Thread: Camp Spitroasting ideas please

Originally Posted by ezyrama

You can buy a battery powered set up in Bunnings for about $45 complete with horizontal rod and meat spikes,you may just need to get a couple of vertical poles to mount it all on. I bought one and mounted it inside a beer keg,cut a lid into it and fitted hinges and a roasting rack inside,one of the bestest brainstorms I have ever had (probably the only one). The thing works a treat and cooks a roast in about 1-1/2hrs to perfection. I have used it about 4 times so far and am still using the original batteries, then we can pull out the roasting gear and hotplate and have an enclosed fire pit if there are restrictions.

Cheers Ian

I might have to check that out....as I cannot locate my little spit roaster motor anywhere......much rather have it do the job on the weekend than get my fat ass out of the chair......thats only for getting the next beer ,

Regards

Stevo

Originally Posted by ezyrama

You can buy a battery powered set up in Bunnings for about $45 complete with horizontal rod and meat spikes,you may just need to get a couple of vertical poles to mount it all on. I bought one and mounted it inside a beer keg,cut a lid into it and fitted hinges and a roasting rack inside,one of the bestest brainstorms I have ever had (probably the only one). The thing works a treat and cooks a roast in about 1-1/2hrs to perfection. I have used it about 4 times so far and am still using the original batteries, then we can pull out the roasting gear and hotplate and have an enclosed fire pit if there are restrictions.

Cheers Ian

Do you mind taking a pic of it? sounds fantastic and I may steal your idea

Easy to find an empty keg

Camo

Originally Posted by rangieman

You can hardly hear the little electric motor remember its little and if you have enough friends you are normaly chatting too each other so there goes your peace anyway
Sounds like your not getting a invite too noisey for you , Oh and watching a camp fire through the day is nowhere as good as at night , as most of the cooking is done in day light hours there is endless other things to do than watching the spit , like fishing , driving , collecting wood and so on , the whole idea of the spit is to cook slow which means you dont have be watching it all the time

fair comment, but I'm not talking about watching the roast, I'm talking about watching the bush telly - the fire itself I guess some music would drown it out, but any noise from an electric motor is too much IMHO.

when I was living in Oz and camping frequently, the fire was started, the food went on and the camp went up in that order, by the time you sit down to eat, it's already dark (in winter) or still day light for another 3 hours (in summer).

A mate acquired a 240 volt commercial spit roast assembly at a liquidation auction. It will accomodate a pig, a sheeep or a hindquarter of beef. To cook a pig for serving late afternoon/early evening you start in the morning at least 6-8 hours cooking time. He roasted a smoked and cured hindquarter of beef once. This took twelve hours. This is export stuff for the European gourmet trade. "Donated" by a waterfront worker in return for some Bobcat work. A keg of Guiness, a four gallon of bulk red, and a good time was had by all.

Originally Posted by Xtreme

Sounds interesting.
Any pictures Ian?

Hi Guys
No worries, I will take a few photo's and see if I have the intelligence
to figure out how to upload them. Stevo and Camo, if you want I will bring it up to the Hinterland Hotel next Thursday night if you want and you can have a gander.

Cheers Ian

PS. I want royalties

avalookathisantellmewatchathink!

I have a grill plate that sits on top of the angles you can see inside the lid so
we can cook in a saucepan or frypan (bacon & eggs) or I can pull it out set up a row of heat beads in a wire basket that sits in the bottom like a cob cooker and do a roast on the spit. I have also just sat the camp oven on the grill plate and done a roast in that,with the stainless steel holding the heat I can cook a roast for a family of four in about 1-1/4 hrs.The cross bar
can be lowered to just above the closed lid and locked into place so you can carry it away when not required. It was a work in progress for about 6 months until I thought it was right

Cheers Ian

Originally Posted by ezyrama

avalookathisantellmewatchathink!

I have a grill plate that sits on top of the angles you can see inside the lid so
we can cook in a saucepan or frypan (bacon & eggs) or I can pull it out set up a row of heat beads in a wire basket that sits in the bottom like a cob cooker and do a roast on the spit. I have also just sat the camp oven on the grill plate and done a roast in that,with the stainless steel holding the heat I can cook a roast for a family of four in about 1-1/4 hrs.The cross bar
can be lowered to just above the closed lid and locked into place so you can carry it away when not required. It was a work in progress for about 6 months until I thought it was right

Cheers Ian

Thats excellent......we ended up getting a motor from Bunnings and will try out the set up we have over the weekend. Currently marinating a leg of goat and wabbits are defrosting. Will take some pics,

Regards

Stevo

Originally Posted by stevo68

Thats excellent......we ended up getting a motor from Bunnings and will try out the set up we have over the weekend. Currently marinating a leg of goat and wabbits are defrosting. Will take some pics,

Regards

Stevo

Wabbit season! , Duck season!
I'm stuck with chicken tonight, how fowl!!
Where did you buy the wabbit and Goat?? around here?


Regards Ian