Hello to all. I have been asked to smoke brisket for a bank open house. The question is, how many pounds of brisket do I need for "sliders" for 250 people? I plan on smoking just flats. Thank you!!!
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Wow! That would be a big cook! I’d defer to someone like PaulstheRibList for experience with that large a cook. I assume that folks wouldn’t expect this to be a full "lunch" so about a quarter pound per person uncooked weight would be my first estimate — 62.5 pounds of brisket or about 4-5 in the 15-16 pound range. -
Paul would for sure. A good rule of thumb when the meat is the main course is about 1/2lb raw weight per person, with sides. Being sliders, the meat won't be the larger part of the meal most likely, so I'd say you could probably get by with half that. But this is of course a rough ballpark.
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To add something further, think about waste with brisket too. You might get 3-5 lbs trimmings from each, so factor that into your final calculations of how much to start with. Obviously it's better to have leftover than run short.Comment
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I know this dont help now but should in the future. I have started keeping a log book on how much we have left after a big feed. Been writing down how many people and sides were their. Then how much was left over and this has helped better caculate how many pounds to use in future cooks.Comment
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Isn't this fun!! I calculate a regular serving at 4 oz of cooked. When you have multiple offerings, the Oz per person will go down. The signature item may be all used up, but the Oz/Person on the other items will be lower. Most of the time, Brisket is the star, and gets eaten the most, as it should!
If you are having multiple items, I'd say 2.5 oz per person is a safe bet on a "slider," and you would have some left over for the inevitable snacking that folks will want after they taste how great your brisket is. Slider for me is the roll they make at Sams makes a great slider. I really like those rolls, and they also make fantastic Smoked Bread Pudding (but that's another thread).
My brisket yield is right about that 50%. So, 2.5 oz x 250 x 50% = 78 pounds raw / 12 pound avg brisket = 6.5 full briskets.
If you do just flat's, you'll have to adjust. Depending on how they trim them, they may have a lower % of fat that is trimmed before smoking.
That's what I'd do, 7 briskets!
This sounds like Fun!
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