Poll of the Day > Can you eat a 72 oz steak dinner in one hour?

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If you can, your dinner will be free. At least, in this steakhouse in Amarillo, Texas.

https://www.bigtexan.com/

I've been there several times on my way to or from Las Vegas and SoCal, but I never attempted the challenge.

nope.... not for lack of trying, but my old-person guts can't handle large amounts of meat

as delicious as it sounds, i would turn pale and vomit after maybe 10 oz

Lokarin posted...

nope.... not for lack of trying, but my old-person guts can't handle large amounts of meat

as delicious as it sounds, i would turn pale and vomit after maybe 10 oz

Haha, same here. I also have gout, too!

That is four and a half pounds of steak. Even if I could I'm pretty sure I shouldn't.

rjsilverthorn posted...

That is four and a half pounds of steak. Even if I could I'm pretty sure I shouldn't.

Yep, I agree!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wZR_nlNUx4M&pp=ygUiYm9iYnkgZWF0cyBzdGVhayBpbiBmcm9udCBvZiB2ZWdhbg%3D%3D

i feel like i could, but i dont know. that is 4.5 pound of food.

I know it's quite unAmerican of me but I don't even particularly like steak. It has to be really well-prepared for me to even think it's good, I simply lack the ability to enjoy a decent steak.

NinjaGhosts posted...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wZR_nlNUx4M&pp=ygUiYm9iYnkgZWF0cyBzdGVhayBpbiBmcm9udCBvZiB2ZWdhbg%3D%3D

Haha! But that kid makes it easier than it sounds!

argonautweakend posted...

i feel like i could, but i dont know. that is 4.5 pound of food.

Don't push it!

AltOmega2 posted...

I know it's quite unAmerican of me but I don't even particularly like steak. It has to be really well-prepared for me to even think it's good, I simply lack the ability to enjoy a decent steak.

No worries! I'm sure many Americans don't like steak.

AltOmega2 posted...

I know it's quite unAmerican of me but I don't even particularly like steak. It has to be really well-prepared for me to even think it's good, I simply lack the ability to enjoy a decent steak.

Just to ask, have you ever had tenderloin/filet? My wife didn't think she liked steak until trying that...then realized what the fuss is about.

We're having it for dinner tonight, actually. If you cook it yourself (with taters and beans) it's about the same price as taking the family to McDonald's, which is insane.

I am a fatass, though I am not super huge, but I have no problem finishing my meal and leftovers around me and i almost never save leftovers for another meal, 1-2 hours later I usually wolf 'em down.

So I would be curious to see how I'd do. I know if you gave me one day I would definitely have it done, but an hour....I don't know. I know I am no good at speed challenges but an hour is a decent amount of time.

I probably wouldn't try this but I am really curious to see how i'd do.

argonautweakend posted...

I am a fatass, though I am not super huge, but I have no problem finishing my meal and leftovers around me and i almost never save leftovers for another meal, 1-2 hours later I usually wolf 'em down.

So I would be curious to see how I'd do. I know if you gave me one day I would definitely have it done, but an hour....I don't know. I know I am no good at speed challenges but an hour is a decent amount of time.

I probably wouldn't try this but I am really curious to see how i'd do.

Try the challenge if you ever visit Amarillo!

nope

I like sliced up steak where you can have like 360 degrees of seasoning

Depends. Am I expected to finish the fat and gristle?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/9/AAfaVHAAEm2n.jpg

I just know nobody needs to eat 4.5 pound of meat in an hour, or even try but it depends on my mood in the moment. Do I feel like gambling $72 for what I assume is bottom of the barrel steak?

why would i want to though

PikachuMaxwell posted...

Try the challenge if you ever visit Amarillo!

There are a ton of places that run similar challenges. There used to be a whole show called Man vs Food that was just the host going around doing various eating challenges. They weren't all about quantity, but a good percentage were.

rjsilverthorn posted...

the host going around doing various eating challenges

Sounds like a good way to die early lol

AltOmega2 posted...

Sounds like a good way to die early lol

Yeah, he quit doing the show and lost like 70lbs. Apparently the show is running again with a new host though.

Not all of the challenges were about huge quantities of food, some were incredibly spicy instead...which just seems like a whole different set of health problems.

MeatiestMeatus posted...

Depends. Am I expected to finish the fat and gristle?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/9/AAfaVHAAEm2n.jpg

This. I might be able to, but I won't if I have to eat that disgusting fatty portion. So I'd rather just get a smaller steak.

Probably not. I'm a slow eater and get full quickly.

Nope; eating steak is not a pleasurable experience for me. Too many fat-and-gristle encounters.

https://youtu.be/jiMOup3Q-1M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJTFiAA1MzA

I could have done it when I was like 20. There's no way I could do it now.

MeatiestMeatus posted...

Depends. Am I expected to finish the fat and gristle?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/9/AAfaVHAAEm2n.jpg

Lol steak challenges always make me think of this movie too.

argonautweakend posted...

