VIDEO: Serving Up 8K Pounds of Meat on the 'World's Largest BBQ Pit'

The world's largest barbecue pit: A barbecue pit so big it is hooked up to a Peterbilt with an 18-speed transmission. The trailer alone is 75 feet long, weighs 80,000 pounds and serves up 8,000 pounds of meat.

Jan 26, 2015

What is being touted as the world's biggest barbecue pit is for sale, if you have an extra $350,000 lying around somewhere.

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