Sunderland Echo reporter Neil Fatkin takes on the Beasty Burger Challenge at Sarah's Place in Washington, Sunderland.
If he finishes all the food in 20 minutes, the meal is free.
If he finishes all the food in 20 minutes, the meal is free.
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00:00 I'm here at Sarah's place at Fatfield Washington in Sunderland
00:03 and it's really become famous in the town for its home-cooked food and also
00:07 Sunday dinners
00:08 it was actually when I was here a few months back for Sunday dinner that I noticed that
00:12 on her menu she had a number of eating challenges
00:16 there was one which was called the Mega Mixed Grill
00:19 there was also the Beastie Burger, there was also the Chip Shop Challenge
00:22 I remember at the time thinking, hmm, maybe I can do that, I've got a bit of a good appetite
00:25 although I must admit I'm not feeling quite as confident now
00:28 basically the idea is that you get a mountain of food comes out and you've got 20 minutes to consume it
00:32 and if you consume it in the 20 minutes you get that meal for free
00:35 so that's what I'm here to do today, I'm going to be taking on the Beastie Burger Challenge
00:39 I've just been sent the list and it is worrying me a bit, you've got
00:42 two beef burgers, two chicken burgers, a breakfast burger bun
00:46 which includes two rashers of bacon, two sausages
00:49 and hash browns and it comes with homemade hand-cut chips
00:53 and also coleslaw, onion rings and corn on the cob
00:57 I was chatting to Sarah before just to see what the success rate is
01:01 she's only aware of two people who've done it
01:04 one was a professional eater who did it for his social media channel
01:07 the other was actually a 15 year old boy who came with his five uncles
01:11 the five uncles failed but actually he managed to succeed
01:14 I've been doing a bit of pre-meal training, so I've been out on my bike this week
01:18 just trying to burn off those calories before I put them on
01:20 I've also not had it yet since last night when I had my tea
01:22 I had my tea last night at about 7pm, it's now come up for 3pm in the afternoon
01:27 so what's that, I think it's about 19 hours since I last ate
01:29 so I'll prepare as much as I can but I'm not sure if I'm ready for the challenge
01:33 so we'll have to wait and see
01:34 Have you heard of Leah Shutkala?
01:37 I haven't, no I haven't
01:38 So she's a professional eater and I watch her all the time on TikTok
01:41 so I just decided that I would do some food challenges
01:45 just to try and sort of promote business and it worked
01:51 as soon as I put them on we got Kyle vs Food
01:55 who is also a professional eater, he came and did the burger challenge
01:59 he did it in 14 minutes and then had a bit of cheesecake
02:05 and then after that we had a lot of interest in it
02:07 there's not been a lot of interest in the grill one
02:11 we've had a few people do that
02:13 we actually get a lot of people coming in and getting the grill one
02:17 but not doing it as a challenge
02:19 I'm doing the Beefsteak Burger one, I've been through what's on that menu
02:23 but what's in the mixed grill and what's in that?
02:25 The mixed grill is an 8oz rump steak, a 10oz gammon, chicken breast
02:30 4 sausages, 2 black pudding, 2 eggs, chips, onion rings, tomatoes
02:39 When I first decided to do them I got a couple of my friends over
02:42 to see how doable they were
02:44 and one of my friends pretty much inhales food when he eats
02:49 and he came and he gave it a good go and he got pretty close
02:53 so I thought if he can't do it there's not going to be many people who can
02:58 but then we actually had 5 brothers come in and try it
03:02 and one of them got down to the last few seconds
03:06 and literally all he had left was his pot of salad
03:09 so he failed it by this little pot of salad
03:12 they came back a few weeks later and one of them rang and said
03:16 "Oh my nephew wants to come but he's only 15"
03:20 so I said "alright, do you want us to do a smaller challenge for him?"
03:24 and he said "no, no it's fine, he wants to give the proper one a try"
03:27 so the 6 of them came in and I was obviously watching this one
03:32 who had nearly done it previously
03:35 who actually didn't get anywhere near this time
03:38 and the 15 year old nephew absolutely smashed it
03:42 Do people tend to fail because they just can't get through the food
03:45 or they tend to run out of time?
03:47 They run out of time basically
03:49 I think if you gave more time people would just plough through it
03:53 I think from watching people do it
03:56 you need to have a fizzy drink and a glass of water
04:01 and you sip those in between
04:03 When Kyle vs Food did it, honestly I've never seen anything like it in my life
04:07 it was literally bite down, bite down
04:10 there was very little chewing involved
04:12 As I say I've been prepared as I can, I've not eaten since last night
04:15 so I am hungry, I'm ready to go
04:17 just thinking about a possible strategy
04:19 my thought is leave things like the homemade cut chips till last
04:24 I think that might bulk me out too soon
04:26 so obviously I'm going to go for the big stuff first
04:28 to try and get the burgers down
04:30 then I think probably do the corn, the cob, the salad
04:33 and then leave the chips till last
04:35 I had hoped to maybe just pace myself
04:37 but speaking to Sarah there it sounds like you've just got to go from the off
04:40 so I'm not sure I'm going to get much time to enjoy it
04:43 I think it's just a case of getting as much down as quickly as I can
04:45 I'm not sure if I use a paper cloth for this before
04:52 but I'm using my hands to try and get it
04:55 It's quite hot
05:02 I'm sure I'll hit a wall at some point
05:04 I wouldn't normally eat this fast
05:06 I normally like to save my food
05:08 Ketchup on the burger
05:14 food time, I'm going to let you have the ketchup on the burger
05:16 I'm going to let you have the ketchup on the burger
05:18 I'm going to let you have the ketchup on the burger
05:20 I'm going to let you have the ketchup on the burger
05:22 I'm going to let you have the ketchup on the burger
05:24 I'm going to let you have the ketchup on the burger
05:26 I'm going to let you have the ketchup on the burger
05:28 I'm going to let you have the ketchup on the burger
05:30 I'm going to let you have the ketchup on the burger
05:32 I'm going to let you have the ketchup on the burger
05:34 I think this will be a massive burger on its own
05:36 The food's in the burger, it's very very good
05:44 I'm actually able to enjoy it
05:52 One of these burgers on its own is big enough
05:58 to be a big burger
06:00 I normally tend to enjoy it a lot
06:26 I'm struggling to speak
06:28 I'm struggling to speak
06:30 Oh, very good
06:32 Oh, very good
06:34 Oh, very good
06:36 Oh, very good
06:38 Oh, very good
06:40 Oh, very good
06:42 I'm going to doubt myself
07:08 I'm going to doubt myself
07:10 Very nice, I'm eating that fast
07:12 I'm not confident
07:14 I'll keep going
07:16 I'll keep going
07:18 That's the problem
07:20 That's the problem
07:22 I can't eat any more
07:28 I can't eat any more
07:30 I can't eat any more
07:32 I've got through all the burger
07:34 I've got through all the burger
07:36 That just beat me
07:38 Started off well
07:40 Started off well
07:42 I was getting a bit worried
07:44 I was getting a bit worried
07:46 My body just started saying
07:48 Don't eat any more
07:50 I was getting to the point where
07:52 I was getting to the point where
07:54 I would be coming back up
07:56 I would be coming back up
07:58 I would be coming back up
08:00 If anyone does fancy taking on the challenge
08:02 If anyone does fancy taking on the challenge
08:04 If you can't do it, you're a better man than me
08:06 If you can't do it, you're a better man than me
08:08 That was a lot of food, good food
08:10 But Peter didn't get the chance to enjoy it
08:12 Because he was trying to eat it so quickly
08:14 Beat me, beat me
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