Quanity and Resizing Charts

[mctrick]

I listed this in another forum and seen some people asking about menu sizing for large groups. I found this link to resize
http://www.webstaurantstore.com/recipe_resizer.html

 

[fatback joe]

Here is one that has made the rounds a time or two before with sides added.

Don't know if it is a better mousetrap as much as just a different one.

On edit: I did not design it, I just pass it around as people have an interest or question.......so don't aske me if you have problems with it. LOL I am just the middleman.

 

[Dutch]

Folks, I combined a couple of threads to help you with those big cooking events and even the small ones.

Of the two links posted, I use the one posted by Joe the most. All I need to do is enter in the number of guests, number of meats and sides and the chart does the hard part for me.

 

[mginani]

I am planning on making pulled pork sandwiches for a group. The catering chart lists 5.33 oz per sandwich for pulled pork. Does that seem pretty accurate? Also, does it seem pretty accurate to count on the meat weighing 55% of the original weight after cooking?

Thanks!

Mike

 

[travcoman45]

I do 4 oz per sammie an that has always been more en enough on a cheap white bun, folk always comment its alotta meat.

I figure 50% loss on butts, sometimes it ain't that much, but better safe then sorry. So, take the weight a yer precooked butt, cut that in half, devide that pound weight by 4 an it'll tell ya how many sammies that butt gonna give ya. In other words, yer gonna get 4 4oz sammies from each cooked pound a pork butt.

I bought 4 oz scoopers ta besure were servin 4 oz a meat on each sammie.

 

[mginani]

Thanks! Thats very helpful.

Mike

 

[smokestars]

Thanks for that link,

I appreciate it!

Beats paper, pen and my calculator

Don

 

[smokestars]

Thanks for the spreadsheet file!

Now when I need to figger out how to do it... expect a 2 a.m. telephone call

.....

Don

 

[shooterrick]

Is there a Word Doc spreadsheet that does this? MS works or something.
Thanks

 

[bmudd14474]

Rick is this what you looking for?

 

[shooterrick]

This spreadsheat is in xls format. I can read excel but it is not funtional just read only. I wondered if there was one in a different file format?
Rick

 

[bmudd14474]

Rick I sent you a PM

 

[rrsteve]

Dutch:
I do the planning and some cooking for our church's men's group dinners, breakfasts, etc. There are times I could use the big chart that shows portions and costs etc. (Joe's chart) I can't get it to work for me can you e-mail and tell me how to make it work and do its thing?
Thanks for any help,
Bob Stevens
[email protected]

 

[Dutch]

Bob, I'll have to transfer it from my laptop to my thumbdrive and then I'll email it to you. Laptop isn't set up for internet usage.

 

[scarbelly]

Wow, this thread has some great info. My wife and I teach cooking to 4 H kids and do some charity events. The recipie resizer is going to be killer for us. We have a rehersal dinner coming up in our back yard for 50 next month. Thanks to all who shared here

 

[beer-b-q]

The link to the recipe resizer is great thanks...

 

[thomasyoung]

It's just what I was looking for. Great Link and great thread!

 

[soezzy]

Here's a later version this is the .xls catering planner 3.06.xls and here's the .zip catering planner 3.06.zip

For those that don't want to pay for Microsoft office, here is a link to Open Office a freebie office suite, openoffice.org/ there are lots of corrections and improvements, there are also Canadian version available for those that want or need them.