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bzarcherCarfagnas - 40-60 lb. hogs are $3.19 a pound, require a 20% deposit, and he's not sure he can get one in time, but to call back later today.
Weilands - 30-49 lb. hogs are $6.79 a pound (!!!!!), 50 lb. hogs are $2.97 a pound, and would have to be ordered by Sunday at the latest. He didn't mention a deposit, but it wouldn't surprise me.
Weilands also offers whole shoulders for $1.98 a pound. Racks of babybacks are $5.49 a pound.
Since we've only had about 8 RSVPs for the party, and I really don't see much love for those 8 people splitting the cost of the hog ($15-20 a person - even with being able to take home leftovers, that's still a good bit!), part of me's debating ordering something like 30 lbs. of pork shoulders and maybe 6 racks of baby back ribs. That'd be $90 total for the meat and still probably allow PLENTY of leftovers. Plus, if I used a rib rack to help with the ribs (and let's face it, I've wanted an excuse to buy one!), there's no reason the ribs and butts couldn't go on in the morning, with the ribs served as a lunch type thing while the pork shoulders chug on. Even with loss from the shoulders we'd still be looking at around 2 pounds or so of meat per person! Plus, if more RSVP later on in the week, well, it's a hell of a lot easier to buy another pork shoulder than to go back and get a bigger hog...
What do people think?
Weilands - 30-49 lb. hogs are $6.79 a pound (!!!!!), 50 lb. hogs are $2.97 a pound, and would have to be ordered by Sunday at the latest. He didn't mention a deposit, but it wouldn't surprise me.
Weilands also offers whole shoulders for $1.98 a pound. Racks of babybacks are $5.49 a pound.
Since we've only had about 8 RSVPs for the party, and I really don't see much love for those 8 people splitting the cost of the hog ($15-20 a person - even with being able to take home leftovers, that's still a good bit!), part of me's debating ordering something like 30 lbs. of pork shoulders and maybe 6 racks of baby back ribs. That'd be $90 total for the meat and still probably allow PLENTY of leftovers. Plus, if I used a rib rack to help with the ribs (and let's face it, I've wanted an excuse to buy one!), there's no reason the ribs and butts couldn't go on in the morning, with the ribs served as a lunch type thing while the pork shoulders chug on. Even with loss from the shoulders we'd still be looking at around 2 pounds or so of meat per person! Plus, if more RSVP later on in the week, well, it's a hell of a lot easier to buy another pork shoulder than to go back and get a bigger hog...
What do people think?
