November 7, 2006: Yet another new record big burger
 

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All hail the new king: via the Clinton Station Diner, in New Jersey, we have a 105-pound hamburger. The record returns to the USA!

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Tagged as the 8th Wonder of the World by its makers. But uh, I don't think I would actually attempt to eat it.

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That meat looks pretty dense - maybe that's their secret. And it's not clear whether this is a Guinness record, because there's no mention of anyone officially certifying it.

Unveiling of the 8th Wonder photo gallery

Why do I find it disturbing that there exists an association of competetive eaters?

That doesn't look very good.

Is that Escherichia coli I smell?

That middle sure does look pink :)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Coli_NIAID.jpg

Because you so desperately wish to be their leader and Champion? I only say that coz I wish I was their leader and Champion.

Pure projection.
:yum:

No...I'm more the Association of Competetive Godless Fornicators and Harlots type of guy, I think.

It appears to be surrounded by a litter of burger puppies :worried:

Ahh! A man who is 'asking for it'!

Your kind are my favorite.

I have gone out, a possessed witch,
haunting the black air, braver at night;
dreaming evil, I have done my hitch
over the plain houses, light by light:
lonely thing, twelve-fingered, out of mind.
A woman like that is not a woman, quite.
I have been her kind.

That one doesn't look nearly as big as the one from Thailand. What did they do, mix some lead shot into the meat?

Well, Bri...now I'm confused.

Good witch or Bad witch? :)

I'm a Good Witch--with a Bad Witch steak (is hereditary flaw)

Steakwich?

Actually, if I understand correctly, there's more than one. (Or there's one, and then there are independent competitors bucking the system.) If you're interested, Horsemen of the Esophagus is worth a read.

Yet again showing utter disdain for an animal's life by turning it into a stinking joke burger.

FFS have they nothing better to do?

Well that's IotD for you! When we see a nice picture of an animal, we want to eat it. When we see a nice picture of food, we want it back in the animal form!

As long as it all got eaten, what's the problem with it being one giant burger or a whole lot of smaller ones?

I'll take one........and supersize it. :yum:

Dude in the middle picture looks a bit like Sycamore, back when he had hair.

Where the heck do you get a giant burger slicer?

We were at a bbq get together last month in Georgia, and one of our new friends made a 10lb burger -and that was big enough! I couldn't imagine 100lbs...

I can no way believe that amounts to 100lbs! It looks like about 50 pounds max! I used to load and unload several tons of burger meat a day in 60 pound frozen boxes. The boxes were the size of that hamburger! I'm thinking the lead shot is making more and more sense. Or they weighed the platter too.

Look at this one on their web site they say it's 50 lbs... Looks the same to me..
http://www.clintonstationdiner.com/mtolympusburger.htm

The Sun offers a story on a Heart Attack Grill in Tempe Arizona, which offers an 8000 calorie, 4 patty burger with bacon and cheese, and sexy nurses to cart you off in a wheelchair if you have a heart attack while eating. It's not a record but at least worth a link.

Ohhhh man, you DICK, thats fucking taunting me...
I've been having crazy meat cravings the past week or so...

Fuck.

EDIT: does it count as eating meat if it's part of yourself? If I gnawed off a finger or two (one of my pick-hand fingers, I dont need all of them), would that be not-okay as far as vegetarianism goes?

That's still bad, because you will at some point want to play flamenco, just to try it out. Most versions of La Maleguena only needs a thumb and middle finger, but if you go any further, you will wish for the ring finger as well.

If you get really hard up, toes are almost indistinguishable in flavor from fingers, and offer the bonus of toe cheese.

:eek:

My mouth has just filled with pre-sick spit thanks to you

You need your toes more than you realize for balance. I knew a guy who lost just one toe and he lost his balance all the time. Personally I'd go for a slice of thigh, there'd still be plenty left over when you were done.

You were handling frozen raw meat which is larger. Probably all beef too, and we don't know what's in this puppy. :unsure:

The best burgers are not all beef, no matter what the ads say.

Dare I ask what makes the best burgers?

come back to the dark side ... you are just torturing yourself. think about sinking your teeth into a greasy duck leg or a grilled sausage at the night market.

on a sidenote, I've yet to find a remotely decent burger in Taipei. and why does it not surprise me that that 105-pound mess is made in NJ?

The best burgers have some onions and soy-protein extender. Seriously! They really taste good! The soy-protein extender has no flavor but adds juicyness as it absorbs water. It sorta spaces out the meat. Kinda like a little bun in between the meat particles...

Now the "defatted beef fatty tissue additive"? Count me out.

Re: soy-protein extender - interesting! I never knew. I'll have to keep that in mind.

However, I find beef is best when handled the least. I used to add onions, and sometimes even a raw egg, but after mashing up the burger meat, it got all dry and not very tasty.

Where is this Clinton Diner? Is it in Clinton NJ in Hunterdon County? Been to Clinton. Don't ever remember a diner.

http://www.clintonstationdiner.com/directions.htm

I've definitely seen this place before. It's at that messy junction of Rt 78 and 31 (doesn't 202 snake through there too?).

