Grillin' For a Good Cause

The Johnsonville Big Taste Grill — known as the world's largest grill on wheels — rolled into town Wednesday to raise funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

The grill — 65 feet long, 20 feet high and weighs 53,000 pounds — is towed by a semi. It hold up to 10 grillers, who can prep 750 bratwursts at a time and up to 2,500 per hour, officials said.

Wednesday's stop in Livermore is part of a six-month tour, said Ryan Allison, a grill master.

"We will roughly do 100 events all over the nation during this tour," he said.

The master griller, known as "Gator," said he began grillin' brats at around 9:30 a.m. By 1 p.m. he had grilled and sold 700 sausages.

The Big Taste Grill has been touring since the 90s and has raised $3 million to date for charities, Allison said.

The tour is scheduled to be in Turlock Thursday. For more information visit the Johnsonville Big Taste Grill website.