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Turkey Per Person and Portion Calculator

Are you cooking up a thanksgiving meal, or just having a big dinner party? Whatever your reason is for cooking turkey, make sure to use our turkey per person and portion calculator to prepare a perfect amount!
How To Use The Turkey Per Person and Portion Calculator
- Choose The Calculation Direction

Do you want to find out how much turkey to make for a specific number of people, or do you want to find out how many guests a specific amount of turkey will be enough for? Depending on that, choose between the two calculator options to start!
- Give The Calculator An Amount

Users only have to give the calculator one or two details, making this tool super easy to use. To find out how much turkey to prepare per person, you just have to write a number of people you plan to serve. Then, it will give you a full answer based on that number.
It sounds too good to be true, but here you can see just how well it works with a single number!
Example Calculation:
- How much turkey per person?
Example Answer:
- 1 Persons needs approximately:
- 1.50 pounds of raw turkey to yield
- 1.20 pounds of cooked turkey
- Ask The Tool To Calculate

After you write a number, there’s only one more thing left for the user to do. You only need to click one button to get your answer, which says “CALCULATE TURKEY”.
It doesn’t matter even if you give it larger numbers. These couple of examples will show you just how reliable the tool is even when cooking for several people.
Example Calculation:
- How much turkey for 10 people?
Example Answer:
- 10 Persons needs approximately:
- 15.00 pounds of raw turkey to yield
- 12.00 pounds of cooked turkey
Example Calculation:
- How much turkey for 12 people?
Example Answer:
- 12 Persons needs approximately:
- 18.00 pounds of raw turkey to yield
- 14.40 pounds of cooked turkey