I just know nobody needs to eat 4.5 pound of meat in an hour, or even try but it depends on my mood in the moment. Do I feel like gambling $72 for what I assume is bottom of the barrel steak?

Pretty sure you can have the steak however you want it. I wouldn't automatically say it's bottom of the barrel, especially in places like Texas. You don't mess with meat or barbecue or anything like that.

That said, no. I'd be full before reaching the halfway point.

yeah i know Texas is known for their meats but its $72 for 72 oz of meat, that can potentially be free. This very well might be a loss leader to get people talking and come in, but it seems too cheap for the meat to be any good.

argonautweakend posted...

yeah i know Texas is known for their meats but its $72 for 72 oz of meat, that can potentially be free. This very well might be a loss leader to get people talking and come in, but it seems too cheap for the meat to be any good.

I also think it would probably be difficult to even get a good cut of meat that large and then also cook it properly.

there website says the steak is top sirloin there 21 ounce top sirloin is $29 im sure its really good sirloin

I've taken out a 48 oz porterhouse mostly by myself with ease so I think I probably could

I can eat a lot even though I'm not fat. I'm about 190 lbs

My wife & I have stopped there @ The Big Texan a few times the past several years, and we are NEVER hungry enough to try challenges like that.

I've been to the big texan as a child.

rjsilverthorn posted...

That is four and a half pounds of steak. Even if I could I'm pretty sure I shouldn't.

I eat that much meat every single day. Mostly chicken though. I also exercise like crazy.

Not even that in one week. Several months.

BADoglick posted...

I eat that much meat every single day. Mostly chicken though. I also exercise like crazy.

There is a big difference between eating that much spread across multiple meals and eating that in an hour though.

rjsilverthorn posted...

There is a big difference between eating that much spread across multiple meals and eating that in an hour though.

I did it once at fogo de chao (the Brazilian steakhouse).

Yes I was high af
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/6/AABpcEAAEm80.jpg

Doubt it. Even if my appetite was back to when I was a teenager

10InchNails posted...

MeatiestMeatus posted...

Depends. Am I expected to finish the fat and gristle?

Lol steak challenges always make me think of this movie too.

It was my immediate first thought as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_215iQ7KDs

I did one better than that when in my early 20's. Mind you, I could eat more than micheal phelps at that age, and never gained any weight.

Becks Steakhouse in Fremont CA https://www.yelp.com/biz/becks-steakhouse-fremont

Used to have what they called a Truck Drivers special, if you could eat it all (think it was in 2 hours but might have been one) it was free. It was Huge for a steak (special back then, there was no internet yet lol...finding steaks over 4 pounds was pretty freaking rare.

I believe it was only 60 oz, but came with (some really good) steak fries (about a pound).

I didn't just eat it though, I ordered a second one after finishing the first. I didn't finish the second but I sure got far into it.

I can still put away alot of steak. Someone saying they get sick after 10 oz is crazy to me, I seriously won't buy steaks when eating out that are not at least a pound....but back before covid, even at almost 50 at the time, I would still eat 6-10 steaks at buffets (rib eye/prime rib) along with a ton of freaking crab legs and a bunch of sides, bread (especially that yum fried bried) etc.

I never did any eating competitions but I sure would have been good at em, all while not gaining any weight at all till 27 and then just a bit if I didn't work out/exercise much. I could also go a year straight playing an MMO (did the year before meeting my wife in fact) without getting out of shape and literally run a mile or two right afterwards and when mountain climbing within 6 months of stopping (played 3k.org 14 1/2 hours straight for a year back in the mid 90's. Stopped cold turkey and started socializing/met my wife within 6 months and was married within a year).

I guess I was very lucky in a few ways, although I ended up diabetic and that is probably partially due to eating so many carbs (I would get 2 large pizzas for myself, my 5 other core friends would split 1 large between them etc). I also drank a ton of soda though so shrug, coulda been that.

I'm a slow eater without much of an appetite. I doubt I finish a quarter of it.

AltOmega2 posted...

I know it's quite unAmerican of me but I don't even particularly like steak. It has to be really well-prepared for me to even think it's good, I simply lack the ability to enjoy a decent steak.

Anyone that smothers steak with ketchup or has it cooked well-done also doesn't really like it. So trust me there is a large portion of America that doesn't like them but thinks they do.

Dude, even without a time limit I'm stuffed after 12 oz and feel physically ill if I even attempt 16.

72 oz is multiple times too much meat. I have no idea how anyone could eat that and not throw up halfway through, nevermind doing it in an hour.

72-ounce Steak Dinner Challenge Includes: Shrimp Cocktail, Baked Potato, Salad, with Roll, Butter, and of course the 72oz Steak

So you have to eat all that stuff PLUS the steak.

Can you not take the challenge if you are allergic to shellfish?

I don't know, but I'd like to try it at least once.

slacker03150 posted...

Can you not take the challenge if you are allergic to shellfish?

You can still take the challenge but they substitute the shrimp with a second 72oz steak