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Joetisserie Fail

jwallace83
jwallace83 Posts: 35
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I’ve done several very successful turkey cooks on the BGE with the Joetisserie and I think I finally found it’s size limit.  We cooked a second thanksgiving on Saturday with 18.5lb bird and the motor couldn’t spin it all the way.  It tried and tried but I think the bird was just too much for it...  luckily we were able to quickly convert the egg back to indirect and still had a good bird!
3- BGE’s  2(Large) 1(Mini Max) 
1- Santa Maria Outfitters Pit 
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  • Langner91
    Langner91 Posts: 2,120
    Nice audible!
    Clinton, Iowa
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,136
    The bigger the protein, the more important it is to have it balanced on the rod. My Weber Kettle rotisserie kit came with counter balance piece to help with this problem.  
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,473

     
     =) 
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    "They're eating the checks!  They're eating the balances!"  


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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Photo Egg said:
    The bigger the protein, the more important it is to have it balanced on the rod. My Weber Kettle rotisserie kit came with counter balance piece to help with this problem.  
    i don't have a joetisserie, but I have used a rotisserie and I believe this is the answer. I would have just clicked "Agree", but...

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • 4TheGrillOfIt
    4TheGrillOfIt Posts: 741
    edited November 2021
    Carolina Q said:
    Photo Egg said:
    The bigger the protein, the more important it is to have it balanced on the rod. My Weber Kettle rotisserie kit came with counter balance piece to help with this problem.  
    i don't have a joetisserie, but I have used a rotisserie and I believe this is the answer. I would have just clicked "Agree", but...
    I would have clicked “Agree” with you saying you would have clicked “Agree.”  In fact, I didn’t notice how much I tended to click “Agree” until I could no longer click it.  I’m sure you agree.
    XL BGE, Large BGE, Small BGE, Weber Summit NG                                                                                               
    Memphis  
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,265
    If we can’t get the Agree button back, can we have a Concur button?
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    JohnInCarolina said:
    If we can’t get the Agree button back, can we have a Concur button?
    Or "Ayuh".

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,801
    so how would you use the weights?
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009
    XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
    Henny Youngman:
    I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
    Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,801

     
    Photo Egg said:
    The bigger the protein, the more important it is to have it balanced on the rod. My Weber Kettle rotisserie kit came with counter balance piece to help with this problem.  
    Like to see a pic of this setup.
    Thank You
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009
    XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
    Henny Youngman:
    I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
    Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,136
    loco_engr said:

     
    Photo Egg said:
    The bigger the protein, the more important it is to have it balanced on the rod. My Weber Kettle rotisserie kit came with counter balance piece to help with this problem.  
    Like to see a pic of this setup.
    Thank You
    https://www.weber.com/US/en/blog/burning-questions/how-to-use-a-rotisserie-counterweight/weber-30324.html
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,064
    It may just be me, with my middle school brain, but the 5th paragraph of that article just sounded naughty…

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,136
    edited November 2021
    I don’t have a JoeTiss, but I do have and use a Air Fryer with a rotisserie. I found very early on how to balance a fryer yard bird on that spindle without using a magnet crutch, Just figure out the weight location and rebalance it quickly before it gets too HOT!

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Photo Egg said:
    The bigger the protein, the more important it is to have it balanced on the rod. My Weber Kettle rotisserie kit came with counter balance piece to help with this problem.  
    100% this

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  • danhoo
    danhoo Posts: 704
    I've used vice grips on the spit as a counterweight. 
    current: | Large BGE |  Genesis 1000 | Genesis E330 | 22 inch Kettle | Weber Summit Kamado
    sold:| PitBoss pro 820 |  WSM 22 | 
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  • jwallace83
    jwallace83 Posts: 35
    Photo Egg said:
    The bigger the protein, the more important it is to have it balanced on the rod. My Weber Kettle rotisserie kit came with counter balance piece to help with this problem.  
    I don’t necessarily think this would work.  The end of on the joetisserie rod is fairly short and does not extend through the egg.   
    3- BGE’s  2(Large) 1(Mini Max) 
    1- Santa Maria Outfitters Pit 
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  • jwallace83
    jwallace83 Posts: 35
    danhoo said:
    I've used vice grips on the spit as a counterweight. 
    The rod doesn’t go through the egg.  Thered be nothing to clamp. 

    *** this is a picture of a successful cook.
    3- BGE’s  2(Large) 1(Mini Max) 
    1- Santa Maria Outfitters Pit 
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