Rotisserie

Excellent product. A BEST BUY for the money: Set up was easy, however, for better stability, they should include extra grilling forks (or claws with the wing nut design to fit) to use as 'feet' for each support rod, especially if there is loose soil or ash where the campfire is located. No matter - I've ordered extra forks for that purpose but it would be a good design if they were included. A note about the motor unit: the caddy is in a position that places the motor relatively close to the heat source - to protect it from excessive heat and melting, we placed a loose aluminum foil shield in front of it - worked great at deflecting heat - the motor never got hot. My husband and I roasted a 7 Lb. chicken over our home made fire pit and it worked perfectly. We used a meat thermometer to assure that it's internal temp was 165º and when we removed it from the spit it was tender and very juicy. Remember to purchase or wear good quality oven mitts as the spit gets very hot. Clean up was so easy that I may never grill again. It was great not to have to I've ordered a rotisserie basket to try roasting hot dogs, vegetables, fish and bratwurst - burgers too.

UPDATE: Well, we've had 5 camping trips since I bought this and it's still going strong. This year our roast was 12-1/2 pounds and it worked just fine. Amazing for such a small motor. You have to get the weight of the meat as centered as possible. Try turning it slowly by hand. If the weight feels lopsided just pull the skewer out and reposition. We can't even imagine our annual trip without the big roast! Great purchase. ORIGINAL REVIEW: The quality of the Grizzly Spit was obvious even while unpacking it. Heavy upright posts that you can safely pound with a hammer, solid skewer and strong thumb screws on the spit forks to hold the meat in place. The mechanism is enclosed in a metal box. We put on a 9 pound rib roast and cooked it for about 5 hours over charcoal dumped into a ring of rocks and it was the best camping meal we ever had. I was afraid a roast that size would be too heavy but it wasn't a problem at all. The next night we cooked a pork roast with equally good results. As other reviewers suggested, we protected the gear box with aluminum foil but I'm not sure it was necessary. The real trick is to position the meat closer to the pointy end of the skewer so that the box isn't too close to the fire. It's long enough to keep the box out of the extreme heat. This device was the biggest hit of the whole camping trip. Watching the meat gradually cook over the open pit was almost as exciting as eating it! One tip: don't put your roast directly over the flame or coals - it will cook too fast. Position it just in front of the heat and after an hour or so, if you think you need more heat, you can just tap the uprights down to get the meat a little closer.

I bought this to use over a campfire when camping. The rotisserie works as well as the one on our grill at home - perhaps because it is identical to the one we have at home. It handled an 8 lb rolled turkey breast with ease. One possible problem is the legs that have to be put into the ground. So far we have had sand soil, so they have been easy to push into the ground. However, we have found it occasionally necessary to raise the rotisserie higher above the heat, and once those legs are in, the holes are that deep, and it is tough to pull it up higher. The legs would also be hard to insert into a harder ground surface. Of course, there is always the rock or root problem, too. Some other reviewers have suggested sinking the legs into wood, which probably works on a fairly level surface. The legs are not that long, and the rotisserie itself is not that wide, so we are also waiting to see whether it will work with taller and wider fire pits we will encounter later during this camping season. The tip from some other reviews to guard the battery case and motor from heat using aluminum foil is a great tip. It worked for us! Thanks to those reviewers who made that suggestion. Amazon reviews are always a great place to find helpful tips for products sold.