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HawkeyeChief
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How much butt do I need to feed twenty people on the 4th?
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two butts and sides everyone will go home happy
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20 people = approx 35 sandwiches
4 or 5 sandwiches per pound of finished product
You'll need about 7 pounds of finished product
You end up with about 60 of what you started with
I usually find that butts are packaged in two if you buy a two pack you'll definitely be covered!
Two pack is about 15 pounds x .6 = 9lbs
I know some folks have much simpler rules but I can't remember them. Have a great weekend! -
I've always had 1/2 lbs per person in my head when I go shopping and end up getting closer to 3/4 per. It's so good that everyone eats a lot of it and there's never anything wrong with having leftovers.
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For the 4th of any month it always takes more...
take the number of mouth and divide by 2.4.
Use a simple formula, something easy to remember.
20 ÷ 2.4 = 8.3#. 2 - 5# butts will do you just fine.
More sides = less meat.
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I used 2 @ 7.4 lbs for about 19 people. We ended up with about 1-2 pounds left over. Here is one of them pulled.
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