Largest Crab Cake

Most record holders are not content to rest on their laurels and Handy International–a 100+-year-old Maryland seafood processor–is no exception. Handy International   has broken the world record for the largest crab cake. Handy first set the record for largest crab cake in 2006 and then broke that record in 2009 with a 253-pound crab cake at the Honfest  in Hampden, Maryland. That crab cake was cooked in a specially-built pan that weighed almost as much as the ingredients themselves, took 9 hours to cook and required 4 men to lift.

The Handy International team decided to start cooking in the wee hours   so that sufficient time was given to cook evenly through the dawn hours  and the giant piece gets ready  for the ravenous lunchtime crowd. Everyone around were super excited  after the cake got ready as  they wanted to know the number of sandwiches   the colossal crab cake would yield. Handy International is a family-owned company and is America’s oldest seafood processor. Products include soft crabs, crab meat, crab cakes, crab specialty items, oysters and artisanal fish. Handy International, a Maryland seafood processor, broke their world record for the largest crab cake on September 1 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds. The huge 300 lb. crab cake topped their previous 2009 record by 47 lbs. Using a true Maryland-style recipe, there was a minimum of ingredients added which allowed the fresh Smith Island crab meat to be the star. The cake was made with 200 pounds of crab meat.  The largest crab cake in the world was cooked in a rotisserie style cooker designed by Handy Seafood's Jim Cupp. Crab Cake sandwiches served on buns donated by Maryland State Fair sponsor Schmidt's Baking Company were sold for $8 each with proceeds benefiting the Maryland 4-H Foundation.  

Would you believe      The custom made pan measured 3’ in diameter and 7 ½” deep.
           It required 9 hours to cook the 300 lb. crab cake.
            It took 6 strong men to lift the pan onto a certified scale to get the official weight.
           584 crab cake sandwiches were served and the crab cakes averaged about 7 oz.

The secret recipe was prepared in Handy’s own Crisfield, Maryland, plant and transported by refrigerated truck to the Maryland State Fairgrounds.

Terry Conway the chief of  Handy  International sounded naturally pleased after having broken the record. He said that the cake tasted extremely delicious  and was glad that the $3127  generated  would benefit the Maryland 4H Foundation. Handy thanked all the volunteers and staff   for making the event  a reality.

The Largest Crab cake weighed  300 pound  and was set by handy international at Timonium, Maryland, United States of America on  September 2, 2012.