what can you tell me about rotisserie?
It is a style of roasting where meat is skewered on a rod and cooked in a fireplace or over a campfire or in an oven
ohh okay. when did people first start doing rotisserie?
Its been used in medieval cuisine and early modern kitchens, so a long time
i see! does rotisserie only apply to meat or can it apply to other items?
Its normally used to cook large joints of meat or entire animals like pigs.
wow entire animals? how long does rotisserie take?
medieval cuisine and early modern kitchens, the spit was the preferred way of cooking meat in a large household. A servant, preferably a boy, sat near the spit turning the metal rod slowly and cooking the food; he was known as the "spit boy" or "spit jack". Mechanical turnspits ("roasting jacks") were later invented, first powered by dogs on treadmills, and then by steam power and mechanical clockwork mechanisms. The spit could also be powered by a turbine mounted in the chimney with
Rotisserie
Rotisserie, also known as spit-roasting, is a style of roasting where meat is skewered on a spit – a long solid rod used to hold food while it is being cooked over a fire in a fireplace or over a campfire, or roasted in an oven. This method is generally used for cooking large joints of meat or entire animals, such as pigs or turkeys. The rotation cooks the meat evenly in its own juices and allows easy access for continuous self-basting.
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