Estimate the amount of food needed for a Thanksgiving dinner based on the number of guests and calculate cooking times for different dishes.
Start with your values, or try a preset.
Enter Number of Guests, Turkey Weight per Guest (lbs), Cooking Time per Pound (minutes), Side Dishes per Guest (cups), and Pie Slices per Guest in the units shown.
Read Total Pie Slices, Total Side Dishes, Total Turkey Weight, and Total Turkey Cooking Time in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.
Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.
See the inputs and their calculated results.
Number of Guests: 5; Turkey Weight per Guest (lbs): 1.5 pounds; Cooking Time per Pound (minutes): 15 minutes; Side Dishes per Guest (cups): 1 cups; Pie Slices per Guest: 1
Total Pie Slices: 5; Total Side Dishes: 5 cups; Total Turkey Weight: 7.5 pounds; Total Turkey Cooking Time: 112.5 minutes
Number of Guests: 10; Turkey Weight per Guest (lbs): 1.5 pounds; Cooking Time per Pound (minutes): 15 minutes; Side Dishes per Guest (cups): 1 cups; Pie Slices per Guest: 1
Total Pie Slices: 10; Total Side Dishes: 10 cups; Total Turkey Weight: 15 pounds; Total Turkey Cooking Time: 225 minutes
Number of Guests: 20; Turkey Weight per Guest (lbs): 1.5 pounds; Cooking Time per Pound (minutes): 15 minutes; Side Dishes per Guest (cups): 1 cups; Pie Slices per Guest: 1
Total Pie Slices: 20; Total Side Dishes: 20 cups; Total Turkey Weight: 30 pounds; Total Turkey Cooking Time: 450 minutes
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