Paging Champ, others - selling Q

[Baboontyme 2875]

I could use some tips here. 

Not a commercial venture. End of the year party at my kid's elementary school. I've been lobbying for the past year and it appears to be coming to fruition. Last year they had a couple of food trucks, maybe 3. I'm sure I would not be the only source of food, but I'm not worried about numbers just yet. 

I'm thinking brisket and pulled pork only, sell by the 1/2 lb and lb. I think I can get $1.29/$2.79/lb respectively at RD. We are in it to fund raise for the PTO. I will get reimbursed for cost, if that, and we don't want to charge people a fortune. Local BBQ joint charges $8 per 1/2 lb for pulled pork and $10.50/half lb for brisket. What should we charge? 

How do I serve? I would assume I need a helper to take money. Do I need 2? Someone to help slice/serve? What do I serve in? Would heavy duty cardboard plates be fine? Separate condiment table with buns, onions, sauce, pickles and they help themselves? 

What else am I not thinking of? I've never done anything like this. My old BBQ party I made 2 butts or briskets max and rested in a cooler. Do I wrap these things in wax paper when they're done and just move them down the cooker away from the firebox as they finish and I need to hold them? 

Giggity. 

[ChampKind 1314]

How many people you anticipate?

First comment, do not use waxed paper. You can get unwaxed white butcher paper at RD. For your purposes, that will work fine. As for holding... Either get your pit temp down to 140-150, or use a couple of coolers (something like a Yeti will hold temps much better).

You'll need an order taker/cashier, a cutter, and someone to run the pass (from cutting block to serving/order taking table).

Buy #300 paper boats at RD. You can serve in that. For sauce you'll need souffle cups, and you'll need cutlery packets. All that is available at RD.  Shoot me a PM and I'll give you my cell. You can txt me any other questions.

[Baboontyme 2875]

Thanks Champ. Will do. I have a big roll of white butcher paper from RD that I don't really use already. It's not wax I don't think. Let me wait to hear back from the girls and I'll hit you up. 

[tx 3 putt 78470]

sausage wraps, everyone loves them 

[Baboontyme 2875]

Your mom loves my sausage, wrapped or unwrapped. 

[thunderlounge 8318]

Sauce? You serving bread with the meat?

[RMac5 1552]

Might should check with the local health dept. They may require a food handlers permit, hate for them to show up and cause problems. Pretty easy to get the permit.

[Steel Shank 9533]

15 hours ago, Baboontyme said:

Your mom loves my sausage, wrapped or unwrapped. 

That's right she does.

[utee94 16065]

1 hour ago, thunderlounge said:

Sauce? You serving bread with the meat?

Well I would certainly hope so, since that's the way it's supposed to be done.  Pickles, onions, and jalapenos too.  Obviously.

 

You have Wonder bread up there?  I