A general guideline is to plan for about 0.5 to 0.75 pounds of potatoes per person when serving them as a side dish. For 20 people, you would need approximately 10 to 15 pounds of potatoes. If the potatoes are the main component of the meal, you might want to increase that amount to around 15 to 20 pounds. Adjust based on the specific preferences and appetite of your group.
Are they having other vegetables. If so, then about 18 pounds of potato.
20 pounds
depending on their appetites between 15 and 25 people!
To serve 30 people, you typically need about 0.5 pounds of potatoes per person. This means you should buy approximately 15 pounds of potatoes for 30 servings. However, it's a good idea to round up slightly for larger portions or leftovers, so purchasing around 15-20 pounds would be advisable.
To serve mashed potatoes for 150 people at a serving size of 4 ounces each, you will need a total of 600 ounces (150 people x 4 ounces). Since there are 16 ounces in a pound, this amounts to 37.5 pounds of mashed potatoes needed. Generally, raw potatoes yield about 2 to 2.5 times their weight when cooked and mashed, so you would need approximately 15-20 pounds of raw potatoes to produce the required amount of mashed potatoes.
I find that 5 medium sized potatoes is good for 3 people. So for 9 it would be 15 potatoes. If you want extra do 20.
About 5 pounds of mashed poatoes are needed for twenty people. ~in my opinion, five pounds of potatoes could feed ME!!!!!!!!........ but i LOve potatoes
For 20 people, you should plan on serving approximately 150-200 grams of roast potatoes per person. This means you would need about 3 to 4 kilograms (6.5 to 9 pounds) of potatoes in total. Adjust the quantity based on the overall menu and whether potatoes are the main side dish or one of several.
an average potato may weigh 150 grams (0.33 lb) so there could be 20/25 in an 8 lb bag
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I would get 20 pounds.
One pound equals 16 ounces, so 20 pounds times 16 ounces equals 320 ounces.