A Really Cool Accessory For the Rotisserie!

[Panhead John]

I mentioned this a few days ago, but I hadn’t used my SNS Rotisserie in probably a couple of years. Beyond rotisserie chicken or pork loins, I was at a loss for many other uses. I got an itch the other day to use it again and remembered I had a flat, adjustable thing a majig I had for spinning stuff. I love shish kabobs but tire of the process sometimes. I decided to do a “skewerless” Shish kabob on my thing a majig . It turned out great and involved no turning over or rotating around the grill etc. Only problem was a few things fell out because of the spacing of the tines. I know some people here have them already, but I started checking out rotisserie baskets and researched several of them. I decided on getting 2 of them from OnlyFire because of the sizes offered and mostly great reviews.

I got these for smaller cooks.


Then decided I needed this one for bigger cooks…


After reading a lot of reviews I discovered several different things to use the baskets for….veggies, shrimp, French fries, potatoes, corn on the cob, chicken wings and other stuff. A lot of people talked about how great these baskets were for wings so I decided to to try it out tonight…..Hell Yeah! After dry brining overnight, I dusted them with some Harley’s Texas All Purpose Seasoning. 👍👍 They turned out pretty darn crispy, maybe more so than with the Vortex?! I cooked them for an hour at around 350*-375*. They were just a tad dry but otherwise excellent. I don’t think that chicken wing pieces cut up need 24 hours of a dry brine if ya ask me. Or, maybe I overcooked em by about 10 minutes. 🤷♂️ Anyway, I really like these baskets on the rotisserie! They’re like a pellet grill….set and forget.












One thing I noticed about using the baskets with a kettle rotisserie…I can use the baskets for rotisserie mushrooms and onions [or whatever veggies] and also use the kettle at the same time for reverse searing a steak, while using the SnS insert. There’s room for the food grate to be used and have plenty of clearance below the rotisserie basket for reverse searing something, and then moving it over the coals to sear….pretty cool. At least on the SNS Master Kettle you can…YMMV.

ACTUAL RAW VIDEO OF BASKET IN ACTION!

[RonB]

Good info John.

[Panhead John]

Thanks Ron!

[CaptainMike]

You can roast peppers in that with a hot enough fire. Also, you mispelled thingamajig.

[CaptainMike]

And as an added punsiment, you now are reqired to spellchek my speling.

[Panhead John]

Mike, yeah, several people mentioned it was great for roasting peppers also. 👍

[Santamarina]

Roasting chiles is #1 on my list of reasons I want a rotisserie!

[texastweeter]

Reminds me of a rock polisher or a brass tumbler.

[Santamarina]

I just had a flashback to when my boys got a rock tumbler years ago. They were super excited when they got it. Left it plugged in on my work bench in the garage…and forgot about it.

So I took up the hobby of rock polishing…for that one batch. Gave the rocks to my boys, and tossed the polisher!

[Jerod Broussard]

If you had an ACTUAL YouTube Channel you would have placed some coals IN the basket.

I saw Chud using one a while back. Definitely a power washer cleaning.

[Panhead John]

Smoker_Boy Yeah, I really like Dawn Powerwash but so far I’ve found to not need it for this particular job. On my SS rib rack, I just rinsed it off first with hot water and stuck em in the dishwasher, top rack. They came out spotless!

[texastweeter]

Toss it in the fire, and burn it off to clean it

[Panhead John]

No, just no! 😵💫

[captainlee]

Great looking wings.

[DavidNorcross]

I really like the looks of that cooker and the rotisserie addon is a great addition. Good stuff John.

[Panhead John]

Thanks David! I think I’ll be using the rotisserie a lot more now.

[LA Pork Butt]

Great job winging it! Pun intended. I think you just sold some rotisserie baskets. Are you on commission? Your former life was in sales? Correct?

[Panhead John]

I knew you were teasing, ain’t worried about that….😉 But what I am worried about Sunny is the fact you don’t have a kettle! 😳 WTH?!

[LA Pork Butt]

Panhead John I do have a 18”, but no rotisserie.

[Panhead John]

Ah, ok. Glad to hear you have a kettle. 😎

[Sweaty Paul]

Nicely done. We love wings in the basket on the rotisserie on the Napoleon it just works really well. Don’t have a rotisserie for the Primo….yet. Might need one!

[PGH_RAM]

Looks great, PJ!

I've never done wings in my rotisserie basket, I've only used it for veggies (including roasting chili peppers). I'll have to give that a whirl.

[Panhead John]

Thanks bro! They came out great, even though I overcooked em just a bit.

[Panhead John]

I just finished cleaning my basket from last night and wow, couldn’t have been easier! OnlyFire offers 2 versions of the basket I used last night, a stainless steel one, $53. on Amazon, and a Teflon coated one, $40. Cause I’m a cheap bastard I got the teflon coated one, also figuring it’d be easier to clean. Granted, this was only one cook on it but I’d recommend the teflon one. I didn’t spray it with Pam or anything before using it. Also…I didn’t use any BBQ sauce or marinade, but damn, nothing stuck to this basket! I filled my sink with hot soapy water and let it sit for about an hour. After draining the sink I just took my faucet sprayer and rinsed it off with hot water. That was it! Here they are after rinsing….and no scrubbing at all. They looked just like they did before using it. And these are dishwasher safe if you go that route.

[Finster]

See. Now you're making me think I NEED one of these...lol.
Maybe some day. Gadgets like this are handy ideas for the kids when they insist on getting me Christmas gifts.

[Panhead John]

Get ya one Finster ! But you’re right, these would make a great Christmas gift and….maybe a Secret Santa option later? 🤔

[TripleB]

That's a really cool setup. Love equipment like this. And the wings look great.

[Panhead John]

Thanks Dean!

[Purc]

Great cook. I too love my roti. I don't have the basket, but I feel MCS is creeping up on me.

[CandySueQ]

MCS just socked me right in the grill! Love that setup!

[Panhead John]

Ok, I’m beginning to think I might need counseling….😳 Another rotisserie basket cook tonight. This time it was some Gulf shrimp and sea scallops, man I love me some scallops! Side was some asparagus with bacon pieces…. For the shrimp and scallops I marinated them in some melted butter and blackened seasoning for a few minutes. The asparagus was drizzled with EVOO and some Lawry’s Garlic Salt and coarse pepper. I used my Weber charcoal baskets and a chunk of hickory. Only took about 10-15 minutes. A quick cook like this resulted in a light smoke flavor on the seafood, which is what you want. Scallops shine on their own without much help.

The baskets I used tonight are available in either a 2 or 3 pack purchase if you’re interested. I got the 2 pack which is perfect for me. Please note….I don’t think 3 of these baskets will fit on a 22” kettle grill. One more thing for anyone using the baskets for a rotisserie cook, I’ve used the charcoal baskets twice and the SnS insert once, for the chicken wings. I think that using the SnS insert gave me a better sear over using 2 of the charcoal baskets. Just my initial impressions on 3 cooks.

Asparagus ready to cook…


The OnlyFire baskets used tonight


Shrimp and scallops in butter and blackened seasoning after being refrigerated


Turned out pretty darn good!

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