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re: Chili dogs for a crowd. How much meat?
Posted on 8/19/25 at 7:44 pm to tigersownall
Posted on 8/19/25 at 7:44 pm to tigersownall
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How many pounds of ground meat would you buy?
Don't stop there
Shredded cheese
Chopped onions
Chopped green onions
Sliced jalapeños
Banana peppers
Pickle slices or diced pickles
Nacho sauce
Ketchup, mustard & hot sauce
Sour cream & ranch dressings
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Posted on 8/19/25 at 9:02 pm to tigersownall
#1 question you need to answer this: how big are you're hot dogs(8/1, 7/1, 4/1)? A generous estimate would be 2/3 of your guests are going to eat chili on their hot dogs. Some just a little and some will drown it in sauce. For typical small store bought hot dogs and buns, a quarter cup(60ml) of chili would be a good average. If 350 people get 60ml of chili on average, you'll need 21,000ml of chili. 21000ml/ 3785ml per gallon=5.55 gallons. Add in a 20% buffer and you need 6 2/3 gallons of chili, although I think the buffer is built into the 2/3 of people eating chili, it's probably less than 1/2. How much ground beef you need depends on your recipe.
Grab a pack of the hot dogs/buns you'll be using along with cheap canned chili and use a measuring cup to test it out and do the math.
Grab a pack of the hot dogs/buns you'll be using along with cheap canned chili and use a measuring cup to test it out and do the math.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 9:40 pm to sleepytime
You’ll actually end up using less chili if you have large dogs like 5/1. The buns don’t get larger (unless you’re going foot long) and with more hot dog in the bun, there’s less room for chili.
Also, his question is specifically for 500 chili dogs. For 500 chili dogs, Bigdropper gave the correct answer.
Also, his question is specifically for 500 chili dogs. For 500 chili dogs, Bigdropper gave the correct answer.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 5:10 am to SixthAndBarone
The great thing about chili is that it freezes well so I’d err on the side of caution
Posted on 8/20/25 at 8:36 am to tigersownall
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Say you were making chili dogs for about 500 people. How many pounds of ground meat would you buy?
First step is to decide how many dogs 500 people will eat. What kind of crowd is this? Young children or a mob of baws. Will make a big difference.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 8:44 am to SixthAndBarone
16 gallons is way too much, that's assuming 4 ounces for each and every hot dog, which is much more than most people want. Maybe the OP can provide more details.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 8:51 am to PerplenGold
Ehh mix crowd. No kids. Will report back this weekend with the results.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 9:30 pm to tigersownall
We cooked hot dogs tonight, Nathan's 8/1 with Costco buns. We had a 30 ml scoop and counted how much chili was used. 50% of people got chili and of those 80% got one scoop, 20% got 2 scoops.
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