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Pulled Pork

mjk412
mjk412 Posts: 113
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I'm having a party and will be feeding 12 guests.  I wanted to make pulled pork. Can you guys give me an idea of how many pounds I will need?
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    I think one butt should do it. You can always cook two and vac/seal the leftovers - they're mighty handy to have on hand.
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • blasting
    blasting Posts: 6,262

    I do one pound precook weight per person, and then I have leftovers. 

    Phoenix 
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  • Rte1985
    Rte1985 Posts: 304
    I agree one big butt would suffice.  But you can get creative with good leftover pulled pork.  I like to freeze it and grub on it for the next month off and on.
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  • ewyllins
    ewyllins Posts: 461
    I just did a 9 Lb for a party last week and fed 15 guests and had plenty left over the next day for some pork nachos!!!
    O-Town, FL

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  • SoCalTim
    SoCalTim Posts: 2,158
    One butt will absolutely work, but if your gonna do one butt might as well do two especially if your buy it from Costco (two to a package) .. freeze the extra and or bag some up and give some to your guests. 
    I've slow smoked and eaten so much pork, I'm legally recognized as being part swine - Chatsworth Ca.
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  • JohnnyTarheel
    JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,629
    Ones enough.... but cook two as others said for freezing and use later. I always do two as you use the same amount of lump and your time..... 
    Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    I always cook more than one at a time regardless.  Otherwise it's like wasting open egg space to me.  Now I have a food saver and that is key.  One whole butt is however all you'll need.  Have fun.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • Sonny3
    Sonny3 Posts: 455
    As others have said, you can't have enough butt.  I cook mine on the XL and I have yet to cook anything other than 4 at a time.  Same amount of fuel and leftovers are so tasty.  I usually cook 2 for my family and one for the Sheriff that lives next door and one for gifting someone else.  At the price of butts these days, especially on sale like I found today for $0.99 per pound.
    Titusville, Fl. and just bought XL and Med BGE.  "Every Day is A Bonus" in my world, and my job is to choke the life out of them. Cancer Sucks.
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  • gdenby
    gdenby Posts: 6,239
    The standard yield for PP is 60% of original weight, +/- a little. Standard sandwich portions top out around 1/3 lb. So, a little more than 1/2 lb, 8 oz to start per sandwich.

    How much you cook depends a lot on who is eating. Teen boys may eat 3 sammys.

    Also, what sides?  For me, a cup of beans or 'taters and some slaw and sauce on the pork does me fine.
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