Cooking for 400

[savagebrood]

I have a cook next weekend for 400 adult men and I’m ordering food.

These are my calculations. See if this adds up.

Pulled pork - 325 lbs (uncooked) assuming half that cooked
Mac and cheese - 108 lbs (cooked)
Green beans - 120lbs
Buns - 432
Slaw - 40lbs
Baked beans - 120 lbs
Sauce - 3 gallons
Potato salad - 100lbs

Am I thinking right on this?

 

[Jason TQ]

Ya that’s plenty. I’ll bet you have some leftovers.

 

[drunkenmeatfist]

I'd go 110lbs on the mac and cheese and 103lbs on the potato salad just to be sure.

 

[savagebrood]

I'd go 110lbs on the mac and cheese and 103lbs on the potato salad just to be sure.

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[mchar69]

I might get more buns. Maybe some of those Hawaiian rolls.
What time should I be there?

 

[luv2smoke]

I'd go 110lbs on the mac and cheese and 103lbs on the potato salad just to be sure.

I concur with the above recommendation :mrgreen:

 

[ebijack]

I think your a bit light on the slaw. But around here, slaw goes faster than ribs.
If I remember right. We had 80lbs for 440 and ran out. Some/quite a few folks take extra slaw besides ontop of the pulled pork sandwich.
It's a gamble :mrgreen:

 

[Mikhail]

The guests are going to an event where 400 guys are going to be eating. If they don't know enough to get there early, well.....