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Plan 300 g of raw meat per adult for a normal barbecue, half that for children, adjusted down when there are plenty of substantial sides. Meat loses about 25% of its weight in cooking, so the cooked figure is always noticeably less than what you bought.
Barbecue meat
total = adults x per-adult allowance + children x half; cooked weight is about 75% of raw
It allows for cooking loss and gives about 225 g cooked — roughly two burgers or a steak plus a sausage. Hearty eaters and meat-focused events need more.
No. Children eat about half an adult portion, and a good spread of sides reduces meat consumption noticeably.