Spit braai for R100 per person: what R100 a head buys

How much lamb a spit braai for R100 per person needs

Jan Braai's rule in Atmosfire is 500g of carcass weight per person, on average.

By that rule, a 15kg lamb on the spit feeds 30 people and a 20kg lamb feeds 40.

Ask your butcher for an intact lamb for the spit and its price per kg of carcass weight, then multiply by the weight.

Charcoal and the machine

Mitre 10's spit roaster guide allows approximately 1 kg of charcoal for each kg of meat.

Machine hire from Spitbraai Cape is R1,200 to R1,500 for 24 hours, with free collection.

The refundable deposit of R1,000 to R1,500 comes on top.

Cooking it yourself: the sums for 30 and 40 guests

These sums take the hire out of a R100 a guest budget and show what is left for everything else.

• 30 guests: hire R1,200 to R1,500 is R40 to R50 a guest, leaving R50 to R60 a guest of R100 for a 15 kg lamb, about 15 kg of charcoal, salads and rolls.
• 40 guests: hire R1,200 to R1,500 is R30 to R37.50 a guest, leaving R62.50 to R70 a guest for a 20 kg lamb, about 20 kg of charcoal, salads and rolls.

With a spit of your own, the whole R100 a guest goes on the lamb, charcoal, salads and rolls.

Catered, from R116 a guest

A catered chicken spit for 40 guests costs R4,640 at R116 a guest.

A catered lamb spit for 40 guests costs R6,000 at R150 a guest.

Both include the chef for the whole cook, carving at the buffet, roast potatoes in garlic, bread rolls, the spit and fuel, a gazebo over the spit, setup and clean-up.

Salads, desserts and travel are charged on top.

All six menus are on the spit braai prices page, and the machine terms on the spit braai hire page.

R100 a head questions

Send your guest count and budget with the spit braai quote form. What every catered booking includes is on the spit braai Cape Town page.