
These somewhat quiet woodland birds are not migratory since they lack the capacity to fly across vast distances. Baker submitted a prototype in 1963 that was a frozen, breaded ″chicken stick.″ Where did chicken came from?Ĭhickens originated originally from the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia, but over the course of around 8,000 years, they have been tamed and spread over the world, becoming one of the most highly prized domesticated animals. Baker, who died in 2006, is thought to be the likely originator of the nugget. Nonetheless, a Cornell University professor called Robert C. McDonald’s, which introduced the original McNuggets in 1980, is either given the credit or the blame.

Baker was instrumental in the development of deboning machinery, which allowed for the creation of novel forms, including dinosaur-shaped nuggets. Baker was credited with the invention of processed chicken in 1963, according to Forbes magazine in 1982. Baker worked in a Cornell University laboratory and came up with the idea for chicken nuggets.ĭr. The Cornish (a British breed) and the White Rock are the two most common breeds of poultry bred for meat in the United States today (a breed developed in New England). The chicken is a descendent of the Southeast Asian red jungle fowl, which was tamed in India approximately 2000 B.C. Īfter the successful attempt, the nugget was cut up and distributed to friends, family and the filming crew for consumption.Cornell University Penn State University Purdue University The record was then confirmed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on. Once the nugget was fully cooked, it was weighed and inspected by Guinness World Records Adjudicator Claire Stephens. Partway through baking, the mesh sides of the container were folded back, so the sides of the nugget could also be coated in the breadcrumb mix.Īfter this was done, the nugget was placed back in the oven, were it needed to continue cooking until the meat exceed a temperature of 165 Fahrenheit to ensure it was safe to consume. Once this was done, the pair need to transport the nugget to a commercial oven to bake, as in their tests runs with a domestic oven it took over 12 hours! The top of the nugget was then coated in a mix of breadcrumbs and panko breadcrumbs. "I’ve made a lot of dino nuggets in my time, but never have I used a paint brush," remarked Nick. Once the mixture was poured into the specially-made container, Nick and Lynja coated the uncooked nugget with more beaten eggs, in order to get the breadcrumbs to stick to the outside. "Between these 48 eggs and our 40 pound of chicken, we’re using going to be using close to 60 whole chickens." – Nick DiGiovanni

"In order to bake this chicken nugget, since it’s so large, we had to build a special contraption," said Nick. Once the mixture was completed, the next challenge was baking it.

Then all the other ingredients were combined, before the milk-soaked bread was mixed in. "That’s our trick to get a juicy chicken nugget," shared Lynja. The chicken “slurry” for the main component of the nugget consisted of:įirst, the milk and bread slices were combined and set aside. The pair have now created the world’s largest chicken nugget, weighing in at 20.960 kg (46 lb 3.34 oz), approximately 115 times larger than your average chicken nugget. The duo have teamed up again for a second colossal culinary creation. Nick and Lynn (better known by the name 'Lynja' which is used in her TikTok handle cookingwithLynja) created the largest cake pop on 23 November 2021. Nick DiGiovanni (USA) and Lynn Davis (Japan) are back at it again, creating super-sized food worthy of a world record.
