onlyfire BRK-6025 Stainless Steel Rotisserie Ring Kit Fits Weber 57cm Charcoal Kettle Grill with Electric Motor for UK Fits Weber 2290 and Other 57cm Models

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Again, not that that’s ever happened to me. Ever. Nope, not even that one time I…um, I mean…nope, never happened. A grill with a rotisserie attachment (spit, spit forks, motor, and motor mount (which is attached to the rotisserie ring if you bought the Weber kettle rotisserie). Be sure to test that your food freely fits and spins on the rotisserie. It is crucial to test this out before you preheat the grill. Remove the first spit fork from the spit. Using tongs or a carving fork, push the meat off the spit and slide it onto the cutting board. (Keep your heat-proof gloves on until you have the spit set down on a heat proof surface.) Cut the trussing string and remove it from the roast immediately. (The crust on the meat will harden as it cools; the sooner you get the trussing string off, the better.) Set the grill up for indirect heat, with a drip pan in the middle, between the lit burners or the coals.

Grab the spit with heat safe gloves or oven mitts. Plug the point of the spit into the rotisserie motor. Lower the notch on the spit into the groove on the other side of the grill. (The groove is in the rotisserie ring for a charcoal grill, or is built into the side of the firebox for a gas grill.) Make sure the spit is turning freely, the meat is secure, and the drip pan is centered below the meat. If the meat is loose or wobbly, stop the motor, loop some twine around the meat, and tie it down tight. Better to tie it down it now than find it ripped loose from the spit forks later. Comparing Cajun Bandit against Weber we see that Cajun Bandit provides a counter weight and has better forks. More important is that the motor on the Cajun Bandit is a DC battery powered unit.I go nuts when it comes to buying up Weber kettle accessories and there are a few that are designed specifically for your rotisserie. Onlyfire is a new player in town. If you spend some time reading their marketing material it becomes pretty obvious that they are an overseas factory selling direct as a brand. Cajun Bandit makes an awesome array of stainless steel rotisseries that fit 18.5, 22.5 and 26.75 kettles.

There is some extra work involved with rotisserie grilling - you can’t just slap the meat on the grill - but it’s worth it. Here is my eleven step program to using the rotisserie attachment for your grill. No matter what meat you’re cooking, it is a good idea to truss it first. The rotisserie turns gently, but as the meat cooks, that gentle turning will tear the roast loose if it is not securely tied down. The rotisserie kit sold by Weber (model 2290) was upgraded in 2012 and now fit great on all 22.5 inch kettles including the Master Touch and Performer series.

Comparing the Cajun Bandit to Onlyfire we see that, while the Onlyfire is cheaper, it still has the same AC motor as the Weber product. And I have to be honest here, I would much rather support a small American business in Huntsville, Alabama than an anonymous foreign corporation.