Record-breaking burger

by Nicole Weston, Posted Jun 3rd 2006 @ 5:03PM

Though there has been some debate in the past about who makes the world's biggest burger, the Guinness Book of World's Records officiated at the weigh-in of a 29.5-pound burger at the Foxwoods Resort Casino's Fuddruckers restaurant. They granted the 18.5-in. wide by 8-in. tall burger the title of "world's largest commercially available burger." It costs $250 and must be ordered 48 hours in advance.

There is one burger that is said to be larger: the Mount Olympus burger at the Clinton Station Diner, in New Jersey. According to the diner, it weighs 50 pounds. A look at what goes into it reveals why it is not classified as the world's largest burger - Guinness officiation or not: it only has 25 pounds of beef in it. Twenty-five pounds of toppings on a bun, even with meat, makes a salad and not a burger. The Fuddruckers burger, by contrast, started with 33 pounds of beef and, while it did cook down to about 25 pounds, there were only 4.5 pounds of toppings on the final product, making it meatier than the Olympus and more title-worthy.

[via Supersized Meals, images Norwich Bulletin]

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Filed Under: Super Size Me, Chefs & Restaurants, Restaurants
Tags: big, biggest burger, book, burger, casino, foxwood, fuddruckers, guinness, huge, record, restaurant, super size, super size me, world record

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6-03-2006 @6:43PM Dr. Electro said... Where the heck was this burger back in the day when I could still eat everything in sight and not gain an ounce?

I once thought the one-pound burgers I sold in my restaurant, which I no longer operate, were big. My bread supplier was a tiny fellow about five feet tall and 120 pounds. His wife was even smaller. They would each order a one-pounder with salad bar. I think the two of them could clean up that big Fuddburger in about two hours.

Dr. "Ain't No Burger Big Enough" Electro
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6-03-2006 @10:19PM Madhatter45 said... Man...I just got hungry all of a sudden...who wants to split one?
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6-04-2006 @1:12AM yelena said... that could easily feed twenty people. i wonder if for my next birthday i could get one of those and a cake in the shape of a cupcake? the party would have a decidedly alice in wonderland feel, as in we'll all feel like ants compared to the size of everything around us.
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6-04-2006 @2:17AM Tasty Tangee said... Fuddruckers at Foxwoods,here I come,with three of my most hungry friends. We are the the most feared hamburger eaters in our town. We love you for this! We also prefer a super size order of cheery peppers on the side.
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6-04-2006 @12:09PM Tasty Tangee said... Hambuger is my middle name and size doesn't matter. I would love to serve this to my hambuger club members!
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