The Rototisserie arrived quickly and was well-wrapped. Very simple, very well-made, and perfect fit in my oven. I love that it’s primitively mechanical. The frame itself seems solid enough, and reminds me of utility bookends. The sides lock well into position. How the frame, winding unit, and skewers fit is intuitive. Everything seems as good as the Cuisinart rotisserie.
Because the winding mechanism is so big, it shortens how long the skewers can be. Still, it should handle a pair of Cornish hens or roast without a problem. As to doing a 5 lb duck, it’ll have to be well-trussed longitudinally to fit.
The pan is commensurately short and shallow, but shouldn’t be an issue for most foods. To cook a duck, I’ll be replacing it with a deep disposable pan underneath the whole unit (and siphoning midway) to catch all the fat without a spillover mess.
The spit and skewers are fixed, with one slide-on metal piece to keep the skewers from splaying upon food rotation. A second would be helpful, to keep the food centered on the spit, but it’s ok.
A metal turning knob is provided, as is an alternative dog leg metal Allen wrench. Instructions say to remove the knob before cooking, presumably to enable rewinding without burning one’s hands. Obviously, the wrench, if used, should be, too.
Trial winding shows a nice slow but undeniable rotation — slower than the Cuisinart. It tickie-ticks down, and sounds rather nice, tested outside on the counter.
Note: one reviewer showed this rotisserie rotating on a stovetop. The instructions state explicitly not to use it on a cooking stove. I’m hoping the reviewer only moved the unit to their stovetop after using in oven, and it just had some leftover rotation.
UPDATE: Used twice so far to make Cornish game hens and duck in oven. Roto-tisserie worked beautifully! First time required rewinding before cooking completed because I hadn’t wound completely to start. First photo is of second time hen, with scallion pancake and ginger garlic black bean dipping sauce. Second is of 4 lb duck that came out beautifully! For that, I removed the rotisserie’s pan and replaced it with a large disposable pan to catch the large volume of duck fat.