How many pounds of potatoes would I need to serve about 75 people?!
How many pounds of potatoes would I need to serve about 75 people?
I am planning on preparing roasted potatoes as a side dish for about 75 people and I'm not sure how many pounds to purchase.
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Figure about 25 lbs of potatoes and if you peel them first add 30% to the weight and leftover potatoes will make great home fries
40 pounds of potatoes will be good enough... maybe too much
1 potato per person should do
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I always figure 1 good sized potato per person. You may want to ad 10 or 15 extras just in case they are really hungry
35-40 lbs.
25 lbs
Between 35lbs. & 40lbs. I Based This On The Fact Of Each Person Consuming 2 Potatoes Apiece. A 5lb. Bag Has Approximately 20 Potatoes In It. So That Means 10 People Per Bag. So, For 75 People You Would Need 7 to 8 Bags. So, At 5Lbs. Per Bag ,That Would Be 35lbs. to 40lbs!
1/2 lb of potatoes per person. Some will eat more and some will eat less. But as a person who runs a concession stand that is the norm..
So just contact your local restaurant and ask to buy a couple of 20 or 1- 40 or a 50 lb bag of potatoes from them.
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Meat is the same factor hon
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in culinary school they taught us to calculate one potato per guest, so get 75 of them and then weigh them.
I would suggest about 35 lbs of taters, but honestly I would suggest buying them at a restaurant. Unless you have a restaurant style kitchen or baking the potatoes making this many potatoes is going to be a daunting task. Never mind all that peeling!
first i have to ask are these itallian portugese or greek people????? not to sound mean they eat alot i say get about 50-60 lbs of potatoes i would rater have to much vs not enough but if you are only going to have one side dish an one entree??? if you plan on having rice an potatoes an a few diffrent sides or entree then i say bring that down to 30/40lbs
If you are roasting the small red potatoes 2 each will do.Just imagine the person will scoop up a large spoon of potatoes.If you are buying white potatoes 1 each--not sure of weight.Not everyone will eat a lot of potatoes.If it is a buffet they will take a little of every thing.Good luck.
get one of those huge bags of potatoes that they sell at a farmers market u'll see the 5 pound bags but u need the bag of 5 pound bags and if there are irish or german people double that so whatever comes in one of those huge bags