Denny’s of Clearfield has outdone themselves this time. Previously, their largest hamburger had a six pound patty, but not content with that, they slaved away to create a hamburger with a ten pound patty. The total weight of the burger, bun and all, is fifteen pounds. Any two people who can eat it in three hours get it for free, but for the rest of us, it’s $30.
Check out the story (with pictures!) here.
It doesn’t look much different than their 6 pound hamburger
“…can’t breathe…sinuses filled…with hamburger…”
This thread makes me want to share two links. Both have made their rounds in the past, but they both make me laugh.
The 8500 calorie sandwich
Dress for safety when eating large foods
I’m just a few miles away. I should get my son and give it a try- although I’ll need oine HUGE shot of insulin.
I saw it on the local news, and frankly it doesn’t look that appetizing.
“Today” on NBC just did a short piece on this burger. Fifteen pounds of meat! Al Roker said it was the equivelent of sixty 1/4 pounders. The resturant has sold two to date.
The 21 Club in New York has a regular-size $30 hamburger. I figure if I’m going to spend that much on a burger, I migt as well get two or three meals out of it.
–Cliffy
2 or 3? That’s still a 5 lb hamburger for each meal. In the article the owner says it could feed a family of 10. I’m sure it could do more than that. That’s a helluva burger. Take off the mayo and I might go for it if I decided that I could burn the $30+ER fee.
Umm… why? 
I don’t choke up with tears every (any) time Sally Struthers tries to feed another starving child on TV, but, this… it just seems so wrong.
Because we can! you don’t question a 15 lb burger, you just eat it for, oh, about a week.
Publicity.
I’ll say the same thing about this that I say about the huge burgers at Fudruckers: At some point you have to just call it what it is. Meatloaf. It’s got some bread and ketchup on it, but when it’s measured in pounds it’s meatloaf, not a burger.
I can easily put away the 1-pound burger at Fuddruckers, even loaded with toppings, and still have room for their wondrous onion rings. They have the best burgers around, IMO. But there is a jungle-themed restaurant near Disney World called Jungle Jim’s, and they advertise a 1 1/2-pound burger called the Headhunter. It is a double-decker burger and is probably closer to 3 or 4 pounds with all the toppings. It costs $15, and if you can finish it, you get a coupon for a free Headhunter on your next visit. I’ve been thinking about taking this challenge for quite a while. Jungle Jim’s burgers are excellent too, but Fudd’s edges them out.
Call it what you want but I don’t think anybody should be eating 15lb of anything. Particularly when there are children starving in Africa. For Og’s sake, won’t somebody please think of the children!!! 
Hey, I’m not gonna eat it. I have a strict policy against attempting to eat anything that outweighs a moderate-sized housecat.
Too stringy. I’d rather eat a burger.
Really? I’m…impressed.
I love Fuddruckers. I ate there a couple of weeks ago and got the smallest burger they had (I usually get the half-pound, but swimsuit season approaches). Since I’ve been cutting back on eating, it was all I could do to finish that delicious, hot, meaty, cheesy, bacon-y medium-rare assembly of love.
[sub]Does anyone else need a cold shower now, or just me?[/sub]
:smack:
Oh baby! 
I love to pour on the jalapeno cheese, barbecue sauce, and honey mustard as well as ketchup, and then plenty of tomatoes, onions, and pico de gallo. Sometimes I even put on sauerkraut–it works really well, believe it or not. My default size is the 2/3-pounder, and I always get it cooked medium. I tried their ostrich burger once (my friend’s favorite), and it was good, but not as great as the beef.
Fudd’s has the best everything–even their fresh milkshakes and baked goods are great. I don’t mind saying I had the best Rice Krispies Treat of my life from their bakery. But I always encounter people who think Fudd’s is “overpriced for what you get” or “too expensive,” and then they’ll turn around and order $8 wussmary burgers at places like Chili’s and T.G.I. Friday’s.
I put a slice of tomato and a slice of onion on the burger and I put six pickle slices on the side. At the sauce pumps, I get a pump of ketchup, a pump of mayo and a pump of regular yellow mustard. On the side–next to the pickles, acutally–I put a puddle of ketchup. I dunk the burger in the ketchup before each bite.
<groan>I really could go for a burger right now.
