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    #16
    I'm feeding 80 coworkers a week from Friday. I plan for about 20 people can be fed by an 8 pound butt (shoulder). So I bump the butts up to 10 pounders and will smoke five. Way more than I need, but I vac seal and freeze and that stuff becomes delicious PP sandwiches or BBQ flatbreads. 20 people for an 8 lb shoulder has always worked well for me. I also tell the coworkers to bring containers to take the leftovers home.

    Good luck!

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      #17
      I agree with the previous comments and think the sweet spot is 1/2 lb uncooked (bone in) for sammie’s and 1/3 lb for tacos. The most I have smoked was 150 lbs of pork and it fed around 430 right on the money.

      I really like to keep the roasts wrapped in foil in a cooler after taking them to 207 or so. They hold for hours and come out so tender I can shred them with food grade and cotton gloves underneath. The meat is hot and fresh, when shredding as folks come through the line.

      I am getting ready for a pork taco fundraiser I am hosting in a few weeks. I think the count will be around 350-400.

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