What should I charge to smoke ~100lbs pork butts & chicken for a wedding reception?

[Old Glory]

Similar to above. See what it would cost locally to have it catered and be somewhere around there.

Any issue of running afoul of local food service rules?

[STEbbq]

I guess triple the cost of the meat is $600. Alternatively, you can charge for meat cost of $200 and $400 for labor which at $20 a hour is 20 hours. Factoring in charcoal and rub costs of $50, I guess I’d go with $750.

$10 a sandwich for 150 guests is $1500, so you’d be about half price. You could do higher of course.

Lots of options…

[JeffJ]

I smoked pulled pork for my older son’s grad party in 2018. We had about 130 guests throughout the day. 50 pounds of butt was plenty. Granted we had sides and a taco bar. You need to get a better head count than 100-200 people. Even for a friend do not sell yourself short. Cooking that much meat is a lot of work, especially when you consider pulling / shredding the meat. Your time and expertise is valuable.

[Huskee]

Of course. The gig is in September so they're in the planning stages now and wanted a ballpark food price from me, so when they have the guest list ironed out is when the pencil will be sharpened. Thanks for the advice.

[barelfly]

Tell them they need to throw in a bottle of WT Master’s Keep…..regardless

[Huskee]

Excellent idea!