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On Monday, after cooking for 32 hours, the behemoth was removed from the oven and placed on a scale (by a forklift). It came in at a little over 400 pounds, but that included the rack and wrapping. Just in case you were concerned about people surreptitiously placing their chubby fingers on the scale to jack up the weight, have no fear. The weigh in was overseen by official witnesses for the Guinness World Records. (Who knew that could be a job?)
The first 250 pounds were cut off and given to Meals on Wheels and the rest was to be served to an eager audience of more than 400 hungry souls.
But then culinary disaster struck: The temperature of the meatball's center had not reached 160 degrees, which meant it was not acceptable for the record (or safe to eat). So he organizers cut around the undercooked area. The edible portion -- which is considered the meatball's final weight -- was 254 pounds, still 30 pounds more than the last record. Of course it has to be approved by the officials at Guinness World Records.
Now don't you complain about the size of Nonna's meatballs ever again.
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3-16-2010 @11:12PM gobo said... Wow, that's... godawful.
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3-17-2010 @2:59AM Colton said... Yeammy!! I am feeling appetite after seeing this meatball. I am gonna cook meat for myself right now at home.http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/dentasmile-md-review-does-denta-smile-md-work-1961389.html
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3-22-2010 @6:38PM Kaysimone said... Why didn't the brilliant students at Glen Oaks Community College in Michigan think to insert a thermometer in the center of the meatball to ensure that it is done? thermometers are availbale at various lengths.
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3-17-2010 @4:59PM PENNY said... What with the size of that meatball, you'd be hard pressed to find a meat thermometer that would have the length to go all the way to the middle.
3-17-2010 @3:10PM breadsbybarb said... It was cooked in a Traeger Pellet Grill fueled by propane and wood pellets on loan from Nottawa Gas in Nottawa, Michigan. The meatball was served in sandwich style with shredded cheese and sauce along a salad, chips and a beverage. All for free. It did taste pretty good.
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3-17-2010 @4:14PM breadsbybarb said... There was a thermometer, actually a 3 foot long thermometer, in the meatball that monitored the temperature the entire time. The meatball was removed from the coverered grill when the probe reached 160 degrees. Since this was cooked outdoors and the air temperature was 38 degrees that day, I can see why it may not have registered at 160 when the health department official used his thermometer. It took time to weigh it and take pictures.
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3-17-2010 @3:17PM Nick C said... Huh. With that headline I was expecting a picture of Arte Lange.
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3-17-2010 @3:32PM jeff said... You think you like meat balls then you see this and you become ill. Any of these god awful attempts to break food records is off in my mind. Bad eggs bad beef mixed in not cooked right, yuck!
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3-17-2010 @4:19PM breadsbybarb said... To be served safely it had to be at a temp of 140 and the health official's thermometer registered 136 degrees in the center. The portion that was not up to the temp was removed and cooked longer in a roaster pan.
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3-17-2010 @5:03PM Al Bondiga said... and shouldn't the meat be round to qualify as a ball?
That was a flop! Leave it to Michigan! LOSERS!!!
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3-17-2010 @5:35PM Dale Kendall said... Now if the meatball had been served to the homeless I would be impressed. Outside of that it seems like a waste of time.
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3-17-2010 @5:52PM RICKY said... I like fully seasoned raw hamburger meat. Been eating it for 40 years and never been sick yet.
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3-17-2010 @6:01PM John F.C. Taylor said... Feed the homeless? What? Meals on Wheels isn't good enough? Did they stick the uncooked part back in the over after the edible portion was trimmed off? I see nothing wrong with going for a new food record like this as long as the end result is fed to the needy.
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3-17-2010 @6:09PM sherry said... THIS IS DISGUSTING!! HOW MANY COWS WERE MURDERED FOR THIS STUPID PRANK???
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3-17-2010 @6:44PM RANDELL (TEX) said... WHO KNOWS HOW MANY COWS DIED,,BUT DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT HOW MANY YOU HAVE (KILLED) DO YOU WEAR SHOES? DO YOU USE GLUE ? EVER EATEN VEGTABLES HAHA THE MACHINES (HARVESTORS) HAVE LEATHER PARTS SEATS STRAPS ETC , ETC.. EVER BEEN TO A DR AND HAD TO PAY HIM BET HE WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A BIG STEAK,,SO WHENEVER YOU PURCHASE A ITEM YOU ARE ENABLING ANOTHER HUMAN TO BE ABLE TO KILL ANOTHER COW (OH MY GOD) WHY WAS YOUR BODY DESIGNED TO EAT MEAT HUMMMM BECAUSE IT NEEDS IT..NO ONE IS A TRUE RABBIT ONLY RABBITS ARE RABBITS I FEEL FOR YOU,, BAD THING IS YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT YOUR MISSING ALREADY GOOD LUCK WITH THE RABBIT THING YOUR GOING TO NEED TO GROW YOUR OWN FUR (HAIR) THO
3-17-2010 @8:27PM sherry said... RENDALL (TX) You are an idiot. Your comments are mixed up thoughts. How do you know my doctor is not a vegetarian? Or do you like to play pretend about everything in life? THIS ARTICLE IS ABOUT THAT OBSENE HUNK OF MEAT, A TOTAL WASTE OF LIFE. FYI I wear an extremely little amount of leather, never wear fur, never hunt for pleasure, and only eat meat very rarely. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD ABOUT MODERATION? HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THAT MEAT IS NO GOOD FOR HUMANS? DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ALL THE ANTIBIOTIC'S GIVEN TO ANIMALS? HAVE YOU SEEN HOW MOST COWS ARE RAISED? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THESE COWS ARE FEED?HOPE YOU GET HIGH CHOLESTEROL AND GET A HEART ATTACK FROM EATING MEAT
3-17-2010 @6:24PM Maria Henderson said... What a joke. Just make little ones and don't be a show-off!
I would not want to eat something carted around in a cart (bacteria,etc.. ekkk!)
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3-18-2010 @1:14AM Tina said... that thing looks like a dead sea turtle that washed up on shore :-P
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3-21-2010 @5:24PM TJA said... Looks more like a giant brownie!!! mmmmmmm
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