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Post by BBQ Butcher on Jul 21, 2005 4:42:28 GMT -5
HOW MUCH MEAT? courtesy of Wise One in the Green Room
For pulled pork, a typical sandwich (or serving) is 4 oz of cooked meat. For adult males, you might want to plan on 2 sandwiches per person. For women and children, plan on one sandwich per person. The average butt loses about 40% of its weight while cooking. So, to get 6 pounds of cooked pork (24 sandwiches) you would need to start with 10 pounds of butt (2.4 servings per LB of uncooked meat).
SERVINGS=2.4xLBs of BUTT. SERVINGS NEEDED=(MENx2)+(Women)+(Children). Let's say your 20 people are ten men and ten women. Need 30 servings. 30 divided by 2.4 says you need 12.5LBs of butt. Of course, that assumes there's none left over for Pulled Pork Enchiladas. ;-)
Note: this is a good rule of thumb for Pulled Beef, also.
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