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Anyone tried the BGE Rotisserie

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Mark Fairchild
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Howdy, Multi Year BGE user here. Wondering if anyone had tried the BGE Rotisserie? Any Pros/Cons, thoughts, or what to cook with it???
Gig'em, Ole Army Class of '70
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Tag for interest. I think it would be great for wings. I hate flipping a full rack of wings one at a time.

Mine came with the rod for the rotisserie but was missing the other parts (bought used).
The Sun
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I'm not sure how you'd do wings with BGE's rotisserie solution. It doesn't appear to have any kind of basket attachment.

As far as what to cook...whole chickens, prime rib, pork tenderloins, any other large hunk of meat.

I am intrigued by it however the XL isn't available yet. I also have to rebuild my BGE first as the base cracked after 18 years of faithful service. BGE customer service is awesome though. They helped me get it registered and I had a brand new base the next day.
Nick Papageorgio
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Interested too. I am waiting for the XL version to come out.
Mark Fairchild
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The Sun: Howdy, could not agree with you more about BGE Customer Service, FANTASTIC! Same with me, cracked base after 20 yrs, had my original receipt, replaced no questions, no problem. Cannot Beat BGE Service!
Gig'em, Ole Army Class of '70
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I don't have any experience with the BGE Rotisserie, but I did buy the Joetisserie for my Big Steel Keg kamado, and although it is a cool gadget, I found it to be a lot to set up, and for the things I cooked on it, I didn't really think it was all that great.

YMMV, but I cooked two chickens on it (butt to butt, so to speak) and I made some chicken shawarma on it as well. For me, the rotisserie chickens were ok, but I would rather spatchcock them and just smoke them on the BSK. The setup and cleanup of the rotisserie just weren't worth it for an end product that I thought was about the same as spatchcocked chicken.

The schwarma was good, but in order to cut the outside cooked areas off the spit, you had to remove the spit, cut off the parts that were done, and then put the spit back on the hot grill, and hope that you don't burn your hand or let the fire get too hot while the lid of the kamado was open. Again, in my mind, it was too much work for the end product. Plus, the Joetisserie was not cheap. I think it was either $200 or $250 when I bought it, which is a full $100 less than the BGE rotisserie. Anyway, that is just my two cents on rotisseries for a komado. If you do buy it, tell us how it goes.
GeorgiAg
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Mark Fairchild said:

Howdy, Multi Year BGE user here. Wondering if anyone had tried the BGE Rotisserie? Any Pros/Cons, thoughts, or what to cook with it???

I have a Joetissserie and bought the basket with it. Done a couple chickens but for the effort it's just as easy to pick one up at the grocery or at Sam's club. Mine taste better with more smokey flavor but again, not worth the effort. IMHO.

The basket o' wings on the other hand is magical. I use it all the time. I have a DigiQ and I set that at 400 for one hour. I have a makeshift deal (pizza stone kinda broke) I wedge in the bottom so it's mostly offset heat. Smokey and delicious. I've done it with direct heat and it's good too.

Shumba
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Interesting, I have a basket too, but I haven't tried chicken wings yet. Might have to give it a go.
The Sun
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Mark Fairchild said:

The Sun: Howdy, could not agree with you more about BGE Customer Service, FANTASTIC! Same with me, cracked base after 20 yrs, had my original receipt, replaced no questions, no problem. Cannot Beat BGE Service!


I didn't have my receipt anymore and the store I bought it from closed up about ten years ago. The accepted photos and a video showing it hadn't been abused and did the registration for me.
kyledr04
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Never used the rotisserie but I love my XL. Haven't cooked much lately but I need to. Going to do a turkey at Thanksgiving.
RFD
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Worth it just for this cut.
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Mark Fairchild
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Howdy Shumba and All Replies: My take from y'all is kinda my first thoughts, one of those things that look fun, but wind up being more mess than it is worth, I have storage cabinets full of USE-FULL stuff I have only used once only to find that they are more work than help. So, I give this idea a Hard Pass, thanks for your comments!
Gig'em, Ole Army Class of '70
ned911
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Also have the JoeTisserie . Have the new basket which is great for spatchcock chicken Huli Huli style. I've also done wings and a multi bone rib roast which always comes out fantastic.
FTA Class of 1988
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Shumba said:

Interesting, I have a basket too, but I haven't tried chicken wings yet. Might have to give it a go.

It's one of my go-to things for guests. I have a Misto-O that I load with olive oil and spray the basket and all the wings. Don't mess with rubs or sauce until after because it will just fall off. A little hickory or apple smoke. I never have brined them beforehand but I want to try that sometime.

About an hour and a half total time with prep. I light the Joe and set up the Joetisserie and DigiQ to 400 while the GF cuts up the wings. Come back after an hour cook time and they're perfect.

"Healthy" compared to fried obv.

When we are pressed for time, we use the ninja foodi. But they are not as good as the smokey basket o' wings.

We had my GF's cousin over Monday and did them with a lemon pepper rub and then the other half with traditional hot sauce.
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