How much butt per person

[GusRobin]

I semi-volunteered to cook some butt for some friends. What is the suggested lb/person ratio I should use. All are adults ages 25-60 (more towards 40's). There will be buns for sammies and some sides, maybe potatoe salad, etc)

[beefmann]

if you  are going to do a pulled pork, then your  looking at an 1t of 190 and a cook time of 1 hr to 1 1/2 hr per lb and figure about 40% shrinkage, as for the  amount per person i would figure 1/4 to 1/3 lb per person depending on there appetite, Along  with other fixings. I would do a Large 40 to 45 lbs of pork and let the people help themselves.

potato salad, macaroni salad, bread sticks, chips and maybe  baked beans as sides would be a good options.

im sure others will chime in on this as well

[Tenpoint5]

the 1/4 to 1/3rd is the general rule I follow but if they are big eaters than allow for 1/2 pound but even with the 1/4- 1/3 there should be enough to cover the big eaters

[GusRobin]

the 1/4 to 1/3rd is the general rule I follow but if they are big eaters than allow for 1/2 pound but even with the 1/4- 1/3 there should be enough to cover the big eaters

Is that before or after shrinkage?
So 20 people * 1/3= 6.6lbs /.40 for shrinkage = 14.5 lbs of butt?

[squirtthecat]

A pair of 8 pounders would be safer..

Actually, 20 pounds raw would be safer.   Plenty of leftovers that way.

[classicrockgriller]

On the 20th I am cooking butts for 150 people and there will be alot of other things (sides) to eat.

To be on the safe side I am using 50% loss and 1/3 lb per person.

So that will be 100 lbs of raw butt.

[Tenpoint5]

A pair of 8 pounders would be safer..

Actually, 20 pounds raw would be safer.   Plenty of leftovers that way.

I would go with Squirt on this one and have left overs.

[FLBentRider]

I third the STC analysis.

Always better to have leftovers than hungry guests with no food left.

[ArnieM]

Make sure you get some cole slaw in there too.

[SouthernSmoked]

When my daughter does the sales at the college football games she figures 1/3rd as the general rule. I found a scoop at GFS that allows a scoop to equal an estimated 1/3 pound of pulled pork, this works very well.

[Quarlow]

Yeah I agree on the coleslaw and I hate the stuff, but I had a not to great pulled pork bunwhich one day at the ferry terminal and with the slaw it was edible. Oh and I thought this was weird stuff till I made some but that "vaunted vinegar" is wicked stuff on pulled pork.

[classicrockgriller]

When my daughter does the sales at the college football games she figures 1/3rd as the general rule. I found a scoop at GFS that allows a scoop to equal an estimated 1/3 pound of pulled pork, this works very well.

That's a great idea for mass production.

[squirtthecat]

I found a scoop at GFS that allows a scoop to equal an estimated 1/3 pound of pulled pork, this works very well.

Which one??