I figured I would put this here because I will lose it if not. Also, somebody may spot a mistake in my thought process and hopefully help someone else out along the way.
150 people is the estimated attendance, I am aiming a little higher cause you never know. This is for a literacy program so it will be both parents and kids. With that I am assuming 50 kids, 50 women, and 50 men. I think the kids may be a higher percentage and so will the women, but that's ok because I think men will consume slightly larger portions.
On the menu is Pulled Pork, slaw, baked beans, and mac and cheese. I won't have as much slaw because it isn't big here.
Maybe a little about money?
Total spent $227.40, this includes more than enough charcoal to do the job. Each main bullet will be a sum of the sub bullets I will also put cost per serving in parenthesis with the assumption that it will all be eaten evenly by just 150 people. Also buns are provided from a bakery so those are not in these numbers.
Total per plate, assuming everyone has equal portion of each: $1.38
150 people is the estimated attendance, I am aiming a little higher cause you never know. This is for a literacy program so it will be both parents and kids. With that I am assuming 50 kids, 50 women, and 50 men. I think the kids may be a higher percentage and so will the women, but that's ok because I think men will consume slightly larger portions.
On the menu is Pulled Pork, slaw, baked beans, and mac and cheese. I won't have as much slaw because it isn't big here.
- Pulled Pork-80 pounds trimmed which I will conservatively estimate at 45% loss. That gives me 44 pounds cooked or 704 ounces.
- They have sliders I will call 3oz and buns I will call 4oz portions. Assuming kids have sliders that is 150oz, men and women have the big ones that is 400oz for a total of 550oz.
- 150oz over would get me 37 4oz sandwiches or seconds.
- I did an event last year of just meat and they had a lot of leftovers, they were making small sandwiches around 3oz so if they do the same I will have more than enough
- Slaw-10 pounds, I expect most will just have a bit of it, they don't really get it on sandwiches here but it is easy to make and some veggie-heads can eat it.
- Mac and Cheese-with this many kids, you gotta do mac. And I certainly am! Total amount when done is about 40 pounds.
- 40 is 640oz which gives me 160 4oz servings. I think this will be enough with all the other stuff.
- Baked beans-I don't do sides on this scale a lot so I am not going to risk cooking my own beans. I have a recipe using canned beans as a base.
- These are pretty hardy beans, will be around 440oz when done which should be more than enough.
Maybe a little about money?
Total spent $227.40, this includes more than enough charcoal to do the job. Each main bullet will be a sum of the sub bullets I will also put cost per serving in parenthesis with the assumption that it will all be eaten evenly by just 150 people. Also buns are provided from a bakery so those are not in these numbers.
Total per plate, assuming everyone has equal portion of each: $1.38
- Pulled pork-$113.54 ($0.76)
- Raw Meat-$93.60
- Rub-$4.46 (I have most ingredients already, estimate not much more than that for homemade blend)
- Charcoal-$15.48 for 2x19.5 pound bags. Won't use all that but bought it.
- Slaw- $14.82 ($0.10)
- Slaw mix- $5.94 for 6 pounds. Sam's had premade mix for only $1.98 for a 2 pound bag, didn't seem worth the work to cut all my own.
- Mayo-$6.88
- The rest are ingredients I have, still not 100% on my recipe but additional components shouldn't be more than a couple bucks.
- Beans- $30.53 ($0.20) This can be brought down quite a bit if you don't use the beef.
- Bush's canned beans, 3x116oz can $17.94
- Beef $6.59 not sure how well it goes over here, but down in Georgia my favorite beans had beef. Plan on smoking the beef for some smokey flavor.
- Veggies $6.00 various onions and peppers, will add a little rub and sauce as well.
- Not 100% on everything I will use, will tweak on taste but costs for additions shouldn't be substantial.
- Mac N Cheese-$48.55 ($0.32)
- Macaroni-$7.98
- Milk-$4.66
- Velveeta-$24.96
- Butter-$4.98
- Chedder-$5.98
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