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Party calculators that do the math

How much food for 30 people? How many bottles of wine? What size turkey, and how much ice? Get a real answer in seconds — worked out with the same numbers our full party planner uses.

Why these numbers

Not a rule of thumb pulled from a hat

  • Portions and pours checked against published catering guidance, with every judgement call written down.
  • Appetite moves with the party: a buffet, a standing cocktail hour and a long afternoon BBQ each eat differently.
  • Turkey thaw and roast times straight from the USDA's own charts.
  • The same model runs the full planner — so the numbers carry over when you plan the whole party.

Want the whole plan, not just the numbers?

Describe your party in a sentence and get a menu, shopping list, timeline and an invitation page — sized to your guests.

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