How Much Brisket Chili for Forty?

frognot

My Sunday School class is fixing a lunch for workers helping with a Habitat for Humanity build tomorrow. Gonna do a batch of brisket chili to take along with hot dogs and chips. Did a twelve lb packer overnight and have several lbs of brisket vac packed in freezer. Looking at as max headcount of forty. Just wondering if i need to smoke another brisket tonight.

lkapigian

Personally I'd smoke another packet, can't have to much chilli,I've done a few Habitat Builds and food goes quick

Props to you for your support to the cause 

northGAcock

frognot said:

My Sunday School class is fixing a lunch for workers helping with a Habitat for Humanity build tomorrow. Gonna do a batch of brisket chili to take along with hot dogs and chips. Did a twelve lb packer overnight and have several lbs of brisket vac packed in freezer. Looking at as max headcount of forty. Just wondering if i need to smoke another brisket tonight.

You should plan for 8 ounces (by volume) per person. Not sure how that equates to brisket(s). That’s about 16 portions per gallon. So you will need about 3 gallons of chili for 40 people. You can impact volume downward if you have other items. Also, you can use a smaller bowl but seconds can be had. Not sure if this is helpful information or not. Good luck with your Habitat project. Thanks for all you do.

Teefus

If it's Texas Chili (Meat, Peppers, Onions) you might need some more meat. If you add beans you're probably OK where you are.

Jstroke

northGAcock said:

You should plan for 8 ounces (by volume) per person. Not sure how that equates to brisket(s). That’s about 16 portions per gallon. So you will need about 3 gallons of chili for 40 people. You can impact volume downward if you have other items. Also, you can use a smaller bowl but seconds can be had. Not sure if this is helpful information or not. Good luck with your Habitat project. Thanks for all you do.

This is what we do for Scout/Webelo days and it’s usually pretty close to this

frognot

Thanks for everybody's feedback. Think will shoot for 4 gallons and will do a mix of cubed brisket and ground chuck. I like that blend of  different textures.