FotonDrv Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 (edited) First spin with the roti, and it was a 20 LB turkey, stuffed with a wild rice, sauteed in garlic butter almonds, raisins, rosemary, thyme and sage. The bird was rubbed in garlic, salt, pepper and rosemary and thyme w/olive oil. Love the roti , hate cleaning the clamping thingy's. Next time I am using wire to tie the bird to the roti. 3-1/2 hrs @ 450 over the cool side of the KK using CoCoChar and some Coffee Char and Coffee Smoking Wood. There needs to be a way to put the roti motor on by dropping 2 pins in from the top, not that wingnut affair... Edited December 27, 2016 by FotonDrv-Stephen added text 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstr8 Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Nice job Stephen! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Great job that bark looks awesome as they all do. Definitely a KK signature Sent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 I sure wish I could have tasted that turkey, it looks delicious and add stuffing and gravy, wonderful cook. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Nice looking bird. As for the wing nuts I do mine a little backwards. Instead of turning the wing nuts I reach under there, hold the wing nuts stable and turn the bolt with the top using the allen wrench. (hopefully that made sense) Much easier. You do have to keep up with the allen wrench but I use that on the basket clamps so no big deal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Wow nice looking cook! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted December 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Thank you one and all! I was thinking as I was clamping the bird into the basket that "I should put tinfoil booties over the drumstick ends", got lazy and said to self, " I don't eat the knuckle ends anyway"; should tin foiled them... Oh well, a learning experience CKREEF, you are lucky, the wrench sizes for mine are 2 sizes, one for the basket clamps and one for the roti. The one I use for the roti is a long T-handle wrench I have had for years (easier to control than the "L" wrench). The roti really needs to slide straight on with 2 vertical pins to lock it in place. Does anyone know the effect that copper has when it interacts with food? Like using copper wire for the roti lacing/tying?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 I know you can get a roll of SS wire. Check craft stores like Hobby Lobby in the jewelry making section. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted December 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 SS wire would be best and the hobby/craft store is a good suggestion, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve M Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 That looks delicious. I may do the roti cook next year myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjs Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 That's one tasty looking turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 @FotonDrv-Stephen - first off, nice cook. Turkey looks great. As far as cleaning the roti clamps, I know that I'm beginning to sound like a broken record (or a pitchman for their company), but PBW (Powdered Brewers Wash) works like a charm on the basket and clamps. I drop the whole assembly into a 5 gal bucket with 4 TB of PBW and filler up with hot water. End of the basket will stick out, but just flip it over after a couple of hours and do the other end. Rinse in hot water and regular sponge will wipe everything off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted December 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 1 hour ago, tony b said: @FotonDrv-Stephen - first off, nice cook. Turkey looks great. As far as cleaning the roti clamps, I know that I'm beginning to sound like a broken record (or a pitchman for their company), but PBW (Powdered Brewers Wash) works like a charm on the basket and clamps. I drop the whole assembly into a 5 gal bucket with 4 TB of PBW and filler up with hot water. End of the basket will stick out, but just flip it over after a couple of hours and do the other end. Rinse in hot water and regular sponge will wipe everything off. Tony, the BB32 has a roti that is giant and I would need a 25gal barrel to put it into to be able to immerse the whole thing. I know flipping that drippy mess around would work, but I am old and desire to simplify things. I did not mind cleaning the baskets but those little clamps/mounting hardware with set screws and recesses to gather gunk left me wanting something else, hence the desire for wire. Checked a couple of craft stores in the county today and got a lot of small 22-24ga wire which IMHO is way to small and would cut through a crusty bird skin. Something on the line of 14ga is where I am headed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 If it's only the clamps that are the PITA to clean, just soak them in a 1 gal pail of PBW and clean the basket however works best for you. Just sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted December 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Will they just rinse off after soaking in PBW?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 If I'm not mistaken those clamps will slide off the basket there's a little notch in the end that you can slide them off then you could put them in a 5 gallon bucket of that solution 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 I have that problem solved. Unfortunately (for him) my son now has that problem - LOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skreef Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) Looks great.. We learned to get them birds in tight.. We already slung one in the fire. Lol Edited December 28, 2016 by skreef 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 14 hours ago, FotonDrv-Stephen said: Will they just rinse off after soaking in PBW?? If you mean, will it just fall off under running water - not really (unless you're like pressure washing it - LOL!) But, just a simple wipe with a wet sponge is all that's needed. No elbow grease at all. If you want to get into all those nooks and crannies, like the hole in the top of the allen screw, you might want to use an old toothbrush. My philosophy is, if it doesn't come into contact with the food, then I can let it slide. @Bruce Pearson - Yes, they do. Like you said, just loosen the allen screw and slide them to that notched out section of the rod near the end and off they come - easy, peasy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
