How many pounds of Mission BBQ for 4 adults, 2 kids?

[Anonymous]

I have visitors coming by tomorrow for dinner, and need to order Mission BBQ. I’m going to get a big tray salad, a couple of sides, and pulled pork and pulled chicken. The pulled pork and pulled chicken are by the pound; how many pounds for 4 adults and 2 kids? The kids are healthy, just not big eaters. One adult has a big appetite, the rest normal/not big eaters.

[Anonymous]

Are you OK with leftovers?

I would do 3, but we'd be fine with leftovers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you OK with leftovers?

I would do 3, but we'd be fine with leftovers.

3 pounds of each kind of meat?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you OK with leftovers?

I would do 3, but we'd be fine with leftovers.

3 pounds of each kind of meat?!

No, total. I'd do 2 pork and 1 chicken, or 1 each pork, chicken, brisket.

This assumes I have rolls for people to make sandwiches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you OK with leftovers?

I would do 3, but we'd be fine with leftovers.

3 pounds of each kind of meat?!

No, total. I'd do 2 pork and 1 chicken, or 1 each pork, chicken, brisket.

This assumes I have rolls for people to make sandwiches.

OK, thank you.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in an immigrant family where, admittedly, we always had too much food, but I’d rather have too much than too little. I’d do 5 lbs of meat plus sides and would be prepared for leftovers.

[Anonymous]

I'd do three - 2 pork, 1 brisket

[Anonymous]

Three is not enough. Get at least four.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Three is not enough. Get at least four.

Adults do not eat a pound of meat! Think about a quarter pounder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three is not enough. Get at least four.

Adults do not eat a pound of meat! Think about a quarter pounder.

You need to have extra. It’s the worst (as a guest) when you want seconds or more than you can politely take because there’s obviously not enough food. Plus sometimes kids eat more than you expect them to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three is not enough. Get at least four.

Adults do not eat a pound of meat! Think about a quarter pounder.

You need to have extra. It’s the worst (as a guest) when you want seconds or more than you can politely take because there’s obviously not enough food. Plus sometimes kids eat more than you expect them to.

Seconds as a guest? Oh my.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three is not enough. Get at least four.

Adults do not eat a pound of meat! Think about a quarter pounder.

You need to have extra. It’s the worst (as a guest) when you want seconds or more than you can politely take because there’s obviously not enough food. Plus sometimes kids eat more than you expect them to.

Seconds as a guest? Oh my.

I cannot imagine not having enough food to allow guests to have seconds. I agree with 4 pounds. It does well as leftovers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three is not enough. Get at least four.

Adults do not eat a pound of meat! Think about a quarter pounder.

You need to have extra. It’s the worst (as a guest) when you want seconds or more than you can politely take because there’s obviously not enough food. Plus sometimes kids eat more than you expect them to.

Seconds as a guest? Oh my.

I’m the PP. Not making assumptions about you, I come from a non-white culture and it would be embarrassing beyond belief as a host not to have enough for guests to take seconds. Guest are always well fed at my house!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three is not enough. Get at least four.

Adults do not eat a pound of meat! Think about a quarter pounder.

You need to have extra. It’s the worst (as a guest) when you want seconds or more than you can politely take because there’s obviously not enough food. Plus sometimes kids eat more than you expect them to.

Seconds as a guest? Oh my.

I’m the PP. Not making assumptions about you, I come from a non-white culture and it would be embarrassing beyond belief as a host not to have enough for guests to take seconds. Guest are always well fed at my house!

I just wouldn't be rude enough to gorge myself on seconds when I was a guest.

[Anonymous]

A typical pulled pork or chicken sandwich at a restaurant is 4 oz. So, 3 lbs is 12 sandwiches. That's 2 a person, or if the kids are small eaters like OP says, then the big eater can have 3.

I'd get more than that because my kids are teen boys, but if OP is correct and these are average eaters, I think the average eater isn't gong to eat more than 2 sandwiches.