{"product_id":"authentic-pizza-ovens-rotisserie-spit-traditional","title":"Authentic Pizza Ovens Rotisserie Spit for Lisboa, Ventura and Lume Alto","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .spt-h2 { color:#8a1f12; font-weight:700; margin-top:34px; }\n  .spt-img { max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:8px; display:block; margin:18px auto; }\n  .spt-cap { font-size:14px; color:#555; text-align:center; margin:-8px 0 18px; }\n  .spt-table { width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; table-layout:fixed; margin:20px 0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; }\n  .spt-table th { background:#8a1f12; color:#fff; padding:12px 10px; text-align:left; font-size:15px; word-break:normal; overflow-wrap:break-word; }\n  .spt-table td { border-bottom:1px solid #ddd; padding:12px 10px; vertical-align:top; font-size:15px; word-break:normal; overflow-wrap:break-word; }\n  .spt-table tr:nth-child(even) td { background:#faf5f4; }\n  .spt-cards { display:none; }\n  @media (max-width:600px) {\n    .spt-table { display:none; }\n    .spt-cards { display:block; }\n    .spt-card { border:1px solid #ddd; border-radius:10px; padding:14px 16px; margin:14px 0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; }\n    .spt-card h4 { margin:0 0 8px; color:#8a1f12; font-size:17px; }\n    .spt-card p { margin:4px 0; font-size:15px; }\n  }\n  .cart-specs { width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; margin:16px 0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; }\n  .cart-specs th { background:#8a1f12; color:#fff; padding:10px 12px; text-align:left; width:36%; font-size:15px; vertical-align:top; }\n  .cart-specs td { border-bottom:1px solid #ddd; padding:10px 12px; font-size:15px; vertical-align:top; }\n  details[style*=\"border-bottom\"] \u003e summary { list-style:none; cursor:pointer; }\n  details[style*=\"border-bottom\"] \u003e summary::-webkit-details-marker { display:none; }\n  details[style*=\"border-bottom\"] \u003e summary::after { content:none; }\n  details[style*=\"border-bottom\"] \u003e summary:hover { background:#eef1f5 !important; }\n  details[style*=\"border-bottom\"][open] .pin-arrow { transform:rotate(180deg); }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eDescription\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe pizza oven rotisserie spit from Authentic Pizza Ovens is the reason to choose a Lisboa over a Pizzaioli. The taller dome ovens, Lisboa, Ventura, and Lume Alto, are built with a metal cap insert at the back of the chamber and a port through the Dutch door, and this spit is the piece that uses them: a steel rod with pronged spit forks and a wooden handle, made in Portugal. Slide a chicken, a leg of lamb, or a porchetta onto it, close the door, and turn it by hand beside a wood fire. Add it to an oven order and it ships free on the same delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoasting on a spit in a brick oven is not the same job as roasting in a kitchen oven, and the numbers that matter are the meat's, not the dome's. The dome will sit above 500°F for hours; what decides when dinner is ready is the internal temperature, and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/food-safety\/safe-food-handling-and-preparation\/food-safety-basics\/safe-temperature-chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eUSDA safe minimum temperature chart\u003c\/a\u003e is the reference: 165°F for poultry, 145°F with a rest for whole cuts of beef, pork, and lamb. A probe thermometer belongs next to the pizza oven rotisserie spit. Everything else on the page is about the fire, the turn, and the drip pan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"spt-h2\"\u003eHow the Pizza Oven Rotisserie Spit Works in a Lisboa\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook inside a Lisboa pizza oven and you will find a small metal cap set into the rear wall of the dome, level with the door opening. That cap is the rotisserie bearing. The pointed end of the pizza oven rotisserie spit seats in it, the rod runs forward through the chamber and out through the round port in the cast aluminum Dutch door, and the wooden handle sits outside the oven where your hand stays cool. The door is closed while the meat turns. Most buyers miss that detail: the oven stays sealed, the dome keeps its heat, and you turn the roast from outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"spt-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-rotisserie-spit-rear-cap-inside-dome.webp?v=1789606068\" alt=\"End of the Authentic Pizza Ovens rotisserie spit seated in the metal cap insert at the back of the brick oven dome\" width=\"800\" height=\"908\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"spt-cap\"\u003eThe spit end seated in the rear cap inside the dome. The fork holds the roast; the rod runs out through the door port.