A horizontal rotisserie slowly rotates meat on a spit, allowing for even cooking and preserving internal juices. It is popular for roasting whole birds, especially chicken, and contributes to skin crispness. It is commonly used in various types of restaurants.
A horizontal rotisserie is a specific type of equipment that allows meat to be cooked by slowly rotating it on a rotating cylinder called a spit. The modern rotisserie oven was developed from more primitive cooking techniques that involve lighting a stick over a fire. Today’s rotisserie ovens feature high-end engineering for even cooking. Buyers of these types of ovens can find them in various sizes to suit home or commercial use, with features like timers to further aid in optimized cooking for a piece of meat.
One benefit of the horizontal rotisserie is that it can be used to roast whole animals while keeping much of the internal juices in the meat. As the meat is spit-roasted, assuming the animal is whole and the skin is still preserved, the internal juices will generally circulate throughout the meat. This version of slow cooking is popular for many types of birds, especially chicken, where whole chickens are often cooked this way for use in restaurants or for resale. Restaurants that use a horizontal rotisserie may sell whole birds straight off the skewer or packaged chicken pieces to go. The remaining meat can be used in other culinary preparations.
This cooking technique is often countered by another type of rotisserie called an upright rotisserie. The vertical rotisserie is known by many different names, but typically involves large pieces of meat that are pulled together by a base of chipped or sliced meat. These portions of meat are then placed on a vertical skewer. Cooks typically shave off the smallest pieces of meat to create sandwiches and other restaurant menu items.
The horizontal rotisserie also contributes to some extra skin crispness, which is seared as the meat cooks. The combination of crispy outer layers of skin and juicy inner flesh is one thing that has made the horizontal rotisserie so popular, and so much a part of visual presentations in a wide variety of restaurants. Nearly every type of restaurant in some area of the world will feature a horizontal rotisserie oven, from street food or fast food franchises to elegant upscale restaurants. While some cooks or other members of the high-class culinary world may consider this style of cooking to be “pastoral,” it is still seen by many as a superior way to cook an entire bird or animal.
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