I'm thinking of buying a rotisserie mainly for roasting chicken. Has anyone here got one they can give some feedback about?

Does the chicken cook as well as in a conventional oven? Is it quicker or slower? Is the end result as good as oven roasted? Which model is best? Are they fairly eco friendly to use as opposed to a conventional oven?

I used to have one way back in the late 70's.
I purchased it whilst stationed in Germany in the army.

It was absolutely brilliant. The chicken was delicious cooked in it.

It had a timer, but you have to visibly judge when it is thoroughly cooked.

I have not seen one for sale since those days, but I do have one that sits over our BBQ.

I've no experience of a rotisserie, however perhaps I can suggest an electric pressure cooker like this one which I have;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Instant-Pot-...ressure+cooker

I did a large whole chicken earlier. I use the sauté setting on this or a frying pan to sear top, bottom & side for a minute or so each side, then use pressure cooker setting to cook in about 28 mins. The cooker takes a few mins to get up to pressure before the cooking timer starts off, I'd say total time from searing to finish about 35-40 mins, most of that time you can just leave the machine to get on with it.

Now you won't get the crispy skin, but by god the meat is damn nice, almost falling off the bone and so moist. Chicken breast on there own take 8-10 mins to cook after a couple of mins searing then getting up to pressure.

I chose this one as it's actually a six in one cooker, is a slow cooker, rice cooker etc...

The machine seem a bit intimidating initially, but I got there with a bit of practice. It's easy to clean & maintain as well, and there's PLENTY of recipes to do. Very versatile.

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