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[Eric-GCA]

CLEARFIELD, Pa. - The burger war is growing. Literally. Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, which lost its crown as the home of the world's biggest burger earlier this year, is now offering a new burger that weighs a whopping 15 pounds.

Dubbed the Beer Barrel Belly Buster, the burger comes with 10.5 pounds of ground beef, 25 slices of cheese, a head of lettuce, three tomatoes, two onions, a cup-and-a-half each of mayonnaise, relish, ketchup, mustard and banana peppers — and a bun.

It costs $30.

"It can feed a family of 10," said Denny Liegey Sr., the restaurant's owner.

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub had offered a 6-pound burger — with 5 pounds of toppings.

In February, a 100-pound female college student became the first to eat the burger within the three-hour time limit. Kate Stelnick, of Princeton, N.J., was awarded a special certificate, a T-shirt and other prizes and Leigey picked up the $23.95 tab for the burger.

One month later, the Clinton Station Diner in Clinton, N.J., introduced a 12.5-pound burger dubbed Zeus.

So Liegey responded, and the Belly Buster was born.

Over the weekend, four men took the challenge, but couldn't get through the entire burger. They opted for doggie bags, instead.

"It's a little too much for me to handle," said Steve Hepburn, of Clearfield. "It's like trying to eat half a cow."

Man, I want to see pics of what this thing looks like.

 

[Eric-GCA]

now thats a lot of cow

 

[Escape Goat]

Just becase we can do a thing doesn't necessarily mean we should.

 

[Funky Papa]

You know, next year when I'll be in LA I am planning on hanging with some press buddies and order one of these outrageous burgers that you have over there.

I value my health and I take proud in being a sporty individual, but I must taste it.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Just becase we can do a thing doesn't necessarily mean we should.

 

[borghe]

you know, I usually jump into threads about food that isn't at all good for us but that many might still find delicious, and defend peoples' rights to enjoy that food without other people screaming "How can you put that crap in your mouht!!!!!"

but really.. wtf? 15 pounds of food? that is not only unhealthy, but could actually kill someone who felt determined enough to try and finish it. I could see getting this and dividing it up like a pizza or something and feeding the whole family, but seriously.. why make a whole hanburger like that?

well, aside from publicity I guess.

 

[themadcowtipper]

Jeez here comes the GAF Health nazis screaming how unholy this thing is and if you even look at it or read a thread about it you will gain 200 gazillion pds. Go back to your rice cakes and soy bean burgers you communist tree huggin hippies, and leave this to the manly men.

but seriously


These are gimmick burgers it is unlikely that one person will finish it, it is usually ordered by a group of people who don't even finish it. They order just so they can say "yeah man I had the world's largest burger". It is more of a been there done that type thing.

 

[mas9055]

Hmmmmm...I am quite hungry. And that place isn't too far from here. I think I may have to go get one. To share

 

[Minotauro]

There's something really disgusting to me about a large portion of ground beef. What's more, my disgust is proportionate to the amount. One time, I saw a show where the aired footage of a meat-packing plant processing beef in this gigantic vat. I nearly vomited.

 

[Baron Aloha]

That's nothing. I can buy a 20 pound burger up the street from my house. No joke.

It's freaking huge and it is served with a gigantic Michael Myers-style knife stabbed through the center.

 

[Zaptruder]

... I'm amazed that it would only cost 30 bucks.

I mean, would that be efficient to just buy a burger and take it home and use the ingredients to cook stuff with?