Brisket for 60 people

Donwon9999

I have been asked to cook brisket for everyone at work, which is about 60 people.

I am familiar with cooking brisket so my questions are:

• How many pounds per person?  
• I was going to cook 3 briskets on Sat and 3 on Sunday, the lunch is on Tuesday
• How should I store the briskets?  Whole or cut?
• How do you reheat them?  I have a gas bbq there to help out

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks,

Don

onedbguru

Occasionally we have a BBQ day at the office and they generally get 1lb per 3 people and that is usually sufficient - especially if they also get potato salad, baked beans, cole slaw (creamy)  and rolls/buns to go with it.  The BBQ place suggest 1lb per 5 people.  The ladies don't eat that much and some of the guys don't either (what is wrong with them), so we generally end up with still-here's. (you know - "it is STILL here!")

IQ2

I would love to know those answers too, I will be serving brisket for 40 hungry men next week at a customer's facility. I have the "cook ahead" plan, but not sure about the storage and reheat part. All suggestions are welcome!

harps

1/4 # per person works for me

Tripmaker

What is the best way to reheat the brisket? I've done several but they are never as good reheated as they are when it comes out of the cooler after resting but still warm.

IQ2

I often cook several and freeze them whole. I put them in a cooking bag first, then double wrap in foil before freezing. To reheat, pop in the oven at 350, or on the Egg. The cooking bag holds in all the moisture and the meat comes out nice and juicy. Nothing is as good as just cooked, but this works pretty well for a second choice.

cbr0011

What's a cooking bag?

nolaegghead

They're plastic bags that can handle the heat of an oven.

http://www.webstaurantstore.com/295/cooking-bags.html

The Cen-Tex Smoker

lots of ways to do it but I recommend not slicing until the big day. Brisket dries out so fast I just hate to slice them before they are ready to eat if you do slice before you eat, I recommend storing in a food saver bag and reheating in warm water for an hour or so before you serve

Brownie

I've had good luck saving in foodsaver bags (sliced) with a tablespoon of drippings per pound added to bag and reheating in hot water as suggested above. It works well with pork butts too.

Lit

You want to sauce even if its just beef broth when you reheat. I cooked ribs for my works t day and I worked from home that morning. A friend of mine brought his large to work and put up a canopy and did 2 roasts. Maybe set up at work and brings a tent?

nolaegghead

This party's long over (2011).  Hope it went well.

cbr0011 was asking what cooking bags are.  Shake n bake.

Lit

Oops.

Donwon9999

Yes it is long over but went very well due to everyone's input.  Funny, went so well I am being asked to do it again 7 years later!

JohnInCarolina

Donwon9999 said:

Yes it is long over but went very well due to everyone's input.  Funny, went so well I am being asked to do it again 7 years later!

Still for 60 people?

Foghorn

That's great follow-up.  Glad it went well.

Take some pics this time and post them here.

Donwon9999

Yep for 60 people again.  It is our group at work.  Will be a bit before I do it, but will post pics for sure!

minniemoh

It's a rare find that the OP posts back to a 7 year old thread. Glad to hear that you're still pulling through on the original request @Donwon9999. Good work!

nolaegghead

This thread seems to have a life cycle of a cicada.