In search of…
…a low-profile rotisserie.
Growing up, I remember my dad had (has?) a free-standing electric rotisserie. It was pretty bare-bones; the food item just rotated above an exposed heating element. It made great food, though, and I especially remember how good it made the house smell. I always wanted to chew the strings that he’d used to wrap the meat (kind of gross in retrospect, but they were soaked with roasty goodness).
Now when I search for “rotisserie” on cooking.com or where ever, I see lots of grill accessories and some free-standing toaster oven type thingies. I’d rather not get an additional appliance to hog up space in my kitchen, and I don’t want one for the grill. What I like about my dad’s is that it’s easy to stash when not in use.
An exposed heating element like that might be unsafe with a kiddo around (although my brother and I emerged unscathed), but I’m just researching options here. Any great ideas?
We a Baby George Rotisserie and, despite being clichéish, actually works rather well. The only downside is that our full-size, farm-raised chickens won’t fit in it unless we cut off the legs and wings first, but…a small price to pay for good roasted meat. Small, compact, fits easily under the counter, and comes with a basket for doing veggies.
I guess you’d actually want the George Jr. as the baby is out of stock.
I’m having the hardest time imagining what you are talking about. A rotisserie that is neither a grill attachment nor toaster-oven like? Was it vertical like at a gyro stand?
The rotisserie you’re refering to is from Farberware. Maw gave it to us many years ago. Like you, I love the juicy chubby chickens your dad pulls off that spit. You might want to see if Farberware has a web site that would be helpful.
Pamper Chef makes on awesome Clayware thing that you can make a roasted chicken in 40 minutes in the microwave. I know it sounds a little gross but it works great and FAST!