Roti newness guy

[blksabbath]

I got a roti ring from my man Bob (thanks by the way!).  I found a brinkmanship universal kit on clearance at Home Depot last fall for $13.  A slight modification to the mounting bracket and things are looking awesome...aside from the lack of counter-weight.  I honest never even knew that a roteserie may need one.

Any fun on the fly DIY counter-weight ideas out there? I'm cooking a small chicken right now and probably going to kill the motor.  It's spinning but sorely off.


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[WNC]

Sweet score!
I love the rotisserie
As far as counterweights go, I've sort of given up on them unless I'm doing something really off balanced, chickens seem to do fine with out them.

I bought an extra motor setup awhile ago when lowes dropped the price, just in case my motor gives out, but really for the extra set of forks, I think it came with a counter weight. It's yours if you want it, just pm me!


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[blksabbath]

@WNC Awesome and thanks! 

The chicken turned out great even though I had some problems keeping it spinning and the forks kept sliding.  I couldn't get the set screws tight enough on the spit.  So they would slip and rod spin without rotating the bird.  I tied the legs and wings in as close I could and farted around trying to balance it, but things loosened up as it struggled to spin.  I think a counter weight would've helped keep it together and prevent the motor from bouncing to flip the bird.

Technical issues aside, the chicken is really tasty.


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[WNC]

@blksabbath
Alright, that sounds more like a problem of the thumbscrews not being long enough to tighten down the forks on the spit rod, I'm not sure a counter weight would have fixed that problem.

The forks should lock in tight, I'd go grab a new set of thumbscrews. Take the forks with you and maybe the spit too. I can't imagine there is a substitute for this other than the proper length screws. That'll keep everything spinning. Then you'll see about the balance.

You're still welcome to the weight, keep an eye at lowes for the whole set, because once you get the hang of it you're gonna want to do two birds at once and having the second set of forks really makes a difference for that.


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[Lightning]

@blksabbath
Alright, that sounds more like a problem of the thumbscrews not being long enough to tighten down the forks on the spit rod, I'm not sure a counter weight would have fixed that problem.

I am not sure the length of the thumbscrews would be a problem. There's still plenty of thread visible on the thumbscrews in the picture so they could be tightened down a long way before running out (unless the picture was taken before tightening and the thumbscrews did subsequently run out of thread).

I agree, there is definitely something about rotisserie chicken.  Is that a fryer chicken or a small roaster?  Did you put any rub or sauce on it, or just let it cook in its own drippings?  I've been experimenting whenever I do them so I'm always looking to see what other people have done and try out different things.

[blksabbath]

@lightning
It was a roaster.  I brined it overnight in water, salt, brown sugar, and Schlafly Octoberfest.  I didn't do a rub or anything before it went one.  Temp was about 450...so kind of hot.


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[Jon]

Just cook two chickens and face them in opposite directions!

[blksabbath]

That's the best answer!  The face card solution...Thank you!


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[glrasmussen]

@blksabbath I noticed your shaft is round. A couple flat spots for the screws to hook up would help.
Another tip, is to put an onion in the cavity, fills the gap, to keep if from flopping.

[MikeRocksTheRed]

You could also tie one fork to another once you have the meat on with some butchers string to make sure they stay together.  I usually have to use some anyway to keep the legs and wings from flopping around too much. 

[blksabbath]

@glrasmussen The shaft isn't completely doing ang does have a flat spot for the thumb screws to set.  The shaft is 3 pieces threaded together, the flat spot varies.


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