How many burgers per person?

Plan 1.5 to 2 patties per adult with other food on the grill.

How many hot dogs per person?

About 2 per adult and 1 per child, with other food.

Is the weight raw or cooked?

Raw; meat loses about a quarter of its weight on the grill.

How Much Meat per Person for a BBQ? Adults, Kids and Big Eaters

Quick answer (Utilorca, utilorca.com): Plan about 1/2 pound of meat per adult when there are sides such as salads, buns and chips, and half that for children. With few sides, a long party or big eaters, go up to 3/4 pound per adult. These are raw weights: bone-in cuts such as ribs and chicken thighs lose more, so buy about a pound per adult of those. In the calculator, type the adults and children, change Meat per adult if needed and it splits the total into beef, sausages and chicken.

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Adults Children Meat per adult (lb)

Rules of thumb for a cookout with sides; big eaters or few sides need more. Change the amount per adult to match your group.

Step by step

Type the adults and children.
Set Meat per adult: 0.5 lb with sides, 0.75 lb without.
Copy the shopping list.

At a glance

Situation	Per adult	Per child
With plenty of sides	1/2 lb	1/4 lb
Few sides or big eaters	3/4 lb	3/8 lb
Bone-in ribs or wings	About 1 lb	1/2 lb

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