what's a good price for hamburger meat?

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also....How many pounds of hamberger meat will i need to feed 35 people sloppy joes?

Answer 1

1/2 pound per person. for 85% chuck, $2.99 per pound is cheap.

Answer 2

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Answer 4

Well if you're feeding 35 people, I'd recommend going to a costco or sam's club to buy your hamburger. Fat content will vary from 3-30% fat and prices will vary appropriately. Anything under $2 / pound is a pretty solid price out here in California. Normal 80% lean ground beef is usually $2.29 - $2.69 a pound on sale at the grocery store. Regular price is upwards of $3.49-$3.99 / pound now. geez

Leaner will be more, fattier will be less.

In regards to portion size, I would guess 1/3rd pound of hamburger per sloppy joe. Figure 50 sloppy joes for 35 people and you're at roughly 17 pounds. I'd buy 20 pounds just in case. Leftovers reheat well. :)

Enjoy

=Dave

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what's a good price for hamburger meat?
also....How many pounds of hamberger meat will i need to feed 35 people sloppy joes?

Answer 6

you should probably figure 1/2 pound of raw meat per person it does cook down a lot......the going price here for hamburger is about $1.89 per pound.....you might be able to get it cheaper by going to a meat market and asking for a deal by buying it in quantity

Answer 7

Hamburger can cost anywhere from $1.49 a pound up. I would suggest no more than 20% fat, no less that 15% for best flavor. Drain the fat you do get.

Figure a quarter pound per person. (9 pounds?)

Answer 8

buy the 85% or the ground chuck,that way when you cook it,it won't cook down to much and lose alot of it in fat,The best price we have is 2.50 a pound sometimes cheaper when it is on sale,also they figure half pound of meat per person

Answer 9

I usually use 2½ lbs. & we have 5 people here...so I would say 15-20lbs & you would DEFINITELY be safe. The price of ground beef varies (depending on how lean it is, the higher fat content the cheaper it will be) but I think an average price of good ground beef is about $1.99/lb. So your looking at roughly $30-$40 on the ground beef.

Answer 10

Ground chuck at anything less than 1.89 a pound.

2 pounds will feed a hungry family of 5.

Answer 11

Depends in what kind of meat are you buying, because you have to select the one it is not fatty, it s more expensive buy it is much better. I will say you may need like5 or 6 pounds. But I am not sure.