{
  "name": "Party Servings",
  "url": "https://partyservings.com",
  "description": "Free party food and drink calculators that turn a guest list into a practical shopping plan.",
  "language": "en-US",
  "access": "Free; no account required",
  "processing": "Calculator inputs and results remain in the visitor's browser.",
  "calculators": [
    {
      "name": "Pizza Party Calculator",
      "url": "https://partyservings.com/calculators/pizza-party-calculator",
      "description": "Estimate whole pizzas, total slices, and a sensible buffer.",
      "inputs": [
        "adults",
        "children",
        "slices per adult",
        "slices per child",
        "slices per pizza",
        "buffer percentage"
      ],
      "outputs": [
        "whole pizzas",
        "planned slices",
        "buffered slices",
        "extra slices"
      ],
      "assumptions": [],
      "guide": null
    },
    {
      "name": "Wedding Alcohol Calculator",
      "url": "https://partyservings.com/calculators/wedding-alcohol-calculator",
      "description": "Build a transparent beer, wine, and spirits shopping estimate.",
      "inputs": [
        "adult guests",
        "drinker percentage",
        "reception hours",
        "drinks per hour",
        "beer/wine/spirits mix",
        "buffer percentage"
      ],
      "outputs": [
        "total drinks",
        "beer cases",
        "wine bottles",
        "spirits bottles"
      ],
      "assumptions": [],
      "guide": null
    },
    {
      "name": "Barbecue Calculator",
      "url": "https://partyservings.com/calculators/barbecue-calculator",
      "description": "Plan meat, buns, and sides without sending anyone home hungry.",
      "inputs": [
        "adults",
        "children",
        "cooked meat portions",
        "buns per guest",
        "side portions",
        "buffer percentage"
      ],
      "outputs": [
        "cooked meat pounds",
        "buns",
        "side cups",
        "side quarts"
      ],
      "assumptions": [],
      "guide": null
    },
    {
      "name": "Taco Bar Calculator",
      "url": "https://partyservings.com/calculators/taco-bar-calculator",
      "description": "Calculate tacos, tortillas, cooked filling, and toppings for a taco bar with editable adult and child portions.",
      "inputs": [
        "Adults",
        "Children",
        "Tacos per adult",
        "Tacos per child",
        "Cooked filling per taco",
        "Total toppings per guest",
        "Extra buffer"
      ],
      "outputs": [
        "tacos",
        "tortillas",
        "lb cooked filling",
        "lb total toppings",
        "total guests"
      ],
      "assumptions": [
        "Standard tacos rather than oversized burrito-style tortillas.",
        "A 5% tortilla breakage cushion on top of the selected food buffer.",
        "Toppings are combined into one shopping weight, not calculated individually."
      ],
      "guide": "https://partyservings.com/guides/how-much-taco-meat-per-person"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pasta Per Person Calculator",
      "url": "https://partyservings.com/calculators/pasta-per-person-calculator",
      "description": "Estimate dry pasta, cooked pasta, and sauce for adults and children with editable portions and a host-selected buffer.",
      "inputs": [
        "Adults",
        "Children",
        "Dry pasta per adult",
        "Dry pasta per child",
        "Sauce per pound of dry pasta",
        "Extra buffer"
      ],
      "outputs": [
        "dryPounds",
        "lb cooked pasta",
        "24 oz sauce jars",
        "oz sauce total",
        "total guests"
      ],
      "assumptions": [
        "Cooked pasta is estimated at about 2.25 times its dry weight.",
        "Sauce jars are rounded up to standard 24-ounce containers.",
        "The selected buffer applies to pasta before sauce is calculated."
      ],
      "guide": "https://partyservings.com/guides/how-much-pasta-per-person"
    },
    {
      "name": "Rice Per Person Calculator",
      "url": "https://partyservings.com/calculators/rice-per-person-calculator",
      "description": "Calculate dry cups, cooked cups, pounds, and quarts of rice for adults and children at a party or group meal.",
      "inputs": [
        "Adults",
        "Children",
        "Dry rice per adult",
        "Dry rice per child",
        "Extra buffer"
      ],
      "outputs": [
        "dryCups",
        "lb dry rice",
        "cups cooked rice",
        "quarts cooked rice",
        "total guests"
      ],
      "assumptions": [
        "One dry cup produces about three cooked cups.",
        "One dry cup weighs approximately 0.41 pound.",
        "Very sticky, wild, parboiled, and specialty rice can produce a different yield."
