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Serving size for pulled Pork Butt Sandwiches for 25 adults

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dstearn
dstearn Posts: 1,702
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I volunteered to provide the main meat course for a family Xmas party in two weeks. There will appetizers served two hours prior to serving the pork butt. How many lbs of pork butt should I cook for 25 adults?
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  • Cookinbob
    Cookinbob Posts: 1,691
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    If your family appetizers are like mine, no one will be hungry when the pork comes out, and it won't matter much.

    In reality I would cook 2 @ 8-9 lbs each ( the only size I can get around here).  You will have leftovers, but one at that size is not enough.  If you can get smaller, I would do about 12-13 lbs precooked weight total.  More is better than less, and leftover PP is great in tacos, cubans, or all by itself

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  • Beavercreek_Smoker
    Beavercreek_Smoker Posts: 105
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    I did 2 butts for a total weight of about 17 pounds for a family vacation dinner. 18 adults and 3 kids, no leftovers at all. But no one went hungry either. Mind you, that was dinner with a couple of sides. Not a lot of munching before hand. I've always heard about a pound a head because you lose about 40% of weight to rendering while the long smoke. You should be fine with 2 butts with all the other stuff family brings (unless your family are like starving cave men like my family lol).
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,888
    edited December 2014
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    Normally I find an 8 pound raw butt yields 9 cups of pulled pork. Then a packed half cup of pulled pork is considered the amount of a normal adult sandwich. Furthermore teenagers will eat 3 sandwiches, men 2, women and children 1. HTH
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  • SteveWPBFL
    SteveWPBFL Posts: 1,327
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    Don't use big buns, use slider buns for less waste.
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
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    SteveWPBFL said:
    Don't use big buns, use slider buns for less waste.

    what you got something against the Kardashians?
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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,361
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    I would go with at least 20 lbs. Like others said it renders down almost half on a fatty butt. Me, Id go about 25 at least unless there was alot of other food.
    Jacksonville FL
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