[Sca-cooks] Hog, etc roaster for sale, on line...

[Avraham haRofeh]

>> But let's say 50% is a reasonable rule of thumb for a dressed pig --
>> figure on somewhere around 50 lbs raw pork muscle meat from a 100-lb
>> pig. Roughly 70 servings...
>>
> What is your formula?  Why 70 servings from 50 pounds of "muscle meat"?
> I would have thought that it would be closer to 100 servings, if the pork
> were the only meat and closer to 200 servings if there were other meats
> served along with the pork.

I'd figure 50 lbs raw = 40 lbs cooked, so I'd estimate 80 servings.

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