How many pork shoulder butts should I cook for 100 pulled pork sandwiches?

[gussygus]

See below photo for roughly the amount of pulled pork to be in each sandwich.

My guess is 18-20 sandwiches per 8lb (raw weight) butt. 

PulledPork.jpg

• gussygus
• Aug 18, 2016

 

[DanMcG]

That looks like a good half pound sandwich. Assuming you'll yield about 50% of the raw weight when finished, your 8 lb butt will feed 8 people.

 

[3montes]

I always figure 6 ounces of sandwich meat per sandwich. So 100 sandwiches would be 600 ounces of meat or 37.5 pounds. So with roughly 50% shrinkage you need to start with about 75 to 80 lbs of raw pork butt. Sounds like about 8 to 10 average pork butts.

 

[farmerchad]

I just wanted to say thats a crap ton of sammiches. Good luck and keep updated.

 

[chef jimmyj]

 
I always figure 6 ounces of sandwich meat per sandwich. So 100 sandwiches would be 600 ounces of meat or 37.5 pounds. So with roughly 50% shrinkage you need to start with about 75 to 80 lbs of raw pork butt. Sounds like about 8 to 10 average pork butts.

X2...JJ

 

[bmudd14474]

I always figure 6 ounces of sandwich meat per sandwich. So 100 sandwiches would be 600 ounces of meat or 37.5 pounds. So with roughly 50% shrinkage you need to start with about 75 to 80 lbs of raw pork butt. Sounds like about 8 to 10 average pork butts.

I have to second this comment. Also having a bit extra never hurt for let overs or seconds.