.38 or five averaging 7.5 lb. You could truss three up on end around a beer can chicken rack like someone just mentioned on another thread.
Charles Howse
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Cool, Dave! That's so easy!
Dave Russell
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Well, I knew a lot of restaurants and caterers recommended 6 oz a person, and I knew that you'd get just over half a pound of 'Q out of a pound of butt....so I just sort of put two and two together. I just wish that would happen more frequently.
Terre Hooks
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If they 'tore through the brisket last year', you're not feeding 60 people with 3 butts.
More like 8. 7 if there's a lot of women.
More like 8. 7 if there's a lot of women.
Michael G. (Canada Mike)
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four butts, boneless, should do it.
Mike,
I've cooked for few and many, and I've found that the quantity of sides greatly affects the volume of Q eaten. The more sides offered then err on the short side of Q; the fewer the less. I say make plenty of slaw, beans, taters, hushpuppies, and anything else you can think of and do your four butts and get out of there! And they will call you a genius! Good luck.
I've cooked for few and many, and I've found that the quantity of sides greatly affects the volume of Q eaten. The more sides offered then err on the short side of Q; the fewer the less. I say make plenty of slaw, beans, taters, hushpuppies, and anything else you can think of and do your four butts and get out of there! And they will call you a genius! Good luck.