BBQ group cook planner
Make the guest count, serving time, cooker capacity, and fuel reserve agree before the day becomes busy
A host’s working plan
Build a realistic plan for a group cook
Choose the service moment and menu shape. The result gives you a planning range and a few decisions to settle before the cooker is hot.
Use one serving time and several decisions
A group cook rarely finishes on a single clock. Choose the table time, then set a conservative start range, a mid-cook check, and a moment to decide how food will rest or hold. This protects the meal better than aiming every dish at the same minute.
Keep a reserve without treating it as a prediction
Fuel use changes with the cooker, weather, food load, temperature, and lid openings. The pellet number is deliberately a reserve range, not a consumption promise. Check the hopper before a long cook and keep dry fuel ready.