Archive for January 28th, 2008
Pork shoulder shrinkage
Bill,
More BBQ questions…
My son’s Boy Scout Troop is going to do a fundraising dinner in April. We’ve decided to do pulled pork as the main entrée.
I am suggesting to the troop that we smoke whole pork shoulders (fresh). We plan to feed about 450 people and Want to plan to have 50 lbs extra as a cushion and sell as individual pounds to walk in that we can’t serve.
Here’s my question for you…
I’m guessing the shoulders to weigh in about 14 to 16 lbs each…
To end up with 6 oz of meat per person, is 25% shrinkage close for pork shoulder?
6 oz * 450 people = 2700 oz /16 = 168.75 lbs + 50 extra = 218.75…291.2 * 25% shrinkage would equal 218 lbs net.
291 / 15 average weight of whole shoulder = 19.4 shoulders needed for dinner.
Please look over my calculation to see if you think I’m on track.
I think the 6 oz of meat is a little shy, do you think 25% shrinkage is realistic?
Chris, Phyllis, Ethan, Olivia, Jackson, & Teddy
