Got my first gig......

[JC in GB]

I no sooner got the first cook off my new cooker when I was approached about doing a charity gig.

Pulled pork for 75 people. Can't wait to get that cook rolling!

JC

 

[TomKnollRFV]

I no sooner got the first cook off my new cooker when I was approached about doing a charity gig.

Pulled pork for 75 people. Can't wait to get that cook rolling!

JC

Let me know if you need help getting the pork butts done JC. You ain't that far away I can't help. :)

 

[JC in GB]

That is most generous of you. I will keep your offer in mind if I get overwhelmed. :) You get 2 cats for that...

 

[krj]

Pft, with The Baby you could probably squeeze it all in one cook. Congrats on the gig!

 

[JC in GB]

Pft, with The Baby you could probably squeeze it all in one cook. Congrats on the gig!

I can do 6 pork shoulders in my Baby. That should be enough....

 

[chef jimmyj]

75 people, 4oz Sandwiches, you scoop and serve, you need 38 pounds of Raw Butts. Your cooker can handle 6ea or about 48 pounds of Butts. You will be fine...JJ

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

Congrats! Grab you some cold ones and some butts and have a good time

 

[krj]

75 people, 4oz Sandwiches, you scoop and serve, you need 38 pounds of Raw Butts. Your cooker can handle 6ea or about 48 pounds of Butts. You will be fine...JJ

I personally always go with 6oz, because I like fat happy people. and at 6oz you're gonna be fat and happy lol. So I say 56lbs raw, might be pushing the Baby, but it might work.

 

[JC in GB]

Thanks all for your sage counsel. I am certain now that I can fit all the meat I need into my smoker in one cook. Looks like 5 - 6 butts is what I am after here. Perfect!

You guys rock!

 

[chef jimmyj]

I personally always go with 6oz, because I like fat happy people. and at 6oz you're gonna be fat and happy lol. So I say 56lbs raw, might be pushing the Baby, but it might work.

AGREED...For Folks on a Paying Bases!. This is Charity. If I'm Giving It Away, 4 oz is a decent Sandwich on a Hamburg Bun. You spread a little Goodwill that won't break the bank.
Speaking of Fat and Happy, I figure 12 ounces for a Family event at my House! The Men and Women, alike, can put down some BBQ! Then you got Grandma, half a Dozen Aunties and the IN-LAWS Who all want a Doggy Bag to go. NONE OF THEM HAVE DOGS!!!!...JJ

 

[creek bottom]

Speaking of Fat and Happy, I figure 12 ounces for a Family event at my House! The Men and Women, alike, can put down some BBQ! Then you got Grandma, half a Dozen Aunties and the IN-LAWS Who all want a Doggy Bag to go. NONE OF THEM HAVE DOGS!!!!...JJ

LOL... That's how it is with our family dinners. I always make sure I have plenty. My nephew always says he wants to take a little for a sandwich for lunch the next day as he's filling a GALLON zip lock bag!!!

 

[TomKnollRFV]

I hope it all goes well JC!

 

[krj]

LOL... That's how it is with our family dinners. I always make sure I have plenty. My nephew always says he wants to take a little for a sandwich for lunch the next day as he's filling a GALLON zip lock bag!!!

Don't shame his sandwich! Just because you can't eat a 1lb sandwich for lunch doesn't mean he shouldn't live his best life!!!!

 

[JC in GB]

AGREED...For Folks on a Paying Bases!. This is Charity. If I'm Giving It Away, 4 oz is a decent Sandwich on a Hamburg Bun. You spread a little Goodwill that won't break the bank.
Speaking of Fat and Happy, I figure 12 ounces for a Family event at my House! The Men and Women, alike, can put down some BBQ! Then you got Grandma, half a Dozen Aunties and the IN-LAWS Who all want a Doggy Bag to go. NONE OF THEM HAVE DOGS!!!!...JJ

A very good point. If they are that hungry they can try for seconds...

 

[Boocephus]

We went the 4 oz route for my son's wedding Wish I would've gone the 6 oz route instead. There was absolutely none left at all. Not even enough for a cracker. Darn kids nowadays can eat

 

[Fueling Around]

You got honored for the ability and knowledge to "make it so" for mass consumption.
I hope the others involved arrange for massive sides.

I've made a lot of pulled pork for potlucks and sometimes the offering by the others is dismal.

 

[TomKnollRFV]

Ooof..well at least he didn't get voluntold to make the sides too..

 

[zwiller]

Congrats! I gotta ask, how do you do a gig like that? Start at home and wheel to gig? Or camp out at the gig? I mean, that's gotta be at least 12hr smoke right?

I only measured one time but I got near 80% yield from injecting. Something I like to point out in yield discussions. Also, I never put all my eggs in one basket (and that has saved my a$$ many times) so I'd do 2 runs.

 

[chef jimmyj]

Zwiller, If you add weight by injecting, your yield Will go up. Same with the Frozen Pulled Pork grocery stores sell. 4 pounds Pork and a pound of BBQ Sauce mixed in gives, a nice profit. The Chicken folks inject water weight. Some Pork producers and Asian Farmed Shrimp folks do too. You can make a nice profit adding 10%+/- water to the 9 BILLION Chicken sold in America every year...JJ

 

[JC in GB]

I am going to do the cook at home then bring the resting butts to the event and shred them 2 at a time into a full sized pan as needed.

I am going to serve 2 kinds of Bubba Q juice with the pork. South Carolina Mustard and one of the ketchup based Bubba Q sauces.

I think I am going to use a SPOG + brown sugar rub for all the butts and give them a hickory and oak whiskey barrel smoke.

I am not sure if I will inject them. Wondering if the final result would be worth the time.