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Spit Roasting Learning Centre. Step up your cooking and impress your family. Learn how to make a perfect Spit roast with these tips, tricks and tutorials

This image shows people watching a full pig cooked on a charcoal roaster

Using a Charcoal Spit Roaster to Cook

A variety of foods can be cooked in this manner, including poultry, fish, pork, lamb, beef, and even vegetables can be placed on a spit to bring out the flavour.

This image shows a person testing the heat of the charcoal by placing his hands on the top of it.

How High Should You Spit Roast the Meat Over Charcoal?

Spit roasting is enjoyable and can be very rewarding, but there are numerous factors to consider when cooking on a spit. We are frequently asked how to determine the best cooking height when spit roasting.

This image shows a cooked gyros on a spit roaster

How to Cook Gyros on a Spit Roaster

We’re finding that more customers are cooking gyros on their BBQ spits to cater for their parties because it’s such an easy way to cook and allows you to shave bits of meat from the outside while continuing to cook the inside. Unlike when cooking a whole chicken or roast and removing the meat from the skewer before carving, gyros is designed to be shaved throughout the cooking process while still on the skewer and then allowed to continue to cook through.

This images shows a hog cooked on a spit roaster

Using a Charcoal Spit Roaster to Cook

Anyone who has cooked meat on a charcoal rotisserie over an open flame will tell you that it produces some of the best-tasting roasts they’ve ever had. Charcoal rotisserie cooking is incomparable for tender, juicy, and evenly cooked meats, from chicken to beef brisket and roasted pork

This image shows a lamb cooked on a spit, written ingredients and procedure on how to cooked lamb on a spit roaster

Spit Roast Leg of Lamb Recipe

Cooking a couple of legs of lamb on a spit roaster is a simple way to prepare food for a special occasion, such as Christmas.

This image shows a whole lamb cooked in the spit roaster

How to Cook a Spit-Roasted Lamb for Easter

There’s something special about the whole family gathered around a full lamb turning for 4 hours over charcoal (trying to pinch that little bit of meat as it turns – without burning yourself!)

This image shows three chunks of lamb cooked in the Spit Roaster

Gas or Charcoal BBQ Spit Roaster? Which is Better?

There are two main types of barbecue roaster to consider: those that run on gas and those that run on charcoal. Both have advantages and disadvantages, and understanding the key differences will help you choose the best option.

Whole chicken cooked in the large spit roaster

You Should Own A Spit Roaster – 5 Reasons Why

Since spit roasters are available in a variety of sizes, you can have one small enough to take out every week for your Sunday roast or one large enough to serve 200 people. No more rushing to get stuff in and out of the oven, or thinking over how you’ll roast a hundred steaks and snags on the grill.