Chef John Folse & Company and Cabot Creamery Cooperative set out on the morning of Thursday, September 23 to establish a new Guinness World Record for the world's largest Mac & Cheese with 2,469 pound serving of Mac & Cheese, previous world Guinness World Record is of 414 pounds Mac & Cheese.
World's Largest Mac & Cheese Guinness World Record event was organized for raising money for New Orleans Area Habitat For Humanity (NOAHH) while supporting the critical work of The Magnolia School and Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans. In the last six months Cabot has helped raise more than $21,000 for the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity, including this and other activities.
Senior Vice President of Marketing for Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Roberta MacDonald said, "We chose to partner with New Orleans nonprofits to celebrate all of the powerful work these organizations have contributed to the city”. "We hope our involvement will assist these organizations in their future efforts towards positive change." He added.
Over 2,000 people were gathered to attend the event which held at Harrah's Fulton Square in downtown New Orleans from 12 Noon to 2 p.m. Colorfully painted ceramic bowls good for "all you can eat" servings of the Mac & Cheese were given to guests who donated $5 or more. All 1,500 of the hand-made bowls created by participants of The Magnolia School, a nonprofit organization based just outside New Orleans that provides assistance to adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, sold out in less than two hours.
213 year-old cast iron sugar kettle was used to cook, which had to be gently lifted into the air by forklift to determine its record setting weight - not an easy feat considering the age and fragility of the circa 1797 kettle.
As the current cheese fondue Guinness World Record holder, Chef Folse relied on 30 years of enormous-cooking experience as he blended Cabot Creamery's famous cheddar cheese and butter, Brown's Dairy's 1,100 pounds of milk and King Arthur Flour with elbow macaroni and breadcrumbs. Guinness World Records judge Amanda Mochan was on-site to verify the world record as the kettle was raised and lowered with equipment and expertise generously provided by Deep South Equipment, Lift-All and Michelli Scales.
Source - World Records News
