The Bird Barrel- A Fwismoker Rotisserie clone

[Fwismoker]

What rotisserie kit are you guys using? I did a quick search looking at reviews, alot said certain units were flimsy. I would like one that could handle a turkey.

I've had about 20 lbs of chicken on it and will have a 20 lb turkey ThanksGiving....well maybe before that.


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[ShencoSmoke]

What rotisserie kit are you guys using? I did a quick search looking at reviews, alot said certain units were flimsy. I would like one that could handle a turkey.

I will send you a pm with the details later, I'm posting from my phone now. It was $40 +\- on amazon, the specs say it can handle a turkey.

Edit: fwismoker beat me to it, I'm using same one as him

 

[Fwismoker]

I usually cook um like pork but, 195 ish they usually melt in your mouth.

They look great! So those are cut from the shoulder not the loin eh

 

[ShencoSmoke]

They look great! So those are cut from the shoulder not the loin eh

Yep, the butcher just cut strips from the shoulder. We have been cutting the edges off and they are still a bit chewy, but flavor packed.

 

[jbounds286]

Csr?

 

[Moose]

Csr?

Country Style Ribs, I'm guessing.

 

[ShencoSmoke]

Csr?

Country style ribs

 

[Fwismoker]

Yep you need to know where they come from so as not to over cook them.

 

[Moose]

The Bird Barrel - I love it! That chicken looks just beautiful!

I had some oak delivered specifically for this very purpose, I was so inspired by Fyismoker's initial posts. My old red UDS I use anyway for either rotisserie chicken, or roadside chicken, so no need to make any mods.

I loaded up some oak splits, and within 10 minutes, I had an unbelievable grease/soot fire blazing that definitely gave my drum a good size battle scar:

I should have thought it would have been a good idea to clean out 5 years of accumulated soot and grease before I tried this...:doh:

So, if any of you are thinking about converting an existing UDS with high mileage into a Bird Barrel, you know what to do. :thumb:

 

[ShencoSmoke]

Nice! Looks like your spit is above the rim of the barrel?

 

[smoke ninja]

Those open rotos look good. I used my weber rotisserie and ring with mini splits to mimic this. Inspired by the chicken king himself.

 

[Fwismoker]

Nice! Looks like your spit is above the rim of the barrel?

Oh i'll tell you what...that weekend i was cooking two birds at the lake with cool 30 mph sustained winds I was really glad the bird was completely inside. Man that was a trip cooking open top in those conditions but it cooked like a champ and we had bigger splits in so it still pegged the therm. lol

 

[Moose]

Nice! Looks like your spit is above the rim of the barrel?

There's no way that burn spot is going away without sandblasting the entire drum down. The rotiss rod site just above the rim of the drum, although I usually elevate the fire basket with cinder blocks.

 

[ShencoSmoke]

Well, 75% of them were great, some of the larger ones were a bit chewy. I think we packed the basket to tight. Great taste though

 

[NorthwestBBQ]

Well, 75% of them were great, some of the larger ones were a bit chewy. I think we packed the basket to tight. Great taste thoughView attachment 98344

Yep, just like frying, you you never want to "crowd" the meat. :razz:

 

[Fwismoker]

Looks really good though. If you ever pick up that add on kit one basket will fit on the two outer spit rods. Same concept as when i did the 4 birds but two baskets.

 

[NorthwestBBQ]

Me encanta su ave barril! :thumb:

 

[Fwismoker]

Me encanta su ave barril! :thumb:

¿Te gusta mi tye dye barril? lol No se ve tan bonita ahora!

 

[c farmer]

Looks great. I wondered if the basket was too full.

 

[ShencoSmoke]

Looks great. I wondered if the basket was too full.

Yeah, lesson learned. The pieces on the end forks were killer. I'm amazed how evenly it cooks from one end of the spit to the other.