This Rotisserie Chicken Turned Out Fantastic

[MacEggs]

Only my third time using the roti, and my second with a bird.

A couple weeks ago, I picked up some free-range, hormone free, etcetera yardbirds from a local farmer.

I fired up a full sized chimney of lump.  Dumped this into homemade charcoal baskets, then got the drip pan in position.






Got the bird on.  This one was 7 lbs.  Just a coating of EVOO, and S&P was applied.
The temperature settled in the 350-390° range with the intakes half open for the first hour.






After 1½ hours, I removed the drip pan. 
I then dumped the remaining charcoal into another homemade charcoal basket.  I also added a mini chimney of lit lump. 
I'm very glad I did this as there was not a lot of initial charcoal left to keep going with my plan to finish it over direct coals.








The last half hour over direct heat did some amazing things to this bird.  The skin crisped up very nicely.








A rice mixture, and some carrots from the drip pan ..... Plus homemade gravy using the drippings.  Delicious!

[MikeRocksTheRed]

Awesome cook.  I have a roto on my christmas list. 

This post by the way needs to go on the front page.  Simply, easy, and awesome!  Finishing over direct heat makes so much sense but is probably not done very often!

[mattmountz94]

This looks awesome! Just got a roti for xmas now I have to wait until the big day to use it

[austin87]

Man for a 7lb pound chicken I would have tried to find a small turkey and get an extra submission into the turkey cook off

I've seen those baskets before and I'm a big fan. Nice cook.

[SixZeroFour]

What sort of sorcery is this Mac??? It looks like that gorgeous roti-bird is about to be sucked into another dimension



Whatever it was it appears to have worked - the chicken looks awesome!

Hope all's well!

[WNC]

Mmmmmm....
Rotisserie, best way to cook a whole chicken, and yours looks awesome!

[Lumpy Coal]

When you had it over direct coals for the last portion, did you keep the lid on or off?

[Lumpy Coal]

Oh yeah....it looks amazing too!

[weldboy]

Great looking cook and sweet pictures

[Jon]

Great looking meal. I just got a rotisserie, thanks for the tip about finishing over the coals.

[Lumpy Coal]

Man!  I've only read this thread over about five times now!  Ordering my roti from Amazon later this week...can't wait.

[jamesnomore]

Well played sir, well played. I'm stealing that finish over direct trick. Great looking bird!

[SmokenJoe]

Hummmmm    Now is that a reverse-sear or a standard-sear    Great looking cook, I agree that a Roti is King for chicken.                   SJ

[MrHoss]

Damn fine looking fowl there Mac. Good to see you having fun with that accessory.

[Hell Fire Grill]

Id be on that like a pitbull on a postal carrier...