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I have started cooking for a few people around town. they call in their order thursday and come pick it up fri or sat. how much should i charge for a 5lb butt and 2 racks of baby backs?
Usually licensed merchants will go 2-3 times over costs. Working on the 'good ol' boy' standard and thinking about how valuable your time is. Figure from 50% of costs on up. That'll give ya some spending / upgrading money.
On edit: To clarify - Cost of all materials, meat, etc plus mark up of 50% of that cost on up.
$9.95/lb ... if I would've charged that for the 8# butt I'm doing for someone I would've made a killer profit!! I'm a sucker for generosity and for this first "bought" smoke, charged $25. Now that I've seen some of the prices posted here, will definitely have to up the ante!
$20 for a rack of ribs is a little low in my opinion. you could have $9-$13 just in the meat. If they wanted 20 racks maybe that wouldn't be bad. 1 or 2 not so much.