Need Chili Recipe That Will Make 25 Gallons


 
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Hello:

I've been invited to lead a team to enter a benefit eventy . It's a street affair where there will be stands where participants server there chili in 2 oz cups, etc. The quantity I need to make to enter is 25 gallons.

So when scaling up my tecipes it's hard to do be cause most recipes out there mention servings, not size.

If anyone has a Texas Red or a Red Colorado recipe that makes 25 gallon (100 quart stock pot size) quantity that you would be willing to offer up it would be greatly appreciated.

I will have a commercial kitchen to work in and a team to help but getting to scale is proving difficult by simple multiplication.

Yes I have red the archives and found Kevin Kruger's upscale but that proposes a challenge as it is 50-100 servings but doesn't provide total volume produced.

Thanks to anyoe who can help with this. I'm not looking for secret ingredients I can make the base recipe my own - just having trouble scaling to volume not servings.

Again this is for a benefit, non profit, etc. event. PM me if you prefer to not want to share publiclly.
 
When I hear 25 gallons of chili, all I can think of is Kevin Malone from the office.

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Mark Foreman - Texas Red or Red Colorado no beans in them. I'm planning on cubing brisket flat (or mix of point) else shoulder.
 
Thanks Timothy - I agree 3/4 to 1 cup per serving for the average small scale recipe. BUT when trying to scale favorites that don't give serving size make it a little tricky to convert to volume.
 
do you have time for a test run? Make a batch that will yield about a gallon, take precise notes of all quantities and when it is done, measure volume produced and then do a little math..

for example: 1 gallon == 128oz target,
140 oz actual or 110 % over target
divide 25 gallons by 110% and you need 23 batches ( with a slight round-up )

If it makes 160 oz it's 125% over target you'll need 20 batches

If it makes 100 oz it's 78.125% of a gallon and you'll need 32 batches

Test run will also let you dial in the flavor for a winner-winner chili dinner.
 
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