Rotisserie?

[feef]

Anyone got any recommendations for a 'domestic' rotisserie? I've seen a few small, 1-chicken ones which stand upright, but I've read that there's not much space on the tray at the bottom if you want to throw some veggies in.

Anyone got one/used one? Any alternative options?

[omniflow]

Probably not what you're looking for, but the one that goes on a Weber Kettle BBQ is very good.

Takes a bit of practice with the vents to get a temperature appropriate to what you're cooking, but chickens and loin of pork both come out tasting awesome.

[easytiger123]

I can recommend one not to buy under any circumstances...the Everdure Hub by Heston fking Blumenthal. A complete and utter waste of money. Learn from my mistake!

[motco]

easytiger123 said:

I can recommend one not to buy under any circumstances...the Everdure Hub by Heston fking Blumenthal. A complete and utter waste of money. Learn from my mistake!

Perhaps some elaboration on that somewhat unequivocal verdict is called for? It looks at first glance as if it might need dead calm conditions
to be effective...

[easytiger123]

motco said:

Perhaps some elaboration on that somewhat unequivocal verdict is called for? It looks at first glance as if it might need dead calm conditions
to be effective...

Fair question. Well I should start by saying I bought the Heston B by Sage coffee machine a couple of years ago and it is awesome (if expensive), so I thought the rotisserie BBQ would be similarly great. Wrong. The problems are;

The electric starter that ignites the charcoal doesn't work properly and keeps shorting. This is apparently a common issue with the model. So that feature is basically semi-useless. Even when it works it will only ignite the charcoal in a very small area in the middle so you keep needing to move the hot charcoal and add more and then light the new stuff.

The rotisserie itself needs to be very, very close to the charcoal to heat the meat properly. This is largely because of the biggest problem of all...there's no lid or cover. Even then, the results after several attempts last summer were underwhelming, took ages and on each occasion had to be finished in a conventional oven.

All this in something that cost £1,500. It's main selling features are the easy ignition and the rotisserie and neither work properly. A total waste of money.

[Phud]

I'm with omniflow, the bbq ones are really very good, however fully understand they are a lot of faf and one should be into using the BBQ to warrant getting one,


also not too good for indoor cooking if I am honest.

[motco]

easytiger123 said:

motco said:

Perhaps some elaboration on that somewhat unequivocal verdict is called for? It looks at first glance as if it might need dead calm conditions
to be effective...

Fair question. Well I should start by saying I bought the Heston B by Sage coffee machine a couple of years ago and it is awesome (if expensive), so I thought the rotisserie BBQ would be similarly great. Wrong. The problems are;

The electric starter that ignites the charcoal doesn't work properly and keeps shorting. This is apparently a common issue with the model. So that feature is basically semi-useless. Even when it works it will only ignite the charcoal in a very small area in the middle so you keep needing to move the hot charcoal and add more and then light the new stuff.

The rotisserie itself needs to be very, very close to the charcoal to heat the meat properly. This is largely because of the biggest problem of all...there's no lid or cover. Even then, the results after several attempts last summer were underwhelming, took ages and on each occasion had to be finished in a conventional oven.

All this in something that cost £1,500. It's main selling features are the easy ignition and the rotisserie and neither work properly. A total waste of money.

Thanks ET123, I have to say the spit looks a bit high in the illustrations and my though was that any convected heat would easily blow away outdoors.

[triggerhappy21]

I've got one on my Broil King Pro gas grill. Rotisserie was a must for me when I was choosing a bbq.

Only had it a year, and must have used it 20 odd times already. Big enough to get 3x medium chickens end to end. Glazed pork joints, rib of beef. Even did the turkey at Christmas on it.

I've no experience of any other rotisseries though.

[feef]

I'm looking for something to use in the kitchen rather than a BBQ or BBQ attachment

What I've seen is more like this : https://www.idealworld.tv/gb/pp/tower-rotating-ver...

[motco]

feef said:

I'm looking for something to use in the kitchen rather than a BBQ or BBQ attachment

What I've seen is more like this : https://www.idealworld.tv/gb/pp/tower-rotating-ver...

That looks useful!

