Mark Conca, Co-owner of Old Canal InnThe urban legend is true! The Death Seat Burger does exist! And it takes lives - young, beautiful, food-blogging lives!

What are you talking about, Mrs. Kettle? Well, back in April, John Lee visited Mark Conca co-owner and managing partner at the Old Canal Inn (OCI), and learned all about legend and lure of the Death Seat Burge r.

I was intrigued by the story and had to see how this behemoth of burger is actually made. So, last week the Hot From The Kettle crew sojourned to the OCI.

Mark let us into to the kitchen and prepared a Death Seat Burger Platter for us. So what exactly is a Death Seat Burger? Why is it so deadly? Watch the video to find out.

Due to a rampant case of Poison Ivy, Elizabeth Palmer Starnes (poor girl), had to stand in for me on this video. And well, wait until you see what happened! Click play!

How To Make A Death Seat Burger at Old Canal Inn, Nutley, NJ from Melody Kettle on Vimeo.

Nutley’s Old Canal Inn reopened under new ownership in 2011 after being closed for several years. Many of the old traditions are coming back in new and interesting ways. Case in point: The Death Seat Burger Platter.

I first heard of the “Death Seat” at the Old Canal Inn when I found a copy of Weird New Jersey at the Barnes and Noble in Mission Valley in San Diego. Who would have thought that several years later I would not only have the opportunity to see the actual death seat, but eat the burger after which it is named!

Of course before eating the Death Seat Burger Platter it’s always good to know a little about the background on Nutley’s most infamous piece of furniture.

VIDEO: The Death Seat Burger at the Old Canal Inn in Nutley

Death Seat Burger at Old Canal Inn in Nutley