<![CDATA[Cooking pulled pork for a wedding]]>Ok meat family im hear again to ask your advice. Im smoking pork butts for pulled pork sandwiches for a wedding in august. 160 guests. I am wondering how many pork butts are needed. Im guessing 1/4lb per sandwich and probably 2 sandwiches per guest. Thoughts/advice?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/2443/cooking-pulled-pork-for-a-weddingRSS for NodeThu, 17 Sep 2026 10:45:29 GMTSat, 27 Jun 2020 15:41:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Cooking pulled pork for a wedding on Sun, 28 Jun 2020 12:03:14 GMT]]>I’ll add in that 1/2 pound of cooked meat per guest sounds like a lot when you figure in that they are sandwiches and expecting that you have sides. I would bet that you had a lot left over, but that might be just what you want. It’s a matter of how generous you want to be or what the client wants and is willing to pay for.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18882https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18882Sun, 28 Jun 2020 12:03:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cooking pulled pork for a wedding on Sun, 28 Jun 2020 02:53:27 GMT]]>twilliams Well we had a band and open bar, so yeah it got a little western!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18877https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18877Sun, 28 Jun 2020 02:53:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cooking pulled pork for a wedding on Sun, 28 Jun 2020 02:08:24 GMT]]>Tex_77 must have been a wild night…lol

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18875https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18875Sun, 28 Jun 2020 02:08:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cooking pulled pork for a wedding on Sun, 28 Jun 2020 01:26:50 GMT]]>twilliams Hell the wife doesn’t remember, maybe 200?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18872https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18872Sun, 28 Jun 2020 01:26:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cooking pulled pork for a wedding on Sun, 28 Jun 2020 01:03:48 GMT]]>glen Don’t break what’s not broken…

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18870https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18870Sun, 28 Jun 2020 01:03:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cooking pulled pork for a wedding on Sat, 27 Jun 2020 23:09:57 GMT]]>Chef You almost described exactly what I do about 3 times a year for family holidays.
Always a hit

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18867https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18867Sat, 27 Jun 2020 23:09:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cooking pulled pork for a wedding on Sat, 27 Jun 2020 22:38:15 GMT]]>I always use the bone in butts. I find they taste better. 80 pounds should be about right. I have 120 pounds on my pit now, should come off late this evening. Biggest trick I have found is low and slow, 215’ to 225’F until the meat reaches about 190 to 195’F. At that point, the meat will easily come off the bone. I do wrap mine when they reach about 145 to prevent them getting too much smoke. The connective tissue in pork butt, with a longer time and lower temperature is converted into sugars which give a very natural sweet flavor. I have also found at event, pulled pork sliders are really the biggest hit. I use the King Hawaiian Rolls, and a bit of a sweeter barbecue sauce than I would use with beef, with one pickle slice. Stab it with a fancy toothpick and people go wild. In that case you only need about 1/4 pound per person with sides and still have left overs. This is a case of perceived greater value while maintaining cost. It has never failed me. Typically people eat 2 to 3 sliders each.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18865https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18865Sat, 27 Jun 2020 22:38:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cooking pulled pork for a wedding on Sat, 27 Jun 2020 21:13:49 GMT]]>I’ll have to ask the wife, we had plenty of leftovers.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18864https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18864Sat, 27 Jun 2020 21:13:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cooking pulled pork for a wedding on Sat, 27 Jun 2020 21:05:32 GMT]]>Tex_77 you know how many guests you had? You had plenty to go around?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18863https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18863Sat, 27 Jun 2020 21:05:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cooking pulled pork for a wedding on Sat, 27 Jun 2020 20:41:34 GMT]]>Yes, you want 80 lbs, post-cook.
Working backwards, expect to lose about 40% of the pre-cook weight to cooking loss and the bone, so you want 133.33 pounds pre-cook. Call it 135 for ease.

With that amount, you’re probably buying case price per weight, so just see what your supplier will do for you. Butts average around 8 lbs per, but they can easily get up to 10 or down to around 7, so just picking a number is rather risky.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18862https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18862Sat, 27 Jun 2020 20:41:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cooking pulled pork for a wedding on Sat, 27 Jun 2020 19:26:48 GMT]]>Its not how many pork butts you need, its how many pounds do you need. Id figure half pound per guest uncooked. You’ll lose alot of weight in cook. I did I think 200#'s for my wedding. My advice, cook ahead of time and freeze then just put it in a roaster oven to heat it up.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18861https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/18861Sat, 27 Jun 2020 19:26:48 GMT