Moore cooks the Largest Open Sandwich for his City

Tommy Moore and Moore’s Ole Tyme   Barbeque makes it in Ripley’s Believe It or Not! New Bern barbecue master Tommy Moore achieved a World record  for the largest open Sandwich  which weighed a whopping 1336 pounds  after it was heaped with barbecue and slaw. Moore’s masterpiece was baked in a specially designed 10-foot-square oven engineered by Glenn Snader.

A crowd estimated at better than 2,500 formed a ring around the tent that housed the oven and bun at Union Point Park. They cheered loudly as the weight was announced, increasing with the unloading of each tub of barbecue and slaw by a 30-member Bun Crew. Moore helped smooth the toppings, using a paddle that was about the size of a boat oar. After the huge sandwich was weighed, the crew began to shovel the ingredients into plates and served portions to everyone in the crowd. Linda Staunch of the New Bern 300th team said 2,000 plates were available and all were used, with hundreds more getting their serving on napkins.

The first to get their serving of the mega open sandwich were the military members  of the Navy. Moore was more than glad to serve them as he  voiced it right that the military forces serve us every day and  expressed his intention to serve them the meal  on this occasion.

Gov. Bev Perdue of New Bern was on hand, congratulating Moore with providing a free lunch for the town and making this a great Independence Day in New Bern. She then pitched in and helped serve trays to the servicemen and later to people in the crowd.
Hector Torres moved to New Bern three months ago from New York and as he finished his barbecue plate, he said Sunday’s event was just another in a series of pleasant experiences he has had in his short time in town. He also added that   the people there  were polite  and nice. Betty Thomas who handled the marketing for the world record said the criteria included that Moore make a sandwich which weighed more than 1000 pounds and above all be edible to eat.

The bun-making included using 561 pounds of dough made up of 350 pounds of flour, 10 gallons of milk and 17 gallons of water. The 1,015-pound bun cooked for six and a half hours at 300 degrees. And of course by adding the 300 pound barbecue the sandwich got qualified to be a world record. Moore paid for all the expenses involved in the project, but dedicated the effort to the city of New Bern. Moore said that a  city does not comprise of mere bricks and mortar. What constitutes a city is the presence of  the finest people around. He was very happy that  he received a huge outpour and got the best response ever. He thanked the people who came in there to show their support to him in his record attempt. Moore said that the people’s support was the  proof in the  pudding  to depict the  goodness of the city of New Bern.

The Largest open Sandwich   weighed 1336 pounds and was  set by Tommy Moore at New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America on July 10, 2010.