You will need at least 25 pounds of turkey. You may need up to 50 pounds of turkey to feed 25 people depending on their appetite.
Depends on the size. If its about 25 lbs you need 2 turkeys.
A 21 pound turkey should feed approximately 21 adults. There should be 1 pound of turkey should be cooked for each adult.
To feed 250 people you will definately need more than one turkey. A 20lb (10kg) turkey will feed ten people, so you will need 25 x 20lb turkeys to feed 250 people. Very few catering venues or kitchens will be equipt to deal with the amount of cooking involved in roasting 25 turkeys, so it might be best to think of other catering options.
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If one turkey feeds eight people then twenty turkeys are needed to feed one hundred and sixty people. [160/8=20] If one turkey feeds eight people then twenty turkeys are needed to feed one hundred and sixty people. [160/8=20]
I would say an 18 to 25 pounder for crowd that large.
About 25 pounds. I feed them 5-6 oz portions.
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According to the website mentioned in the Related Links, the rule of thumb is to pick a bird that weighs 2 pounds more than the number of people you are feeding, e.g., a 10-lb turkey would feed 8 people; and a 15-lb turkey would feed 13.
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Turkey on Thanksgiving People eat turkey on Thanksgiving because of tradition. People grow up learning that turkey is served on Thanksgiving and carry that on from generation to generation.Other users share their ideas:I presume it was because the Native Americans introduced the bird to the Pilgrims (but not necessarily on Thanksgiving Day). It was a large bird that was not migratory and therefore was available throughout the year. It was large enough to feed more than one family.Thanksgiving became a time of gathering for families that had moved apart. Turkey is a large bird and you can feed many people from one roasted turkey, rather than roasting many smaller fowl. (It was more likely the Pilgrims ate grouse, duck, goose and swan than turkey. Serving turkey became a matter of convenience and simplicity for the American public. Why cook 10 small chickens when you can roast one 25-lb bird?)
Allow about a half pound per person. That means you would need about 25 pounds to feed 50 people.