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What size pot would you use

Posted on 3/2/18 at 7:17 am
Posted by Dale Doubak
Somewhere
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Posted on 3/2/18 at 7:17 am
Looking to do around a 12lb pastalaya for a baseball fundraiser. They want to feed around 200-225
Posted by Cajunate
Louisiana
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Posted on 3/2/18 at 7:20 am to
20 gal. so you have room to work with.
Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
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Posted on 3/2/18 at 7:26 am to
Will not get 225 standard or even smaller than standard servings with a 20 gallon
Posted by Stadium Rat
Metairie
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Posted on 3/2/18 at 8:53 am to
Playing around with the jambalaya calculator, if it were made with rice you you wouldn't get 225 1 1/2 cup servings in a 20 gallon pot. You'd need at least a 24 gallon one.

Spaghetti yields about the same volume as rice, maybe a touch less.
This post was edited on 3/2/18 at 8:57 am
Posted by HebertFest08
The Coast
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Posted on 3/2/18 at 10:28 am to
You doing 12lbs of pasta? Or 12lbs of meat and pasta combined?
Posted by Dale Doubak
Somewhere
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Posted on 3/2/18 at 12:31 pm to
Ok got a 20 gallon pot. I’m going with 20 lbs of noodles
Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
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Posted on 3/2/18 at 12:36 pm to
20 pounds of noodles with standard 40 pounds of meat may get you 150 servings if you're monitoring portion sizes.
Posted by Dale Doubak
Somewhere
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6000 posts
Posted on 3/2/18 at 12:37 pm to
That’s what they getting for my donation.
Posted by livnthehighlife
Prairieville
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Posted on 3/2/18 at 12:39 pm to
Be careful - a lb of noodles go WAY further than a lb of rice!
Posted by slinger1317
Northshore
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Posted on 3/2/18 at 12:47 pm to
Just don't hound me when I'm trying to get in/out of the grocery store...
Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
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Posted on 3/2/18 at 12:53 pm to
ok sounds good to me
Posted by Stadium Rat
Metairie
Member since Jul 2004
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Posted on 3/2/18 at 2:10 pm to
quote:

Be careful - a lb of noodles go WAY further than a lb of rice!
Not sure what you mean by"noodles", but most pasta shapes yield pretty near the same as rice.

See chart

Rice yields 7.5 cups per pound.
Posted by Dale Doubak
Somewhere
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 3/2/18 at 2:37 pm to
Bottom line is we are feeding 4 teams just he kids for free. So I figured at least 100 but also make a little money on the side hoping 20 lbs is enough
Posted by doubletap
Prairieville, LA
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 3/2/18 at 2:59 pm to
quote:

Ok got a 20 gallon pot. I’m going with 20 lbs of noodles


I agree with smartass. You should get about 150-160 servings (small clamshell) from 20lbs of pasta.

My rule of thumb is 5 servings per pound of rice and 7-8 servings per pound of pasta (# 3 spaghetti).
Posted by livnthehighlife
Prairieville
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Posted on 3/2/18 at 3:28 pm to
What i'm trying to say or suggest is to just be careful. I know from experience that my pasta to rice ratio is less. I'm cautious and add as needed - unlike rice. I also leave it soupy and know that the pasta will continue to soak up moisture...just depends on how dry you like.
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