Pulled pork for large group

Gonna have to have a bigger pot!! Figure about 1 pound to feed 3 people. probably at least 25 pounds. Is there a good barbeque place nearby?? When we buy pulled pork b-b-que local, a two pound pack is what is recommended for 5-6 people, and we rarely have any leftovers.

DW has used the prepackaged pulled pork seasoning mix from the grocery store. Works well. May not be fit for a connoisseur but tastes fine to me.

Sam's Club and Costco both offer large tubs of pre-made pulled pork, and they are surprisingly good. Just heat in oven and serve.

I have smoked as many as 30 pork butts at one time, I never thought about using a crockpot. ;)

The Costco and Sam's Club pork shoulders are sold in 15 - 16 pound packs, 2 shoulders or butts about equal size. 3 or 4 large crock pots will get it done. In each crock pot, put a can of coke, minced garlic and onion powder. The butts will take about an hour per pound on high. When they are ready to pull, drain off juices (save some for au jus), then pull and add back to the crock pot with just enough of your favorite bbq sauce to make it wet. DON'T over sauce or no one can taste the meat.

Have you thought about using an 18 qt. roaster oven instead of a crockpot? One pot to deal with.

I think Super_Dave has some experience in this area. I would try his way if it were me. Just reading some of his posts makes me hungry!

We've bought the BBQ pulled pork from Sam's club a few times for graduation parties and other get togethers. It is pretty good, just a little spicy for some folks.
My wife has also purchased pork loin when it goes on sale. Then she'll put it in the crock pot with BBQ sauce and a little water. Let it cook all day. Then that evening she'll pull it to small pieces, mix in more BBQ sauce and then freeze in small bags for us to use for meals.

Sprink-Fitter wrote:
I have smoked as many as 30 pork butts at one time, I never thought about using a crockpot. ;)

Same here....I do have a good rub recipe if you decide to smoke them instead... For 60 people you are talking about around 20-25 lbs. Depending on the size of the butts you get, will determine how many crockpots you would need and how much time you will need to do it. The butts I get are normally in the 8 lb range I believe. Been a year or so since I've done one. You can get them bigger if you need them, but it just takes longer to do it.

Cook and freeze until ready to use. I was pleasantly surprised how tasty our smoked meats taste after freezing.