Barbecue question/help

[junior]

Gonna cook for about 40 people and will do brisket, chicken and sausage. My question is how much of each should I cook? If I do a 18lb brisket is that too much, or go smaller with several chickens , how much sausage?
Let me know
Thanks


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[FCoDxDart]

I'd assume 8 to 10 oz a person for total protein. If there's kids then less.

[Smart]

18lb brisket yields about 50% after trimmed and smoked. 9lbs...... 3 servings per lb so 27ish servings depending on the eaters. More than likely everybody will grab some brisket.



With chicken and sausage you might could squeeze 4 servings per lb, but never under estimate a Texans love for brisket. Always better to have too much than too little.

[JTCowpoke]

I usually shoot for around 1lb of raw meat per person.

[TxBowHntr]

2 x 18lb. briskets
5-7 x chickens (figure 8 pieces per bird, 10 if you count the wings as a piece)
10-12lb. x sausage

This is what I would do. Plan on 8-12oz of meat per person. If there are a lot of sides, then you can lean closer to the 8oz. This is probably more than you will need, but the last thing I ever want to do is run out of food when cooking for a group.

[Hardware]

2 x 18lb. briskets
5-7 x chickens (figure 8 pieces per bird, 10 if you count the wings as a piece)
10-12lb. x sausage

This is what I would do. Plan on 8-12oz of meat per person. If there are a lot of sides, then you can lean closer to the 8oz. This is probably more than you will need, but the last thing I ever want to do is run out of food when cooking for a group.

Second this recommendation.

[glen]

40 people. And I prefer briskets around 12# for cooking reasons. I’d do 3 and that would give me about 17-18# of brisket. About 6-8 chickens and 10-15# of sausage. When cooking for this number of folks you don’t want to have to try and stretch the meats. When your the cook it is embarrassing to me. I’d rather take some home or give some to-go boxes than run dry

[Graysonhogs]

40 people. And I prefer briskets around 12# for cooking reasons. I’d do 3 and that would give me about 17-18# of brisket. About 6-8 chickens and 10-15# of sausage. When cooking for this number of folks you don’t want to have to try and stretch the meats. When your the cook it is embarrassing to me. I’d rather take some home or give some to-go boxes than run dry

This all day long. What are the sides?

[ThisLadyHunts]

2 x 18lb. briskets
5-7 x chickens (figure 8 pieces per bird, 10 if you count the wings as a piece)
10-12lb. x sausage

This is what I would do. Plan on 8-12oz of meat per person. If there are a lot of sides, then you can lean closer to the 8oz. This is probably more than you will need, but the last thing I ever want to do is run out of food when cooking for a group.

I'm leaning this way, too, for two reasons: 1) It is NEVER good to run out of food when entertaining guests, and 2) the last thing you'll feel like doing the day after your shindig is cook. These quantities practically ensure leftovers.

[junior]

This all day long. What are the sides?

Not sure, it’s for my daughters high school dance team and the parents. I think they all signed up to bring sides


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[junior]

here's a list of the sides

Mac and cheese
Baked beans
Green beans
Cream corn
Potato salad
Bread
Creamy jalapeno dip/chips
Smoked weenies
Pasta salad

[junior]

bump

[JWalker08]

People will always put more food on the plate if its self-serve opposed to having someone serve each protein.

[bullhead44]

Junior, My dad always figured 1/3 pound of meat per person when he used to cook for big weddings. There was usually some leftovers.

[Welding Teach]

40 people. And I prefer briskets around 12# for cooking reasons. I’d do 3 and that would give me about 17-18# of brisket. About 6-8 chickens and 10-15# of sausage. When cooking for this number of folks you don’t want to have to try and stretch the meats. When your the cook it is embarrassing to me. I’d rather take some home or give some to-go boxes than run dry

I would rather cook smaller briskets then huge ones. I like the 10-12 lb range. they seem to cook more evenly and turn out better for me.