Cooking Whole Chicken on a Kettle Rotisserie

Few things in life compare to the incredible aroma and flavour of Cooking Whole Chicken over the fire. We’ll show you how to make gyro on a kettle rotisserie that your friends and family will rave about for weeks in this article!

Ingredients: 

  1. 2 x whole chickens (medium)
  2. Butter
  3. Breadcrumbs
  4. Flaming Coals Clucking Mad BBQ Rub
  5. Flaming Coals Traditional Lamb BBQ Rub

Preparing the chickens: 

1. Pat the chickens dry with a paper towel to remove any excess moisture.

This image shows 2 whole chickens

2. Season the chickens using Flaming Coals Clucking Mad BBQ rub, remember to coat the chicken evenly for the best results

This image shows two whole chicken seasoned with Flaming Coals Rub

3. Stuff the chicken with a combination of breadcrumbs, clucking mad and traditional lamb rub

This image shows a whole chicken stuff with Flaming coals rub

4. Place the first chicken onto the skewer and fasten using the prong. Flip the skewer and place the second chicken in the opposite direction to ensure the skewer is balanced when spinning. 

This image shows whole chicken placed on the skewer

Cooking gyro: 

1. Light a chimney of Flaming Coals Lump charcoal and pour it into the base of your kettle bbq. 

This image shows a lump charcoal poured in the Kettle BBQ

2. Place the skewer onto the kettle rotisserie ring and switch on the motor, ensuring you have balanced the chickens properly. 

3. Monitor the heat and adjust the amount of charcoal being used to ensure you don’t overcook the food. 

This image shows the whole chickens cook in the SNS Kettle Bbq

4. Remove the skewer, remove the chickens, and serve immediately once the internal temperature reaches 75 degrees Celsius.

This image shows cooked whole chickens on SNS Kettle BBQ

Enjoy your flavour-packed chickens! Have any questions or want to know more about the products we used today? Our team would love to help you! Give us a call or come to the store! 

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