how many pound?

pullit · Newbie Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 49

I have been volunteered to do the cooking at a church dinner in about 2 weeks.
My question is this, there will be about 60 people there and I need to know how many pounds of pork butt to buy?
I will be smoking it and chopping as opposed to pulling so it should go a little further and it will be served as sandwiches, but it will be a make your own sandwich type thing.

Many thanks for any and all help.

backyardpigs · Posted: May 13 2008 Post subject: how much

SoEzzy created this planner. click the link to go to this thread in the catering section of this forum.

http://www.thesmokering.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6531
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pullit · Newbie Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 49

thanks, that helped a bunch

Chuck Wagon · Joined: 13 May 2008 Posts: 1

I would go with 35-40# raw. I find I typically loose a little less than 40% with the bone in butts. For sixty people you should yield at least 22 pounds or close to six ounces per person. That should be plenty for a church social.