Following are the factors you should keep in mind while you are going to buy a rotisserie oven for your family.
Counter Space:
The very first thing you should check is how much space you have on your countertop for the coming rotisserie oven.
If you have a larger family, preferably, you will be willing to buy a sizeable sized rotisserie oven so that you won’t have to cook in batches for them.
So to have a large size rotisserie oven, you will need larger space on your kitchen countertop.
If you have a small kitchen or minimal space available on your countertop and you are not able to create more space for it, then you should consider buying a vertical rotisserie oven.
The vertical rotisserie ovens can be placed in a compact area because of their shape and style.
Multi-functional Rotisserie Oven:
Rotisserie ovens are made for single to multi-functional purposes.
There are specific models and makes which are just meant to cook meat in a rotisserie style, but there are many which can do different tasks like baking, grilling, toasting, roasting and broiling.
Some rotisserie ovens also has one or two racks in it for different purposes, and this addition increases its functionality, because having a rack in your rotisserie oven can also serve you as a pizza oven.
So you need to know for what purpose you actually want a have a rotisserie oven.
Powered By:
Rotisserie ovens are powered by either electricity or the gas.
The electric rotisserie ovens are easier to install and operate, they have different controlling options, and the temperatures readings are much more precise.
On the other hand, the gas-powered rotisserie oven, either by natural gas or propane, tend to heat up faster, but these ovens do not offer many controlling options.
The gas-powered rotisserie ovens are preferred in restaurants where they can place them near customers where they can see the flame and see the food cooking and appealing the customers to have a go for it.
The electric rotisserie ovens can easily be moved and transported from one place to another and have benefited from it, but the gas-powered rotisserie ovens, especially those run by natural gas, are meant to be placed at one place.
Options & Features:
Usually, there are two types of rotisserie oven in terms of handling the food or meat.
Rotisserie oven with basket is where you can place the food to cook. It is normally preferred for lesser quantity food, meat or vegetables.
In this type of ovens, you can keep and remove the food easily without much trouble.
The 2nd type of rotisserie oven are those which are known as spit-roasting ovens where the food is skewered on a long spit – the rod is meant to hold and rotate the food while it’s been cooked.
Some rotisserie ovens have the option to initially cook the meat on high temperatures for a few minutes to make the meat crisp from outside and then automatically shift the heat to normal or slow to make the meat tender from the inside.