rotisserie a whole lamb


 
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D Mirza

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I would like to rotisserie a whole lamb. The plan is to dig a pit in the ground, fill it with fire wood and run a rotisserie with a whole lamb over it. The problem is that I'm having trouble finding a rotisserie that can hold a lamb for anything under $300. Does anybody have some suggestions?

P.S. if you have something you would like to sell, let me know.
 
D, the way my grandfather showed me is dig a hole in the ground, start a fire in the hole and let it burn to coals, wet some burlap sacks and lay over the lit coals, lay the lamb on top of the burlap, cover the hole with a big piece of tin and cover with some dirt, lite a fire over the covered hole and start drinking beer all nite long till done, comes out delicious.
 
you might have to build your own rotisserie chitty chitty bang bang style with belts and/or gears

I bet you could do it for $300 if you plan properly and don't have any waste.
 
Aloha... you either build one yourself w/ salvaged components for a mechanized one or build a human powered one. A lamb is not that heavy so build one with a length of galvanized pipe and attach a salvaged steering wheel at one end to turn. You can always find a volunteer to take turns "at the wheel.'
 
You may not want to use galvanized pipe if its going to be getting heated and in contact with the meat. Find an aluminum fence post.
 
The heat over the coals isn't hot enough to deteriorate the galvanized finish on the pipe. The galvanized finish is destroyed by burning with the high heat generated by a welder's torch.
 
As Dave sez... shop on Ebay or salvage yards for the gear reduction. I recommend a worm gear drive since it is more efficient, doesn't speed up or drag during rotation. I used a pulley on the driver motor and one on the gear reducer to get a 3-1/2 to 4 rpm.
I built my first one here in WA for under $75, the most expensive component was the worm gear drive. $50 from a salvage yard, it is oversized but my roasters can handle a 150 lb whole hog (dressed). I also built smaller rotisseries to handle large beef roasts, turkeys, pork roasts and various meats all at once or individually.
 
High enough and human-powered works fine.

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