EGGARY Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 http://www.ribolator.com I saw a video on You-Tube of a guy making Ribs with a Margarita Glaze. The recipe looked intereting. He was using a Weber Grill and put the racks of ribs on a Rib-O-Lator. I was wondering if it would work on the KK ? This would give me a reason to get a Rotisserie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeramicChef Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Eggary - I don't see any reason why you couldn't spin a rack of ribs on the roti. I'm not certain how you could spin more than a single rack, but that rack should be really tasty. Best of luck to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGGARY Posted August 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 What is the length of the Rotiserrie Basket ? Would the Brackets be able to hold the Rib-o-Lator ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poochie Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 The distance between inside wall to inside wall depends on which size Komodo you order. I don't see why you couldn't use a shaft (hexagon) between the two points and slide a rib-o-lator on. The left inside port is spring loaded, so you could install the shaft with rib-o-lator on it left side first, pop it into the right side and then all you'd need to do is order a motor for it. The basket you'd get from Dennis is not mounted on a traditional shaft. Two shaft pieces insert into each end of the basket. So you need a hexagon shaped shaft pretty much cut to an exact length...the length equal to the left side port to right side port distance plus about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch. Then you'd need a motor and rib-o-lator. Maybe someone else can chime in that's actually done it. It all fairness, I'd stick with the basket. It doesn't have the "tipping" possibility of the rib-o-lator. You could probably get 2 racks of ribs done in the basket put bone side to bone side. But like I said, wait for an expert to chime in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGGARY Posted August 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 What is the length of the Rotiserrie Basket ? Would the Brackets be able to hold the Rib-o-Lator ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poochie Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Are you talking about the basket itself? Then the answer is no. It can't rotate the rib-o-lator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGGARY Posted August 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 I am trying to figure out from the pictures of the Ribolater if it has the same set-up as the basket with a end on each side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poochie Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 OK Eggary, the Rib-O-Lator isn't set up like the rotisserie basket for the Komodo. The basket with the KK comes with two small shafts that screw into each end of the basket. The Rib-o-lator needs a shaft going through the entire length of it to fit in a smoker. Now that I think about it, I believe the spring loaded left side port of the Komodo is not a hexagon; it's round. It doesn't need to to "drive" the shaft because the motor is on the right side driving it. The left side just "holds" that end of the basket while the right end actually drives it. Save yourself some time and money and get the rotisserie basket from Dennis. Place a rack of ribs meat side down in the rotisserie basket. Now put a rack of ribs meat side up on top of them. Now you can spin two racks and not worry at all about them being perfectly balanced and falling off a "tray." The rotisserie basket is much more versatile too. You could put a couple of whole chickens in it. A Boston Butt would fit. Chuck roast too. You can't do any of those with a rib-o-lator. Good luck in whatever you decide to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilburpan Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 I’ll play devils advocate here. What’s the advantage of putting a rack of ribs on a rotisserie? It’s not like there’s a whole lot of fat that needs to be rendered off, and what fat there is is usually pretty evenly distributed. And a rack of ribs is pretty even in profile. Compare that to a chicken or a duck, where there are areas with more fat than others, and it’s a fairly asymmetric shape from the front end to the back. In this case, a rotisserie is really useful. I can see the advantage of having a Rib-o-Lator in a grill with hot spots, like inexpensive gas grills. But in a KK grill, that’s definitely not an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poochie Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 I see a rotisserie more as even heat distribution and self basting mechanism. It melts fat too, but even though a KK doesn't really have a hot spot, the rotisserie makes sure the meat gets totally even heat. My take on it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
