Irish Chef Alan Fisher Breaks Guinness World Record for Longest Cooking Marathon, Dethroning Nigerian Chef Hilda Baci

Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has been officially dethroned as the Guinness World Record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. The new record holder is an Irish chef Alan Fisher, who clocked in a time of 119 hours and 57 minutes, surpassing Baci's previous record of 93 hours and 11 minutes

Fisher also broke the record for the longest baking marathon (individual) with a time of 47 hours and 21 minutes, beating the previous record of 31 hours and 16 minutes held by Wendy Sandner (USA) 

What's even more impressive is that Fisher took on both attempts back to back, meaning he was at work in the kitchen for over 160 hours with just over a day of rest in between

Baci, who is from Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria, made history in June 2023 when she cooked for 93 hours and 11 minutes, breaking the previous record of 87 hours and 45 minutes held by Lata Tondon (India) 

During her record-breaking cook-a-thon, Baci cooked over 100 pots of food, each big enough to serve 30 to 35 people, following strict rules such as only one 5-minute break allowed every hour, making sure she was cooking or preparing at least two items at a time, and not relying on her sous-chef to help with the actual cooking

Baci attempted to set a record of 100 hours, but almost seven hours were deducted from her final total because she mistakenly took extra minutes for one of her rest breaks early on in the attempt

In conclusion, Alan Fisher is now the Guinness World Record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual, surpassing Hilda Baci's previous record. Fisher also broke the record for the longest baking marathon (individual). Baci made history in June 2023 when she cooked for 93 hours and 11 minutes, breaking the previous record of 87 hours and 45 minutes held by Lata Tondon (India).