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Jambalaya yield
Posted on 3/14/21 at 6:14 pm
Posted on 3/14/21 at 6:14 pm
Ok mes ami been cooking jambalaya all my life for small and decent sized crowds. Always served with regular sized bowls or plates l. Been asked to cook one for about 75 people and will be served in lil 6 oz bowls to sell for a benefit. 5 gallon jamabalaya gon be enough?
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Posted on 3/14/21 at 6:22 pm to DIGGY
Posted on 3/14/21 at 6:25 pm to DIGGY
(128*5)/6 = 106.6, repeating of course.
Posted on 3/14/21 at 6:33 pm to Btrtigerfan
Have seen it and referred others to it that have not been cooking them as long as I have. Was looking for someone who has cooked in this format how true the servings are. Are 6 oz heaping cups? I will not be serving. More meat in one than the other? What is a safe “cushion” to make sure you have enough or not way too much. Thanks for replying mon amis, greatly appreciated!
This post was edited on 3/14/21 at 6:56 pm
Posted on 3/14/21 at 6:55 pm to DIGGY
Rule of thumb is 5 gallon pot gives you 50 scoops - or feeds 30 men. A cup is 8 ounces. So heaping cup would be more than 8 ounces. You can figure 8-12 ounce servings, depending on who is eating and what other foods are available.
1 gallon is 128 ounces
Figure 12 ounce servings
5 gallons x 128 ounces = 640 ounces
640 ounces / 12 ounces = 53 servings
Now you can figure smaller serving sizes if you’d like. But also keep in mind that if you have a 5 gallon pot, you may only have 4 gallons of cooked jambalaya.
1 gallon is 128 ounces
Figure 12 ounce servings
5 gallons x 128 ounces = 640 ounces
640 ounces / 12 ounces = 53 servings
Now you can figure smaller serving sizes if you’d like. But also keep in mind that if you have a 5 gallon pot, you may only have 4 gallons of cooked jambalaya.
This post was edited on 3/14/21 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 3/14/21 at 6:55 pm to DIGGY
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Posted on 3/14/21 at 7:05 pm to SixthAndBarone
Thanks for the input. I know all the measurements (128 liquid oz in a gallon; 3785 mls in a gallon; 454 grams in a pound etc). And I have a rule of thumb also. What I guess I should have clarified in my original post is has someone cooked in a benefit where the servings are measured (ie not a tailgate; at the camp; weekend cooking etc where people served themselves) a little more closely and if so what size did you make and how many cups or in this case 3/4 cup servings did it actually yield. The 75 people will be mostly couples.
This post was edited on 3/14/21 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 3/14/21 at 7:07 pm to DIGGY
Yes, done it many times. But it all depends on how full your pot is. Your meat ratio and amount of rice. That’s why you figure volume. I figure a 5 gallon pot is gonna give me 4 gallons of cooked food volume.
Posted on 3/14/21 at 7:20 pm to SixthAndBarone
Ok again I ask how many 8 oz cup servings did the 4 gal jambalaya yield?? When I said 5 gallon I was talking about cooked jambalaya not pot size. Thanks my friend!
Posted on 3/14/21 at 7:25 pm to DIGGY
5 gallons of cooked jambalaya will yield 640 ounces. Volume doesn’t change. There is no magic loss. If it’s 5 gallons of cooked jambalaya, you get 640 ounces. You’re asking for something we can’t answer.
If I cook in my 5 gallon pot, I end up with 4 gallons cooked. And I have 64 8-ounce servings.
The best answer I can give is that you need 7 gallons of cooked jambalaya to be safe. But again, it depends on how you serve it.
If I cook in my 5 gallon pot, I end up with 4 gallons cooked. And I have 64 8-ounce servings.
The best answer I can give is that you need 7 gallons of cooked jambalaya to be safe. But again, it depends on how you serve it.
This post was edited on 3/14/21 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 3/14/21 at 7:34 pm to SixthAndBarone
Your second paragraph was all I was asking. I can do basic math like anyone but also know things don’t always work out precise. They are serving in 6 oz bowls so if 4 gal cooked jambalaya gives you 64 8oz servings then that same amount will yield 85 6oz bowls. So 5 gal cooked jambalaya should provide the right cushion. Thanks again!
Posted on 3/14/21 at 7:58 pm to DIGGY
If I have 6 ounce bowls, I’m figuring on 8 ounce scoops to be safe. 6 ounces is small to fill the bowl level. You should still be safe based on your figuring. But you better make sure you have 5 gallons cooked. My advice is still 7 gallons to be safe.
This post was edited on 3/14/21 at 7:59 pm
Posted on 3/14/21 at 8:16 pm to SixthAndBarone
Thanks my friend. That is what I was lookin for also. The “just to make sure”!!
Posted on 3/14/21 at 8:48 pm to DIGGY
You will be fine, I can put 7.5 pounds of rice in my 5 gallon pot, that will give you plenty even with some gratin....and whoever is serving can always adjust the amount they put in the cup when necessary 
Posted on 3/14/21 at 9:47 pm to Tigerpaw123
Depending on your meat ratio, you can fill up your 5 gallon pot with 5 pounds of rice or 7.5 pounds of rice and you still have 5 gallons either way. The rice poundage doesn’t matter in this scenario, it’s cooked volume.
But, he said he’s not necessarily cooking in a 5 gallon pot, he wants 5 gallons of cooked jambalaya.
But, he said he’s not necessarily cooking in a 5 gallon pot, he wants 5 gallons of cooked jambalaya.
Posted on 3/15/21 at 7:38 am to DIGGY
Have access to a 10 gallon pot? Problem solved
Posted on 3/15/21 at 8:09 am to DIGGY
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What is a safe “cushion” to make sure you have enough or not way too much.
Good information in here. My unsolicited opinion about having "way too much" would be to plan ahead for this possibility.
Bring a cooler and enough ice to fill it at least half way, a sleeve of 32oz deli containers and lids, and digital scale.
As the end of service draws near, start packaging any remaining jambalaya into 24oz (by mass) portions, put the lids on, and sit them in the bottom of the cooler. Make sure you tare the scale.
Cover them completely with ice (might need to add a little water to help the heat transfer) and leave them there 30-60 minutes while you clean up.
After cleaning up, check the internal temperature (needs to be 41*F or below). Even if you knock it down to 70*F or below, there is still a four hour window to get it below 41.
Sell the quarts of Jambalaya (you know people will buy it) or take them and share it with friends & family.
PROFIT!
This post was edited on 3/15/21 at 8:20 am
Posted on 3/15/21 at 10:32 am to DIGGY
Multiply lbs. of Rice times six to get the average head count you will feed.
With a 2:1 meat ratio, a five gallon pot can easily hold six lbs. of rice, some do seven, but 6 x 6 = 36.
With a 2:1 meat ratio, a five gallon pot can easily hold six lbs. of rice, some do seven, but 6 x 6 = 36.
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:39 am to SlickRick55
What do you mean by 2:1? 2 parts meat (sausage and meat combined) to 1 rice?
That’s why meat amount is so important to the original question. If I’m using 5 pounds rice, I have 5 pounds sausage and 10 pounds pork or chicken.
That’s why meat amount is so important to the original question. If I’m using 5 pounds rice, I have 5 pounds sausage and 10 pounds pork or chicken.
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:42 am to BigDropper
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Bring a cooler and enough ice
Good grief that’s a lot of extra shite for someone who just wants to cook 75. If you know what you’re doing, you won’t have a cushion that will yield more than 1 or 2 quarts left over.
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