QUICK CATER CALCULATOR

PORTION BREAKDOWN

For a BBQ meal with sides, the common range is ⅓ to ½ lb of cooked meat per adult. A safe dinner default is ½ lb. For lunch, a large spread of sides, or a lot of women and children, the portion trends toward ⅓ lb. A long event or a meat-heavy crowd can run ½ to ¾ lb. That weight is the whole plate of meat, not each meat. Two or three choices split the same ½ lb. Guests still leave with one serving, and the pit does not cook a full portion of every meat.

6 oz a guest

Side items

Every guest is calculated to receive a 6 oz serving of sides. If you select more than one side, that serving is divided across each added choice. The prices follow that rule. One side is 6 oz per guest. Two sides are 3 oz each. A third side or more splits that same 6 oz serving across every side you picked.