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Chili
Posted on 1/15/20 at 6:41 am
Posted on 1/15/20 at 6:41 am
Having a chili cookoff for a work function. Serving in 2oz bowls, how many lbs of ground meat will be needed to serve 100 people.
5
Posted on 1/15/20 at 6:48 am to ryno4797
12.5
Posted on 1/15/20 at 8:03 am to ryno4797
That was probably a little too mean.
The answer is 12.5.
The answer is 12.5.
This post was edited on 1/15/20 at 8:07 am
Posted on 1/15/20 at 8:43 am to ryno4797
3.50
Posted on 1/15/20 at 11:31 am to Suntiger
Are you guys getting 12.5 pounds simply based on 2 oz x 100 x 0.0625 lbs/oz? Maybe i'm losing my mind but he's not serving 100% meat for the chili (not taking into account water weight loss while browning). 
Assuming 2 oz per serving you'll need a little over 1.5 gallons of chili to serve 100 people. My recipe usually makes that amount and I typically add around 2.5 pounds of meat. You could up it closer to 3 pounds just to make sure.
Assuming 2 oz per serving you'll need a little over 1.5 gallons of chili to serve 100 people. My recipe usually makes that amount and I typically add around 2.5 pounds of meat. You could up it closer to 3 pounds just to make sure.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 11:32 am to nerd guy
quote:
Are you guys getting 12.5 pounds simply based on 2 oz x 100 x 0.0625 lbs/oz?
Yes.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 11:54 am to ryno4797
3-5 lbs of meat for 2+ gallons of chili.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 11:57 am to nerd guy
12.5 jives.
I usually cook about 3lbs for my family of 6.
So, that's about .5lbs per person - let's call that an 8oz bowl on average between kids and adults.
So, that's about .063lbs per oz.
If you need 100 2oz servings, that equals about 12.6lbs.
I usually cook about 3lbs for my family of 6.
So, that's about .5lbs per person - let's call that an 8oz bowl on average between kids and adults.
So, that's about .063lbs per oz.
If you need 100 2oz servings, that equals about 12.6lbs.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 12:09 pm to LSUfan20005
I agree with OTIS here. It should be around 3 to 5 if you're making 2 gallons. If he's dividing up chili it'll be into a 2 oz up (volume not weight). Something similar to this. 12.5 pounds of meat would be closer to a 10 to 12 gallon batch. There's 128 oz per gallon. So for 200 servings you need around 1.58 gallons.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 1:19 pm to nerd guy
quote:
It should be around 3 to 5 if you're making 2 gallons. If he's dividing up chili it'll be into a 2 oz up (volume not weight). Something similar to this. 12.5 pounds of meat would be closer to a 10 to 12 gallon batch. There's 128 oz per gallon. So for 200 servings you need around 1.58 gallons.
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nerd guy
Posted on 1/15/20 at 5:05 pm to ryno4797
I’d cook more than 12.5 lbs of meat for 100 freaking people. I know they are 2 oz bowls, surely they gonna be coming back for seconds right or are they only allowed one bowl?
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This post was edited on 1/15/20 at 5:23 pm
Posted on 1/15/20 at 5:08 pm to nerd guy
quote:
I agree with OTIS here. It should be around 3 to 5 if you're making 2 gallons. If he's dividing up chili it'll be into a 2 oz up (volume not weight). Something similar to this. 12.5 pounds of meat would be closer to a 10 to 12 gallon batch. There's 128 oz per gallon. So for 200 servings you need around 1.58 gallons.
My head just exploded. OP cook 25 lbs of meat and frick it if you have leftovers
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This post was edited on 1/15/20 at 5:24 pm
Posted on 1/15/20 at 5:10 pm to windshieldman
Don't think bowl, think tasting cup. Like the size of a condiment cup for ketchup and what not. And there will be other chili to taste, it's a cook-off.
Posted on 1/15/20 at 5:21 pm to Darla Hood
quote:
Don't think bowl, think tasting cup. Like the size of a condiment cup for ketchup and what not. And there will be other chili to taste, it's a cook-off.
Yea
I didn’t consider the other chili. Damnit
Sorry OP
Posted on 1/15/20 at 6:49 pm to windshieldman
And it’s probably actually larger than a condiment cup, but when I looked at pictures of 2 Oz tasting cups, ketchup was pictured in one.
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