Two social media chefs have cooked up the world's largest scotch egg - a meaty masterpiece weighing in at 7.8kg and heavier than a bowling ball.

Oli Paterson, 28, and Phoenix Ross, 27, spent 24 hours crafting the giant snack, which smashed the previous record of 6.2kg.

The duo used an ostrich egg and over seven kilos of sausage meat to build the super-sized delicacy.

Their first attempt ended in disaster when the scotch egg fell apart in the fryer.

But after refining their technique

including freezing the structure overnight, they finally succeeded.

Oli, a social media chef based in Enfield, London, said: "I had made a five kilogram scotch egg a few years ago so I felt I had a good grasp on how to actually do it."

"We'd had a failed attempt a week before the successful one where the scotch egg fell apart when it entered the fryer."

"We added some key preparation steps, including setting it in the freezer overnight and it all worked out!"

The idea came about when Phoenix was approached by Guinness World Records after they saw his social media series But Bigger.

But Bigger is a series where Phoenix showcases giant versions of normal food.



Phoenix brought Oli in and the pair started brainstorming on what they could make the biggest version of.

They debated a burrito, a beef wellington or a sausage rolls but those records had already been set pretty high.

Oli said: "It took us a while to think of something that hadn't already been done to a massive extent."

"If we had attempted to beat the Beef Wellington record, we would have had to buy a whole bunch of specialist equipment."

"When we thought of a scotch egg, it was perfect especially because I'd already done a 5kg one and the record was only 6.2 kilograms."

The pair ordered everything they needed, which included five ostrich eggs, a total 22 kilograms of sausage meat and a 40 litre fryer.

The total price for the ingredients and equipment came to £505.

Oli said: "The new fryer cost me about £150 but it was the eggs and meat that really shot the price up."

"The five ostrich eggs, which I procured from a farm in Scotland, cost about £35 each."

"Due to our failed attempt, we had to get more sausage meat, so total cost for that was £180."

"It always feels worth it to try something new and exciting though."

Oli and Phoenix both tried the egg and enjoyed it, though ostrich egg is not as tasty as a chicken egg.

It is within the qualifying rules for Guinness World Records that the food made must be eaten, so the pair are steadily working through it.

They have managed to transform the rest of it into breakfast burritos which currently sit in Oli's freezer.

Oli said: "We're slowly making our way through the scotch egg."

"It was definitely satisfying to try, but having had ostrich egg before, I knew it wasn't going to taste the same as a proper scotch egg."

"Nevertheless, it was a fun endeavour and I'm excited to have a Guinness World Record!"