BB32 Rotisserie Basket Splitter

[AAAsh]

Hi Folks,

I am considering ordering the rotisserie basket splitter for my BB32. I do quite a few spinning cooks and until now I have just pilled up the coals on either the front/back or left/right. I generally use the wire frame thing that clips on top of the charcoal basket (I think it is for the heat deflectors) to sit a cast iron frying pan full or potatoes  to catch the dripping.

I am tight on storage space, so before I pull the trigger on another accessory I wanted to get some input;

1) Would it still be possible to rest a pan under the protein while using the splitter? From photos it looks like it would be but wanted to confirm.

2) For those that have "upgraded" to the splitter, has it been worthwhile, vs just stacking coals on either side? I assume it would improve temp control?

Thanks,

Ash.

 

[AAAsh]

Also, I keep having an issue with the search function on the site. Get a message saying "please wait X seconds before you attempt another search".

[MacKenzie]

2 hours ago, AAAsh said:

Also, I keep having an issue with the search function on the site. Get a message saying "please wait X seconds before you attempt another search".

Yes, we all get that message and just have to wait a few seconds.

 

[tony b]

I have a basket splitter for my 23" KK. It doesn't stick up any higher than the basket rails, so there shouldn't be any interference with putting a pan under the rotisserie like you're currently doing. I'm making an assumption that it will be the same on the 32.

The advantage of the splitter is than it forces the airflow through the charcoal and doesn't allow a bypass, like when you just stack the coals off to one side in a regular basket. 

[dj-dj]

@DennisLinkletter are there any plans to make a pan that fits over the rotisserie basket splitter so for example potatoes can sit in the pan and get the juices that drip off the rotating protein, or to collect the juices to make a gravy?
 

I have small oven trays but they still slightly overhang over the coals and any pan can’t have a raised edge or it gets caught by whatever is on the spit. 

[DennisLinkletter]

No plans to make a pan like that because I've never had anyone ask for one.. 

A better idea might be to use the upper grate upside down with the handles on the firebox and tall legs up instead of the lower grate..
This would give you extra room for a tray with sides. 

You can also put a couple of those large foil meatloaf trays on the roti splitter and fold the foil over the center rail.

[C6Bill]

@dj-dj like this ?     Half oval drip pan

 

Edited August 22 by C6Bill

[dj-dj]

8 hours ago, C6Bill said:

@dj-dj like this ?     Half oval drip pan

 

Exactly

[dj-dj]

Amazingly I am visiting Texas next week for a conference- I am based in the UK. 
 

I already have 2.5kg of chef’s presses waiting at my hotel, looks like there will be more stainless steel added to my baggage!

[dj-dj]

On 8/23/2024 at 5:43 AM, DennisLinkletter said:

A better idea might be to use the upper grate upside down with the handles on the firebox and tall legs up instead of the lower grate..

This is genius, was it a design intention or just luck?

[Tyrus]

Let's make this even more confusing, I ordered this for my Weber Summit grill, made by Flame Tech grills for a number of purposes on the Weber. It's a drip pan, water pan, and the 4 in high wall is for piling charcoal in front to split for two zone. Useful little gadget well made from 403 SS, has all the numbers backwards, but obviously of a cheaper grade. It's 17.5 inches wide, 4 inches at the high wall, 1 1/2 inches lower wall and 11 inches from the high wall to the lower wall center arc. They may sell these on Amazon now, at the time I spoke with the manufacturer. Excuse the dirt, it's been sitting outside for the last 4 months.

Edited August 23 by Tyrus

[tony b]

On 8/23/2024 at 8:41 AM, dj-dj said:

This is genius, was it a design intention or just luck?

Yep, Dennis is a genius! The upper grate has always been dual purpose as the "sear grate." 

[DennisLinkletter]

On 8/23/2024 at 9:41 PM, dj-dj said:

This is genius, was it a design intention or just luck?

It's how we get four levels and a right down on the coals screaming hot blackening sear!

[DennisLinkletter]

3 hours ago, tony b said:

Yep, Dennis is a genius! The upper grate has always been dual purpose as the "sear grate." 

Tony gets a box of charcoal every time he calls me a genius!   

[tony b]

[C6Bill]

That makes Tony a genius 😎