I'm thinking of getting a rotisserie for my kettle


 
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Jamie Mathews

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Hi, I'm thinking of trying to do a little kettle grilling with a rotisserie. I'd love to try chickens, turkeys, prime rib.

(1) Can anyone give me general impressions of their experiences with cooking on a kettle with a rotisserie? I'm having awesome prime rib success with simple indirect grilling, but the rotisserie looks really appealing, particularly for poultry.

(2) I have the Weber 26.75 inch kettle. I don't believe there is a rotisserie option available? No biggie, I'll get a cheap 22.5 incher somewhere if I have to...
 
I tried out my brand new rotisserie over the weekend on a 3.5 lb tri-tip. I know tri-tips are traditionally grilled like a piece of steak and that's how I've been cooking it all along but I wanted to try something different this time so I decided to grill it using the rotisserie. It came out great as it was one of the better tri-tips I've done on the kettle with this set up. Piercing the meat didn't do any harm. Plus, I was able to walk away during the cook, not having to turn the tri-tip manually every several minutes.
I've only used it once but I'm loving it so far. I'm already looking forward to doing poultry and spareribs on the rotis this weekend.

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Jamie: I would love to have a rotis for my kettle. And i think the ring alone adds some extra cooking ideas. Read This Post and get some ideas.
 
I had used a rotisserie on my Genesis gasser for years doing whole chickens. Then tried some ribs which came out great. Recently I bought the extension ring and another rotisserie for my kettle. I have done chicken and tri tips over charcoal and love it. Have a prime rib in the freezer waiting to go too. By all means a rotisserie is a must have. My work network will not allow access to photo bucket but will put up a couple of pics here when I get home tonight. I even have a third unit to someday put on the WSM and have my eyes on the rib-o-lator. You won't regret the purchase.
 
Wow, that tri-tip on the rotisserie, looks Fantastic! Makes me want to go out and buy one for my grill too!
 
One of the best cooking investments I've made is a Weber Rotisserie for my Weber Kettles. It will work on a Performer, but I use it on a One Touch Silver that I converted into a OTG.

Rotisserie chicken is amazing - and makes fantastic smoked chicken salad. I've done pork loin on the rotisserie and for my daughter's high school graduation, I did a whole beef tenderloin.

I have some baskets that fit on the rotisserie rod that I'm going to use to cook some chicken pieces one weekend very soon.

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George, How long did you cook that tri tip? I have been doing mine about 45 minutes but the coals have been indirect behind fire brick.
 
This rotis has been for sale in my area for well over a month. Just made him an offer guess we'll see what kind of reply i get.
 
I have one I got for free. If you cook a bunch of poultry and/or roasts you will like it. I am big on the pig myself and I simply don't use it that much. When I use it though its great. If you have all the toys except a roti and have money to spare go for it. But if I knew what I knew now and had an extra 100$ to spend on BBQ stuff I'd be more likely to get something else you might not have... like a cast iron grate or WSM.
 
Originally posted by Wolgast:
Jamie: I would love to have a rotis for my kettle. And i think the ring alone adds some extra cooking ideas. Read This Post and get some ideas.
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It seems like that setup could be a huge pain if you needed to tend coals or add wood.
 
Originally posted by Stefan B:
Scored that one i posted above for 50$
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Way to go Stefan. I was going to get my brother to buy it and send it to me. I would have given the guy $75.00, did you pick it up yet?
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Originally posted by Bradley Bruns:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by PaulFisher:
Does the rotisserie work on a performer?
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Yes, it works just fine.
The only issue: the lid can't sit in the lid holder. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I agree. Works fine. Just have to find a place for the lid when it's not in use.

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By hogsfan at 2011-04-25
 
Originally posted by John Frailey:
George, How long did you cook that tri tip? I have been doing mine about 45 minutes but the coals have been indirect behind fire brick.
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Hi John, actually, I had the coals all banked to one side during the 1st half hour of the cook, then I spread them out for the last 15 minutes or so to add some char to the meat. I thought it worked out well. I'll definitely be doing this again soon.
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Hey guys, first post. I just finally got a Weber Kettle, a 22" one touch gold. I don't know why I waited so long. I've been smoking for years with a big Brinkman Cimarron Delux and have grilled all my life.

A lot of the time I'd just use the my smoker as a grill and fill up the smoke chamber with coals, but it's not the ideal way as far as convenience goes.

Anyway, the very first thing I'm doing is ordering a roto. I've done open pit spit cooking, but from what I can see in some of the photos on this site, most of you seem to keep the lid closed when roto-ing. Is that pretty much the best way or are there times when you run it with the lid off?

Thanks in advance. I also want to say that I've been browsing this site on and off for a few years and it's been a huge help, especially with my smoking. Hopefully I'll be able to give back a little.
 
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