Molly Schuyler's eyes were just as big as her stomach.
The mom of four, who weighs in at 120 pounds, finished a 72-oz. steak in under 3 minutes.
Sayler's Old Country Kitchen in Portland, Ore. holds a steak-eating challenge regularly and has totaled over 2,000 attempts to complete it. Owner Bryan Sayler figured Schuyler would finish within the one-hour time limit but never imagined she would eat a steak that big in her official time of 2 minutes, 48 seconds.
"She just devoured it," he said, noting that she is a member of the Big Eaters Club and is no stranger to big portions. "It looked like she was eating cotton candy instead of a sirloin," he said.
Schuyler, a mother of four from Bellevue, Neb., started eating competitively in 2012 and quickly became rookie of the year. Among her eating accomplishments: Scarfing eight beef patties in one minute, 46 seconds and devouring nine pounds of fried mushrooms in eight minutes.
"(It's) an unexplained phenomenon; I was just born that way," she told Portland's Fox affiliate KPTV. "I started doing this about a year ago, and I guess it's like a stupid human trick."
With about 50 spectators, she strategically waited until the steak cooled down so she could eat it with her hands.
"Most people use a knife and fork and barely get through it," said Sayler. "It was disturbing," he added.
The Guinness World Record for eating a 72-oz. steak is six minutes, 48 seconds.
According to Sayler's Old Country Kitchen's website, whoever manages to finish the steal meal — which includes 10 French fries or a baked potato, as well as two celery sticks, two dill pickles, a slice of bread and a salad — gets it for free.
Schuyler finished her sides at a leisurely pace after consuming her steak.
As for how she felt later, according to Sayler? "I'm fine," she said.
The mom of four, who weighs in at 120 pounds, finished a 72-oz. steak in under 3 minutes.
Sayler's Old Country Kitchen in Portland, Ore. holds a steak-eating challenge regularly and has totaled over 2,000 attempts to complete it. Owner Bryan Sayler figured Schuyler would finish within the one-hour time limit but never imagined she would eat a steak that big in her official time of 2 minutes, 48 seconds.
"She just devoured it," he said, noting that she is a member of the Big Eaters Club and is no stranger to big portions. "It looked like she was eating cotton candy instead of a sirloin," he said.
Schuyler, a mother of four from Bellevue, Neb., started eating competitively in 2012 and quickly became rookie of the year. Among her eating accomplishments: Scarfing eight beef patties in one minute, 46 seconds and devouring nine pounds of fried mushrooms in eight minutes.
"(It's) an unexplained phenomenon; I was just born that way," she told Portland's Fox affiliate KPTV. "I started doing this about a year ago, and I guess it's like a stupid human trick."
With about 50 spectators, she strategically waited until the steak cooled down so she could eat it with her hands.
"Most people use a knife and fork and barely get through it," said Sayler. "It was disturbing," he added.
The Guinness World Record for eating a 72-oz. steak is six minutes, 48 seconds.
According to Sayler's Old Country Kitchen's website, whoever manages to finish the steal meal — which includes 10 French fries or a baked potato, as well as two celery sticks, two dill pickles, a slice of bread and a salad — gets it for free.
Schuyler finished her sides at a leisurely pace after consuming her steak.
As for how she felt later, according to Sayler? "I'm fine," she said.
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