How many lbs. of potatoes for 20-30 people? (meal, leftover, cheap)

[Crazymomof3]

Any idea how many lbs. of potatoes we need for mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner? We'll have about 15 adults and 10-15 kids. Some of the adults can put away the food if you know what I mean. Any idea how many potatoes we need to cook?

[elnina]

I would say probably about 8 oz per person, so maybe 15 lb?

[Hunter Wold]

15 lbs at least, I love taters...jest kidding, leftover are great fried w/eggs.

[Caligula1]

I'd say 15 pounds also I'm making 10 pounds for 11 adults and 2 kids and a few of them are huge mashed potato eaters but I do expect leftovers.

[gentlearts]

30 people, 30 potatoes

[elnina]

naaaaaaaaah.... better judge it by the pounds than by the size

[B4U]

I use one medium pot for each person + 6. The kids will eat less and they'll be seconds.
How many lbs? Who knows.

[jlawrence01]

Originally Posted by Crazymomof3

Any idea how many lbs. of potatoes we need for mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner? We'll have about 15 adults and 10-15 kids. Some of the adults can put away the food if you know what I mean. Any idea how many potatoes we need to cook?

Depends on the rest of the menu. If there are three other starches, you will not need as many potatoes.

[jtur88]

If you make too much, you can always form the excess into patties and cook them later. Potatoes are cheap, so make plenty. There are about ten pretty decent sized potatoes in a 5# bag, and as a part of a meal, a whole potato is quite a bit. A pound should easily serve one adult and one kid, so 15 pounds ought to do it, with a couple more tossed in for good measure. I doubt if you have a cooking pot big enough for 15 pounds.

[findinghope]

yeah i would think 30 medium sized potatoes