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I've been wanting a basket for a wee while, but there isn't that much available. There's the OnlyFire ones on Amazon, but they are full of razor sharp edges. If they don't rip your hands to bits cleaning them, then they will flay the skin off the chicken. 

The Broil-King looks good, but they've been unavailible for ages. Weber do one, but it's coated mild steel, and IMHO, mild steel has no place near food. Kamadoe Joe released one, a very over-engineered piece, but the design looked good. The problem is that it's coated steel again, and KJ have had problems with the coating coming off any of their black metals. AFAIK, they have stopped selling it and any buyers are getting full refunds.

That left the Napoleon 64000. Stainless steel, nice and simple and effective. Again, they've been out-of-stock everywhere, but I recently managed to get one. It's well made, you put it on the rotisserie rod, fill it with food and let it spin round (there's not a lot more to say about a rotisserie basket at the end of the day!). It does a damn fine job of chicken wings, getting them nicely crisped all over. You can also chuck baby new spuds or other veggies in there for roasting too. It fits nicely with room to spare on my Big Joe. I believe that it will also fit a Classic, but is very tight. Cleaning is easy...just bung it in the dishwasher. If hand cleaning then I'd recommend chucking it in a bucket of hot water and detergent to soak and soften the gunk.

If you've got a rotisserie and want to take your wings to the next level then this is £60 well worth spending.

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That looks like a great piece of kit!

Never thought of getting anything like that before on a rotisserie. Does it just slide over the standard rotisserie bar?

 

 

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Yeah I read it again and see the answer is already there doh!🤦‍♂️

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23 minutes ago, AdamG said:

That looks like a great piece of kit!

Never thought of getting anything like that before on a rotisserie. Does it just slide over the standard rotisserie bar?

 

 

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Yeah I read it again and see the answer is already there doh!🤦‍♂️

It'll fit pretty much anything up to (I think) half-inch hex bar.

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On 6/15/2021 at 7:18 PM, The Chairmaker said:

 

I've been wanting a basket for a wee while, but there isn't that much available. There's the OnlyFire ones on Amazon, but they are full of razor sharp edges. If they don't rip your hands to bits cleaning them, then they will flay the skin off the chicken. 

The Broil-King looks good, but they've been unavailible for ages. Weber do one, but it's coated mild steel, and IMHO, mild steel has no place near food. Kamadoe Joe released one, a very over-engineered piece, but the design looked good. The problem is that it's coated steel again, and KJ have had problems with the coating coming off any of their black metals. AFAIK, they have stopped selling it and any buyers are getting full refunds.

That left the Napoleon 64000. Stainless steel, nice and simple and effective. Again, they've been out-of-stock everywhere, but I recently managed to get one. It's well made, you put it on the rotisserie rod, fill it with food and let it spin round (there's not a lot more to say about a rotisserie basket at the end of the day!). It does a damn fine job of chicken wings, getting them nicely crisped all over. You can also chuck baby new spuds or other veggies in there for roasting too. It fits nicely with room to spare on my Big Joe. I believe that it will also fit a Classic, but is very tight. Cleaning is easy...just bung it in the dishwasher. If hand cleaning then I'd recommend chucking it in a bucket of hot water and detergent to soak and soften the gunk.

If you've got a rotisserie and want to take your wings to the next level then this is £60 well worth spending.

Where did you manage to get it? Have been searching for one for months with no luck

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On 7/25/2021 at 9:38 AM, Mojopin said:

Where did you manage to get it? Have been searching for one for months with no luck

They're as rare as chickens teeth, and have been for a while. I think that I got it from Dawsons BBQ World. but they are showing as no stock again.


I did find this though....looks like it's built like a tank. It's a little bit smaller (about 25mm in both diameter and length) but that'll make it easier to fit on smaller BBQs. Looks good value.

 

https://www.souschef.co.uk/products/rosle-rotisserie-bbq-basket?variant=39361504346170&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=CjwKCAjwuvmHBhAxEiwAWAYj-LrsJ_xs0_zxOkiaW7Lq8Vuztt6rHFfXBG1sjcNUjMbQFvVVsaMK0RoCQl0QAvD_BwE

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On 12/3/2021 at 10:33 AM, AdamG said:

Nice find @pittmab. It does look like a nice piece of kit.

My only concern is that Im always wary (paranoid?) with coatings and direct flame...even though in the pics it kind of suggests it would be fine?

Would be useful indirect though👍

Yeah, I think the same too. I don't like non-stick coatings, especially when cooking over coals.

Kamado Joe seem to be notorious for getting their coatings wrong. The top vent on their (expensive!) kamados always seem to flake. They've had to withdraw from sale and refund buyers of their rotisserie basket as the coatings flaked.

Personally, for BBQing it has to be stainless steel or cast iron, IMHO.

 

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14 hours ago, The Chairmaker said:

Yeah, I think the same too. I don't like non-stick coatings, especially when cooking over coals.

Kamado Joe seem to be notorious for getting their coatings wrong. The top vent on their (expensive!) kamados always seem to flake. They've had to withdraw from sale and refund buyers of their rotisserie basket as the coatings flaked.

Personally, for BBQing it has to be stainless steel or cast iron, IMHO.

 

I didnt know that about the kamado joe top vents. I was originally considering on replacing my top vent (old cast iron version) with on of the newer kamado joe ones if it ever got damaged etc. I dont like the look of the new Monolith top vent design for the days it starts to rain.

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25 minutes ago, AdamG said:

I didnt know that about the kamado joe top vents. I was originally considering on replacing my top vent (old cast iron version) with on of the newer kamado joe ones if it ever got damaged etc. I dont like the look of the new Monolith top vent design for the days it starts to rain.

Look at the Smokeware stainless steel ones : - https://www.bbqandsmoke.co.uk/products/smokeware-vented-chimney-cap-for-kamado-joe

Also available for Monolith

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Thanks @Phlashster 👍

First impressions are good with that smokeware cap, it would also look more suited than the original cast iron since all the banding is stainless steel aswell while solving the heavy rain and vent setting issue's😎

Could be an option in the future if I ever do need to replace my original

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1 hour ago, AdamG said:

Thanks @Phlashster 👍

First impressions are good with that smokeware cap, it would also look more suited than the original cast iron since all the banding is stainless steel aswell while solving the heavy rain and vent setting issue's😎

Could be an option in the future if I ever do need to replace my original

I've had the Smokeware for over a year. Better control (more precise), cleans up easily.

The only time i don't use it, is when i am doing pizza and am pushing the heat to the max. I put the old cast iron one on for that. 

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Phil.

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3 hours ago, Phlashster said:

I've had the Smokeware for over a year. Better control (more precise), cleans up easily.

The only time i don't use it, is when i am doing pizza and am pushing the heat to the max. I put the old cast iron one on for that. 

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Phil.

Thanks Phil👍

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