Reporter Neil takes on Beasty Burger 20-minute eating challenge

Sunderland Echo

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.

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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

08:16 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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