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Default Quantity suggestions (pulled pork for 200 sandwiches)

On 6/12/2010 12:51 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Figure 1/4lb of pork for each sandwich (not including sauce and
> slaw). You did say 'healthy', right?
>
> 4.5lbs of meat per butt net weight.
>
> 17 sandwiches per butt.
>
> I say 13-14 butts. I have of course used the worse case scenario
> at each calculation/estimation.
>
> -sw


Your 4.5 lbs of meat per butt is equal to my calculation based on a butt
being 7 lbs.

We differ though on "healthy size". Unless you're comparing them to a
White Castle or Krystal burger ;-)

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