      ],
      "guide": "https://partyservings.com/guides/how-much-rice-per-person"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pulled Pork Calculator",
      "url": "https://partyservings.com/calculators/pulled-pork-calculator",
      "description": "Estimate raw pork shoulder, finished pulled pork, and buns for adults and children with adjustable cooking yield.",
      "inputs": [
        "Adults",
        "Children",
        "Cooked pork per adult",
        "Cooked pork per child",
        "Expected cooked yield",
        "Buns per guest",
        "Extra buffer"
      ],
      "outputs": [
        "rawPounds",
        "lb finished pork",
        "lb expected loss",
        "buns",
        "total guests"
      ],
      "assumptions": [
        "Cooked portions are finished edible meat, not raw package weight.",
        "The default 50% yield means 10 pounds raw becomes about 5 pounds finished.",
        "Buns receive the same selected buffer as the meat portions."
      ],
      "guide": "https://partyservings.com/guides/how-much-pulled-pork-per-person"
    },
    {
      "name": "Brisket Calculator",
      "url": "https://partyservings.com/calculators/brisket-calculator",
      "description": "Estimate whole raw brisket, finished sliced brisket, and buns from your guest count, portions, and expected cooking yield.",
      "inputs": [
        "Adults",
        "Children",
        "Cooked brisket per adult",
        "Cooked brisket per child",
        "Expected cooked yield",
        "Buns per guest",
        "Extra buffer"
      ],
      "outputs": [
        "rawPounds",
        "lb finished brisket",
        "lb expected loss",
        "buns",
        "total guests"
      ],
      "assumptions": [
        "The default 45% yield is intentionally cautious for a trimmed whole packer.",
        "Cooked portions are ready-to-eat slices or chopped meat.",
        "When serving several meats, lower the brisket portion rather than duplicating full portions."
      ],
      "guide": "https://partyservings.com/guides/how-much-brisket-per-person"
    },
    {
      "name": "Cake Serving Calculator",
      "url": "https://partyservings.com/calculators/cake-serving-calculator",
      "description": "Calculate how many cakes you need from your guest count, bakery serving yield, and preferred leftover buffer.",
      "inputs": [
        "Guests who will eat cake",
        "Servings per cake",
        "Extra servings"
      ],
      "outputs": [
        "cakes",
        "servings needed",
        "servings purchased",
        "servings left over",
        "cake-eating guests"
      ],
      "assumptions": [
        "Every cake in the order uses the same selected serving yield.",
        "Guests are counted only if you expect them to take cake.",
        "Whole cakes are always rounded up; the remainder is shown as extra servings."
      ],
      "guide": "https://partyservings.com/guides/how-much-cake-for-a-party"
    },
    {
      "name": "Party Drink Calculator",
      "url": "https://partyservings.com/calculators/party-drink-calculator",
      "description": "Estimate non-alcoholic beverages, twelve-ounce cans, ice, and ice bags for adults and children over any party length.",
      "inputs": [
        "Adults",
        "Children",
        "Party length in hours",
        "Adult ounces, first hour",
        "Adult ounces, each later hour",
        "Child ounces, first hour",
        "Child ounces, each later hour",
        "Ice pounds per guest",
        "Extra buffer"
      ],
      "outputs": [
        "beverageGallons",
        "12 oz can equivalents",
        "lb ice",
        "10 lb ice bags",
        "total guests"
      ],
      "assumptions": [
        "The first hour has a higher consumption rate than later hours.",
        "Ice is estimated separately from beverage volume.",
        "Alcohol is not included; use the wedding alcohol calculator for a hosted bar."
      ],
      "guide": "https://partyservings.com/guides/how-many-drinks-for-a-party"
    }
  ]
}