Lid down or up for rotisserie?

[hoovarmin]

Just got a rotisserie and I'm cooking 2 chickens. I never even considered whether the lid should be up or down. I'm afraid the fire will get out of hand if it's up. What say you all?

[Attjack]

Always down for me.

[hoovarmin]

Then down it is

[Dewesq55]

Lid down.

[hoovarmin]

Good to see you, friend

[Panhead John]

Down. What are you using it with by the way?

[hoovarmin]

Panhead John I've got to chickens in the Big Joe III on the Jotisserie

[Jfrosty27]

Always down for me too. Also out of concern for flare ups. Good luck! Don’t forget the pics!

[hoovarmin]

Will do Jfrosty27

[Greygoose]

Lid down,,,
heat off to the side
drip pan underneath

[hoovarmin]

I blew it on the drip pan. Rookie mistake.

[Purc]

I put veggies in the drip pan.

[Alan Brice]

Lid down,two zone, Dutch oven under.

[hoovarmin]

[troymeister]

Oh my.....Looks soo good!

[Dewesq55]

They look amazing, Dave!

[Bogy]

I thought you were going to cook with the lid down. 😁

[CaptainMike]

Ima let Elvis tell you where it needs to be:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PAaOpgkFeY

[hoovarmin]

hahahaha

[CaptainMike]

A little side note: Apparently this was the last single Elvis recorded before he died.

[Panhead John]

What?!? Elvis is dead? No way! I saw him at Walmart just the other day.

[hoovarmin]

Chicken's ready

[CaptainMike]

I'd hit that.

[Jfrosty27]

Oh yes. That’s the way to do it. Yum.

[scottranda]

I whacked that like button!

[Dan Deter]

Definitely down.

[JeffJ]

I always do lid down but that’s because I only ever rotisserie whole Turkey. Even with the lid down the skin approaches over cooked.

[Steve R.]

As a married man, think of the lid as a toilet seat. It should be down unless there is a reason for it to be up.

[FireMan]

Yes, unless there is a reason.