My first run with a rotisserie

[Chad Bman]

Picked off of CL for a buddy, but I had to make sure it was ok. Seems like the right thing to do, right?
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First up - making sure it fit ok. Yup, good to go.
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Might as well fire up some KBB while I'm here.
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Got a big ol' chicken and brined it overnight, rinsed, and let it 'air dry' in the fridge for a few hours before hitting the bondage stage.
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Spread some whipped butter on the ol' girl, set her in place, and tossed in 2 chunks of pecan wood
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Everything working well together, it's time for a nap.
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About an hour in, checking the temps. Awesome...
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Bird is lookin' (and smelling) great. Added some corn & foil pack of taters
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Here she is in all her glory! After a 20 minute rest, we tore into this one pretty hard.
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I've made quite a few whole chickens before, but this was simply the juiciest chicken I've ever had. I realized brining was key a while back, but brining AND a roti? Incredible. Had a buddy invite himself over just as I was slicing & dicing the chicken and he wasn't interested in dinner as he just ate. But a chicken breast, taters, and 2 ears of corn later ---- he was done. lol


Yeah, I might be hooked on this rotisserie thing.

 

[Bill - Bigbill]

Oh yeah, your hooked.
Now, how you gonna tell your friend it got stolen?

 

[Scott Waller]

That bird looks perfect. Going to try my rotisserie out for the first time soon.

 

[Chad Bman]

With that said, tonight was round two!


Started with just a 2.5 pounder of eye roast. Not a good choice as it's very lean & tough. Works great in a slow cooker, but a roti?
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Trimmed up and about ready to spiral this puppy
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Cream cheese, feta cheese, herbs, spices, etc....
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All wrapped up and wrapped in bacon around the outside.
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Would have done a bacon weave, but the package of bacon was 'broke' in the middle and didn't work.
I created a blanket and secured with kitchen twine.
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After 45 minutes, added some broccoli & corn.
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We're at 116 degrees internal
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And we're done
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Added some shredded cheese and the broccoli was really good. Will be doing this more often!
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Pulled out the electric knife to slice this baby up. Yeah, that turned out ok.
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And that's where my photos stopped and the fork took over! While not the most tender piece of beef, the flavor & juiciness was superb!
I warned him the first 137 times he picks a day/time, I won't be available and he'll have to reschedule! lol

 

[Rolf Jacobsen]

You seem to be "adapting" to that roto pretty well. Nice!!!!!

 

[Tony R]

Great job Chad!
I'm loving all the pics and hopefully soon I will buy my own rotisserie.

 

[Bill - Bigbill]

Great looking beef!

 

[Rick Body]

Wow, the bird and the beef look awesome. I think I'm gonna have to get a rotisserie ring

Good work

 

[Paul Kastner]

Great set of cooks on your temporary rotis.

 

[Bill Schultz]

Beautiful cooks Chad, you are going to have to keep that spinner or you are going to suffer withdrawal

 

[John Solak]

a couple of excellent looking cooks!!! Are you going to be able to part with that thing when your friend comes to pick it up?

 

[Jason Noble]

Really making me want a roti. Everything you've cooked looks real good.

 

[Morgan C.]

Wholey crap Chad..amazing vittles there dude!! I might have to pick up one of those gizmo's....nice work!! Really nice!

 

[Mike Coffman]

Fantastic cooks Chad!

 

[NeilH]

Very nice Chad. The tisserie you got needs to use this for advertising. Looks great!!

 

[Tim McCann]

Everything looks great! Love the Blue Performer. How much did you pay for the ring?

 

[Gregory R]

Oh no!!! Another grilling accessory to buy!!! That chicken looks just amazing Chad. Just picture perfect!! Love how you did the beef too. Have to try that one

 

[Chad Bman]

Thanks fellas! This acquisition has been a game changer. I see a lot more spinning food in my future. lol

How much did you pay for the ring?

It came with an older Platinum at a garage sale --- 50 bucks for the package

 

[Gene Brownson]

SHA BANG! SHA POW! KABLOOEY! That...my friend is one Die Nam Ick duo!! Nice cook, and what are neighbors and friends with Weber products....Da Best!

 

[russ olin]

you got it down right