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Hey All,
Just got a request to do a surprise birthday party for 100 people. They requested brisket, chicken legs, and chicken quarters. This will be my first job of a larger size and I'm a bit shaky on a solid price. Since he wants the meat in the afternoon I'll have to forego my vending job for the day, so I'll need to make enough money for this to be a worth while job.
I'm currently getting brisket for $3.29/Lb at Restaurant Depot, and they have chicken quarters for $.50/Lb. Since it's a surprise party the guy wants to pick the meat up from me so I'm not catering or even delivering the food...just smoking it up.
I'm figuring I'll need about 85Lbs brisket (pre cooked weight) for a cost of $280 and probably 100Lbs of chicken at a cost of about $50. So add in wood and I'm at about $350 out of pocket just to do the cook. I don't want to over-quote the guy but I'm thinking $750 feels about right. Am I out of line or is that about right?
Thanks for the input!
Just got a request to do a surprise birthday party for 100 people. They requested brisket, chicken legs, and chicken quarters. This will be my first job of a larger size and I'm a bit shaky on a solid price. Since he wants the meat in the afternoon I'll have to forego my vending job for the day, so I'll need to make enough money for this to be a worth while job.
I'm currently getting brisket for $3.29/Lb at Restaurant Depot, and they have chicken quarters for $.50/Lb. Since it's a surprise party the guy wants to pick the meat up from me so I'm not catering or even delivering the food...just smoking it up.
I'm figuring I'll need about 85Lbs brisket (pre cooked weight) for a cost of $280 and probably 100Lbs of chicken at a cost of about $50. So add in wood and I'm at about $350 out of pocket just to do the cook. I don't want to over-quote the guy but I'm thinking $750 feels about right. Am I out of line or is that about right?
Thanks for the input!