I was taught to always figure 1/2 a pound per person when someone asks for enough meat for a certain amount of people and then I am make it a little bigger just to be safe. However lately 1/2 a pound to person just doesn't look like very much to me.
Recently a woman asked me for enough prime rib roast to feed 10 people. I gave her a 6 pound roast but I was looking at it and thinking I could eat a pretty big chunk of this by myself and still have room for the veggies and pie.
I am thinking times have changed a little and people are eating more than they used to. What do you figure when you have this sort of request?
I was taught to always figure 1/2 a pound per person when someone asks for enough meat for a certain amount of people and then I am make it a little bigger just to be safe. However lately 1/2 a pound to person just doesn't look like very much to me.
Recently a woman asked me for enough prime rib roast to feed 10 people. I gave her a 6 pound roast but I was looking at it and thinking I could eat a pretty big chunk of this by myself and still have room for the veggies and pie.
I am thinking times have changed a little and people are eating more than they used to. What do you figure when you have this sort of request?
I say half pound per person on most boneless well trimmed things, but on standing rib roast, I say 1 lb per person, or 1 rib for every two people.
one pound of bone-in prime rib per guest, which translates to about one rib section for every two people. Each pound of raw, bone-in prime rib will give you about a half pound of edible cooked meat.
It sounds like I did okay. The roast I sold her was boneless. I never thought to bump it up to one pound for Bone in, but that makes sense. I will make a mental note of all this.
we always went 1/2 # for boneless, 1 pound for bone in.....beef 1/2 lb for pork 1.5 lb per person for turkey for no left overs....ie 10 pound bird will not feed 10 people.......5 lbs if you want left overs 1/2 lb also for fish or lamb