[feef]

motco said:

feef said:

I'm looking for something to use in the kitchen rather than a BBQ or BBQ attachment

What I've seen is more like this : https://www.idealworld.tv/gb/pp/tower-rotating-ver...

That looks useful!

In France, they often spoon the juices from the tray back onto the bird, and I've seen some throw some veggies on the bottom to get fried/roasted. Can't really do that with this one, hence looking for alternatives if there are any

[motco]

A question to the Amazon 'community' reveals that the kebab skewers on the Tower device do not rotate independently from the rotisserie carrier and that they must, therefore, expose the same side to the heater on every turn of the carrier. Not good I suspect. I had a Creda oven with a rotisserie that contrived to rotate the skewers a quarter turn on each rotation of the carrier thereby ensuring even cooking of the kebabs.

[feef]

motco said:

A question to the Amazon 'community' reveals that the kebab skewers on the Tower device do not rotate independently from the rotisserie carrier and that they must, therefore, expose the same side to the heater on every turn of the carrier. Not good I suspect. I had a Creda oven with a rotisserie that contrived to rotate the skewers a quarter turn on each rotation of the carrier thereby ensuring even cooking of the kebabs.

I was looking at it for doing rotisserie chicken, but had noticed the kebab skewers and so you raise a very good point.

Even more reason to find an alternative now

[sgrimshaw]

This one has rotating kebab skewers:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/oneConcept-Vertical-Rotis...

[motco]

sgrimshaw said:

This one has rotating kebab skewers:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/oneConcept-Vertical-Rotis...

It does indeed! Cheaper too - good find, thanks.

[Phud]

I have all the toys on the weber too

https://www.wowbbq.co.uk/categories/weber-accessor...

Ok, still not cheap and bugger use indoors but fun..

[feef]

motco said:

sgrimshaw said:

This one has rotating kebab skewers:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/oneConcept-Vertical-Rotis...

It does indeed! Cheaper too - good find, thanks.

Doesn't have a door on it, so would need to consider splatter and also adjust the cooking time accordingly.

This one is a bit more pricey but looks like a better option:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/oneConcept-Vertical-Rotat...

[motco]

feef said:

motco said:

sgrimshaw said:

This one has rotating kebab skewers:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/oneConcept-Vertical-Rotis...

It does indeed! Cheaper too - good find, thanks.

Doesn't have a door on it, so would need to consider splatter and also adjust the cooking time accordingly.

This one is a bit more pricey but looks like a better option:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/oneConcept-Vertical-Rotat...

Static skewers though...

[feef]

motco said:

feef said:

motco said:

sgrimshaw said:

This one has rotating kebab skewers:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/oneConcept-Vertical-Rotis...

It does indeed! Cheaper too - good find, thanks.

Doesn't have a door on it, so would need to consider splatter and also adjust the cooking time accordingly.

This one is a bit more pricey but looks like a better option:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/oneConcept-Vertical-Rotat...

Static skewers though...

Can't seem to find one that has rotating skewers AND a door.

My use would be primarily rotisserie chicken rather than kebab, so maybe that's where I need to make the call on which way to go

[hyphen]

easytiger123 said:

Fair question. Well I should start by saying I bought the Heston B by Sage coffee machine a couple of years ago and it is awesome (if expensive), so I thought the rotisserie BBQ would be similarly great. Wrong. The problems are;

The electric starter that ignites the charcoal doesn't work properly and keeps shorting. This is apparently a common issue with the model. So that feature is basically semi-useless. Even when it works it will only ignite the charcoal in a very small area in the middle so you keep needing to move the hot charcoal and add more and then light the new stuff.

The rotisserie itself needs to be very, very close to the charcoal to heat the meat properly. This is largely because of the biggest problem of all...there's no lid or cover. Even then, the results after several attempts last summer were underwhelming, took ages and on each occasion had to be finished in a conventional oven.

All this in something that cost £1,500. It's main selling features are the easy ignition and the rotisserie and neither work properly. A total waste of money.

Heston stuff is just bog standard Breville stuff rebranded for the UK. So if you want to buy any of it, just look at the Breville reviews from other countries beforehand to see if any good.