OPERATING
1. Remove rotisserie shaft from barbecue. Remove one spit fork.
2. Push the rotisserie shaft through the approximate center of the food.
3. Slide the spit fork onto the shaft. Insert the tines of both spit forks into the food. The
food should be centered on the shaft. Tighten the thumb screws.
4. Set the rotisserie shaft on the cooking box. The grooves of the shaft should rest in
the cut-outs in the cooking box. Loosen the retaining loop and let the counterweight
assembly hang down.
5. The rotisserie shaft should rotate so that the heavy side of the meat or poultry
rotates down to the bottom. Large cuts may require the removal of the cooking
grates and warming rack to allow full rotation of the shaft. Remount the food if
necessary for better balance.
6. Swing the counterweight assembly so the counterweight is directly opposite the the
heavy side of the food. The counterweight travel should stick out a little bit above the
shaft handle and retaining loop. Tighten the retaining loop.
NOTE - Adjust the travel of the counterweight as the food cooks (shrinks), or if the
motor sounds as if it is straining.
7. Remove rotisserie shaft with food before preheating. Preheat barbecue for 10
minutes with lid down. Follow cooking instructions in your Weber Gas Barbecue
cookbook and adjust the burners as indicated.
8. Place the motor into the bracket, slide to lock.
9. Insert the pointed end of the rotisserie shaft into the motor. Set the rotisserie shaft
with food on the cooking box.
10. Turn the motor on.
COOKING
• Meats or poultry should be brought to room temperature before cooking. (30 to 60
minutes should be adequate for most foods. If frozen, defrost completely before
cooking.)
• Tie meat or poultry with a string to make the shape as uniform as possible before
putting it on the spit.
• Remove cooking grates and warming rack to allow food to turn freely.
• If you wish to save drippings for gravy, place a drip pan in the center on top of the
Flavorizer Bars before positioning the rotisserie and food in the barbecue.
• Food preparation steps are the same for rotisserie cooking as for regular cooking.
Indicated timing in cookbook will be the same.
• Preheat barbecue for 10 minutes with the lid down.
• All cooking is done with the lid down.
• Cook by Indirect Method as indicated in recipe.
• If foods are too heavy or are irregular shapes, they may not rotate well and should
be cooked by the Indirect Cooking Method without using the rotisserie.
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