I think it's adorable how sproglet is so eagle-eyed when it comes to giant novelty food. I rarely see sproglet anywhere else. I think she (he?) has a thing for humorous, over-sized joke food. Maybe her daddy was Mayor McCheese? :yum:

Is there a town in New Jersey that doesn't have a diner?

When I was a lad,...... no, Lincoln was not in the White House......yet......no self respecting cook would make a meatloaf or burgers with anything but a mixture of beef, pork and veal.:yum:

I'd say the BEST burgers are made by the father of a good friend of mine, Mr. Krabek...

Fry an entire pack of bacon, then cook the burgers in the bacon fat, and add Montreal Steak Seasoning to the meat.

mmmmmmmmmmm...

No. White House is the town one exit east of Clinton.

Fess up, tw....this election made you giddy, didn't it? :lol:

IFOCE
 

There is also the larger and more widely known IFOCE (International Federation of Competitive Eating). The current reigning world champion is an incredible guy named Takeru Kobayashi from Japan. The previous hot dog record at the Nathan's Famous world hot dog eating contest on the Fourth of July at Coney Island (made by Americans) was something like 25 in 12 minutes. Kobayashi came and obliterated the competition by eating almost 54 hotdogs in 12 minutes (4.5 dogs per minute without slowing down). He pioneered the "Solomon method" - breaking the dog in two to speed his eating. There are actual ways to train and techniques to this stuff.

The president of IFOCE and emcee of most competitive eating events George Shea is half the entertainment. He coins the eaters "gurgitators" and "Horsemen of the Esophagus" etc....

This explains a little: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/20060...etitive-eating

I'm not a card carrying member, but I am the undefeated, three time Champion of the Chinook's Oyster Olympics!

I think I have the video of my winning performance from this year around here somewhere. That would be appropriate for the dwellarvid thread.

How many oysters did you suck back? How bad was your diarrhea afterwards?

Sonya Thomas, the 100-pound Korean who is Kobayashi's closest rival in the Coney Island hot dog gorging, prides herself on this record:

Forty-six dozen. In 10 minutes. Good god.

:lol:

That's some funny shit.[/rimshot]


Actually, it was more like the 100 meter dash. It was a speed event. A dozen oysters in about four seconds. Without hands. I'll find the video.

Well, we all have our niche to fill.

Can I suggest that the next monstrosity to get spunked-up in the name of disposable income and tacky self-promotion, includes a photograph of it getting rammed up the cook's arse. Now that would be adorable.

I have to admit I'm not a shellfish fan, but how does one eat a dozen oysters without hands? Is someone pouring them down your throat or are you lapping them up?

Inquiring minds . . .

:lol: I would pay to see that.

What about the incredible expense of the monarchy? Wouldn't it be better to turn Buckingham Palace into a home for unwed mothers or something?

But sproglet, the bottom line is it's still food, it gets eaten and in some cases by needy people for free. What's wrong with having fun with it too? :confused:

It's crap food, bad for the planet, bad for humans, full of saturated fats and red meat. It gives out all the wrong signals as far as I'm concerned, plus, whomever queues up to eat a slice of cold joke burger needs their head squeezing IMHO.

BTW the Monarchy pay taxes and are one of the largest employers in the UK. Plus the Queen gives me the right fucking horn so she can stay put as far as I'm concerned.

I've no idea what the 'right fucking horn' is, so I'll disengage from that.

Uh--till I know what that is, exactly.

Lots and lots of food is crap food. We all need to eat better, more organic vegs, more grains. I've no quarrel with that. I will say that it is infinitely better to eat under-cooked asparagus than to go hungry, wouldn't you?

Ah, though, perhaps you subscribe to Jonathan Swift's idea?

PS--still, the Monarchy is a waste. A. Complete. Waste. So, they pay taxes, who doesn't? They have loads of land holdings, etc. and wtf is Charles doing? Anyway--we ALL have our indulgences. Why begrudge an company some publicity?

Charles is a wacky loon from yesteryear and is mostly harmless, plus I agree with his ideas on organic farming and architecture.

Are you following me about?

RFH = Woody

YES, I am! :D

Kidding, sweetheart!~

Humans are omnivores. There is no bad food, unless it's poisonous. Oh, and save your breath on the whole meat is poison thing.

I agree that too many people limit their choices of what they will/should eat. Yes, they are media misled in some cases and available choices in others, but that doesn't make it bad food. No reason to get bunched up panties over the world's biggest burger or the world's biggest pile of bean sprouts, it's all in fun, not a guide to better living. :D

Just to be sure here, are you saying the Queen of England arouses you?

:worried:

Not many in this country are willing to say as much about our head of state.

It's the subtle mix of vulnerability and power that does it I think, and those gorgeous hats.

I'm not totally against red meat I just don't understand why people eat so much of it all the time. Give your colons a break every once in while, Jeeze

I was scheduled to be in White House when I ended up getting reposed in Clinton. Coolant system failure.

Yes, real story. Any similarities to recent events are coincidental and Freudian.

Now that's spooky.
sabotage?
Homeland Security read you posts?
UG turn you in?
:unsure: