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Prime Rib for 200?
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Skrullb
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I was asked if I could cook prime rib and sides for 200 people....which I had to refuse because that’s a ridiculous amount and there’s no way I can cook that much. It made me think though...how much would it take!? I can’t even wrap my head around it.
I'm in Fredericksburg, VA, and I have an XL and a medium.
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You would require about 50 lbs of yielded (Cooked) weight if your cuts were at 8 oz portions. The ladies may want a few ounces smaller....the men a few more.....some will not eat it at all. The average prime rib (bone in) comes at 16-18 lbs.....and you would normally get lets say 75% yield. So using these numbers......
50 lbs at 75% yield would mean you would need to start with approx 70 lbs of raw meat. Divide that by 17# average (and you would get roughly 4.5 full 109 Rib lions. The answer would be five lions.
Now the assumptions would change if you were feeding all men for example, as the portion sizes might go as high as 12-14 ounces. All this depends on the discipline of the slicer, the demographics of the audience (Old men would not eat 12-16 ounces across the board as an example). So basically, you need to know more about who you would be cooking for. The size portions you would commit to....and have discipline with the portion sizes to ensure all are fed.
Hope this gives you some idea of how to approach.Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
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northGAcock said:You would require about 50 lbs of yielded (Cooked) weight if your cuts were at 8 oz portions. The ladies may want a few ounces smaller....the men a few more.....some will not eat it at all. The average prime rib (bone in) comes at 16-18 lbs.....and you would normally get lets say 75% yield. So using these numbers......
50 lbs at 75% yield would mean you would need to start with approx 70 lbs of raw meat. Divide that by 17# average (and you would get roughly 4.5 full 109 Rib lions. The answer would be five lions.
Now the assumptions would change if you were feeding all men for example, as the portion sizes might go as high as 12-14 ounces. All this depends on the discipline of the slicer, the demographics of the audience (Old men would not eat 12-16 ounces across the board as an example). So basically, you need to know more about who you would be cooking for. The size portions you would commit to....and have discipline with the portion sizes to ensure all are fed.
Hope this gives you some idea of how to approach.
I'm in Fredericksburg, VA, and I have an XL and a medium. -
Food math savant. Who knew that was a thing?
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I say jump in and do it! Not as hard as it seems and with a protein like that SV will make you look like a champ, great math @northGAcockVisalia, Ca @lkapigian
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@northGAcock.....WTH. You can cifer and spell. That diet you are on must be working wonders. That said, you should eat a chicken wing or three.I drink cheap beer so I can afford good bourbon.
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lkapigian said:I say jump in and do it! Not as hard as it seems and with a protein like that SV will make you look like a champ, great math @northGAcockEllijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
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Must of been a pretty boring conference call you were on there @northGAcockLarge and Small BGECentral, IL
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If only you had a carrot cake recipe.
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Legume said:If only you had a carrot cake recipe.Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
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Great ciphering but I'm lost. If you figure 8 oz (1/2 lb) /person and 200 people wouldn't you need 100 lbs finished?? IDK...
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lousubcap said:Great ciphering but I'm lost. If you figure 8 oz (1/2 lb) /person and 200 people wouldn't you need 100 lbs finished?? IDK...Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
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lkapigian said:I say jump in and do it! Not as hard as it seems and with a protein like that SV will make you look like a champ, great math @northGAcockI'm in Fredericksburg, VA, and I have an XL and a medium.
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Fred19Flintstone said:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.____________________Aurora, Ontario, Canada
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TexanOfTheNorth said:Fred19Flintstone said:I'm in Fredericksburg, VA, and I have an XL and a medium.
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I have served 20-30 people at a party but it was a casual affair with drinks/appetizers and I served it buffet style- sliced thin with rolls and horsey sauce.
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SmokeyPitt said:I have served 20-30 people at a party but it was a casual affair with drinks/appetizers and I served it buffet style- sliced thin with rolls and horsey sauce.I'm in Fredericksburg, VA, and I have an XL and a medium.
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If you do this, then @YukonRon has some kind of sriracha bleu cheese sauce that is phenomenal.
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caliking said:If you do this, then @YukonRon has some kind of sriracha bleu cheese sauce that is phenomenal.
And @northGAcock ... respect!I'm in Fredericksburg, VA, and I have an XL and a medium. -
Maybe we’re overlooking the fact that @northGAcock could actually turn just a few prime ribs into enough to feed 200?
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@YukonRon always interested in different blue cheese receipes. Care to share your sriracha one?South Buffalo, New York
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It is pretty basic, a bleu cheese dressing I make to use with coleslaw, then adding sriracha to get the proper flavor/taste. Depends on the protein and the cut as well as rubs or spices used in the cook of the protein which determine how much I will use. I do not like to overreach resulting in covering up the other cooked flavors of the meat. I make up the dressing first, then add until I determine the right balance.
For the Bleu Cheese dressing:
1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon of apple cider vnegar
3/4 cup of good quality mayonnaise (I use Dukes)
1/4 cup of buttermilk
2 cups of high quality (dryer) bleu cheese crumbles
1/2 teaspoon of celery salt
1/2 teaspoon of celery seed
1 teaspoon of sugar
1/4 cup of grated sweet onion.
Mix in a large non - metal bowl
Add sriracha to taste for the flavor profile you seek for your cook. (We often will make tenderloin sliders, using Kings Hawaiian roles, with that I use around 1/4 to 1/3 cup added to this recipe.) Always add in small increments to find your flavor profile.
Mix the blue cheese dressing with slaw, if you like blue cheese, the slaw on a cracker is a great appetizer.
When I make it to serve as a side with a meal, most folks will spread it on a cracker, prior to everything being served.
It is also a great addition to use for burritos or wraps for leftovers.
"Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
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lousubcap said:Great ciphering but I'm lost. If you figure 8 oz (1/2 lb) /person and 200 people wouldn't you need 100 lbs finished?? IDK...
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cant you sous vide in a swimming pool or something?XL BGE and Kamado Joe Jr.
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