Scots ostrich egg helps duo crack world record for biggest scotch egg ever

Daily Record

20-07-2025

Social media chefs Oli Paterson and Phoenix Ross created the world's biggest scotch egg - weighing heavier than a bowling ball.
A massive ostrich egg from a Scottish farm has helped two social media chefs find their way into the Guinness World Records - by creating the world's biggest scotch egg.
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Oli Paterson also known as ElBurrito Monster, 28, and Phoenix Ross also known as Shef Pheonix, 27, spent 24 hours assembling the masterpiece, which tipped the scales at a shocking 7.8kg.
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The pair, who are known for whipping up supersized treats on social media, used more than seven kilos of sausage meat and a giant ostrich egg sourced from a farm in Scotland to create their colossal delicacy.
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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.
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Oli who is 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!"
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The record-breaking idea hatched after Phoenix was approached by Guinness World Records, who had seen his popular online series But Bigger, where he recreates regular foods at massive scale.
But Bigger is a series where Phoenix showcases giant versions of normal food.
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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.
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"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.
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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.
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"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."
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Oli and Phoenix both tried the egg and enjoyed it, though ostrich egg is not as tasty as a chicken egg.
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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.
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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.