Depends on how you are dishing it up. If you are preparing the plates and using an ice cream scoop to fill the plates you should plan on 5 gallons. This would give each person 1/2 cup of potato salad. If you are letting people dish it up for themselves you might need 6 or 7 gallons.
how many pounds of potato salad do I need to feed 100 people
If you are making the potato salad, start with the potatoes. 25 pounds of potatoes will make moderate servings for 100.40 pounds will make generous servings for 100, but can easily serve 120.If the potato salad is pre-made, you will need 4 to 4 1/2 gallons to serve 100.
I would make 12 pounds
I would make 40 pounds.
about 16 people. If they are big eaters, 12 people.
To serve 300 people, you will need about 9.375 gallons of potato salad. This is based on one gallon being 16 cups, so, if you figure 1/2 cup per serving, one gallon should serve 32 people.
The normal serving of potato salad should be around 4 ounces. 1 pound would feed 4 people, so you would need 33 and 3/4 pounds to feed 135 people.
The average serving size is 4 ounces. Five pounds = 80 ounces / 4 = 20
I would give about 4 ounces each - about 38 pounds
The normal serving is considered to be 4 ounces. You have twice that amount. You will probably have lots of leftovers!
how many pounds of potato salad to feed 600
As a guide allow 4 ounces of potato salad per person.Therefore 3 pounds of potato salad (48oz) would be enough for about 12 people.Some folk may take a little more, some folk won't take any as they might not like potato salad, so 3 pounds for 12 people is about right.