This was my first ever rotisserie cook on a kettle.
Got this unit a couple months ago thanks to the teamwork of
@LightningBoldtz and
@MrHoss .
I got things set-up.
I put some un-lit lump in two homemade baskets, then added about a half chimney of lit lump. No wood for this cook-up.
After dumping the charcoal, I put the drip pan between the baskets. One litre of boiling water was added to the pan.
On went the 7 lb chicken. Just EVOO and S&P was applied.
It pretty much settled in around here for most of the cook.
The intakes were at about one-third to a half open for most of it, then fully open for the last half hour.
At which point I gave the charcoal a bit of a stir, then let things ride.
After one hour … I also got the 18 fired up and added potatoes to roast ...
I was getting hungry, so I needed a snack …
The bird came off after 2 hours.
Removed the "chunks" of stuff from the drip pan, then blended it, and made gravy.
The potatoes were the last thing to come off. They were about a total of 1.5 hours.
Sans gravy …
Avec gravy …
All cozy in the garage ….
This meal was fantastic! The bird was super moist, and very tasty.
The gravy was not very thick, but had outstanding flavour. Nothing extra added other than corn starch and water to thicken.
I need to be using this unit more and more.
I want to try different charcoal set-ups, or maybe different for the last half hour or so to try to achieve some more char and crispier skin.
Hoss and I had a discussion about that very subject earlier this evening.
He has had more roti experience and has also experimented with different set-ups. I am always open to new ideas. Thanks, dude.