kaRma BBQ
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Brethren,
Been a long time lurker and now a proud owner of a home business attempting to cook the best BBQ I can with the help of resources like this forum. Thank you!
My question: Am I wasting my time and money?
Background: I'm currently active duty military (Navy) serving in Japan. No BBQ on or off base. I've taking the time to do my research on the business side and put together a decent menu. After about a year of doing weekend BBQ and going over the numbers, I'm out of the red (barely)... but I've been thinking I'm not efficient with the way I'm doing business. Basically I prep, cook, lose sleep, and deliver maybe 12 boxes every time I decide to sell. We'll take my rib plate as an example. 1/4 rack, slice of Texas toast, side of corn or fries , 4oz rice (asian thing lol). With the calculations I set the pet box price at $12... just seems like a lot of work for $120-$144 a weekend. One guy I talked to (broke out detailed costs and he said my pricing was on point) said I need to be efficient and get more out of my cook. I.e. 10 racks of ribs instead of 4 or 5. Just feeling bummed out and a little lost.... I love to do this and I just need a little more guidance to help reach my goals. So much opportunity here as I'm the only guy.
Thank you for any input and my apologies if I selected the wrong area.
Been a long time lurker and now a proud owner of a home business attempting to cook the best BBQ I can with the help of resources like this forum. Thank you!
My question: Am I wasting my time and money?
Background: I'm currently active duty military (Navy) serving in Japan. No BBQ on or off base. I've taking the time to do my research on the business side and put together a decent menu. After about a year of doing weekend BBQ and going over the numbers, I'm out of the red (barely)... but I've been thinking I'm not efficient with the way I'm doing business. Basically I prep, cook, lose sleep, and deliver maybe 12 boxes every time I decide to sell. We'll take my rib plate as an example. 1/4 rack, slice of Texas toast, side of corn or fries , 4oz rice (asian thing lol). With the calculations I set the pet box price at $12... just seems like a lot of work for $120-$144 a weekend. One guy I talked to (broke out detailed costs and he said my pricing was on point) said I need to be efficient and get more out of my cook. I.e. 10 racks of ribs instead of 4 or 5. Just feeling bummed out and a little lost.... I love to do this and I just need a little more guidance to help reach my goals. So much opportunity here as I'm the only guy.
Thank you for any input and my apologies if I selected the wrong area.