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe meat is held by pronged spit forks that slide along the rod and lock against the roast from each side, so a whole bird does not spin loose on the rod as it cooks. There is no motor. The Authentic Pizza Ovens rotisserie is turned by hand, a quarter turn at a time, every ten minutes or so. On a chicken that is four or five turns of the handle over the whole cook, and it is the reason the spit is priced as a tool rather than an appliance. Nothing to plug in, nothing to fail, nothing to keep out of the rain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"spt-h2\"\u003eWhich Ovens Take the Pizza Oven Rotisserie Spit\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rotisserie spit for pizza oven use from Authentic Pizza Ovens fits the taller dome ovens only, because those are the ones built with the rear cap and the door port. The Pizzaioli and Buena Ventura have the low dome with the wide mouth and a pull down door with no port, and the Lume Largo uses the same pull down door. Their geometry is the better pure pizza shape, and it is why a buyer who wants a rotisserie chooses the Lisboa dome in the first place. The finish makes no difference: a Rustic Lisboa and a Premium Lisboa take the same spit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ctable class=\"spt-table\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"width:40%;\"\u003eOven\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"width:22%;\"\u003eTakes the pizza oven rotisserie spit\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"width:38%;\"\u003eWhy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLisboa, every finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaller dome, Dutch door with spit port, rear cap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVentura Sierra and Preto\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLisboa dome under a stacked stone facade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLume Alto Premium and Tudo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLisboa height dome with the Dutch door\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePizzaioli, every finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLow dome, pull down door, no spit port\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBuena Ventura Sierra and Preto\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePizzaioli dome under a stacked stone facade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLume Largo Premium and Tudo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWider dome with a pull down door\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximus, Maximus Arena, Prime\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePortable ovens use their own spits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spt-cards\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spt-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTakes the pizza oven rotisserie spit\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOvens:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lisboa in every finish; Ventura Sierra and Preto; Lume Alto Premium and Tudo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taller dome with the Dutch door spit port and the rear cap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spt-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDoes not take the pizza oven rotisserie spit\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOvens:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pizzaioli in every finish; Buena Ventura Sierra and Preto; Lume Largo Premium and Tudo; Maximus, Maximus Arena, Prime\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pull down door with no spit port, or a portable oven with its own spit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"spt-h2\"\u003eCooking on the Pizza Oven Rotisserie Spit\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuild the fire as you would for pizza, then let it burn down and push the coals and a couple of live logs to one side of the floor, leaving the center clear under where the roast will turn. Authentic Pizza Ovens says the door thermometer should read at least 300°C, about 570°F, before the spit goes in; a Lisboa gets there in under an hour. Truss the bird or tie the roast so nothing flops into the fire, run the rod through the center, lock the forks against it from both ends, and seat the point in the rear cap. Close the door with the handle outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive it a quarter turn every ten minutes. The side facing the fire browns first, and the moment to turn is when that side has color and the far side is still pale; turn on a schedule and the roast comes out even all the way round. Put a cast iron pan or the included terracotta dish under the roast, not under the flame: drippings in the pan are a sauce, drippings on the coals are smoke; a little is flavor, a lot is a flare. A four pound chicken runs about forty minutes in a wood fired oven rotisserie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake the roast off when the probe reads done, not when the clock does: 165°F in the thigh for poultry, 145°F in the center for lamb, pork, or beef, and then a rest of ten to fifteen minutes on the spit outside the oven before the forks come off. Everything on the pizza oven rotisserie spit is metal that has been sitting in a 600°F chamber, so the rod, the forks, and the drip pan come out with welding gloves or heavy oven mitts, never a towel. Set the spit on something that will not scorch, and carve once the meat has rested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"spt-h2\"\u003eWhat to Cook on It\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhole chicken is the starter and the thing owners cook most: a four pounder every Sunday is where the spit earns its keep. From there the taller Lisboa door takes a turkey up to about the width of the opening for Thanksgiving, a bone in leg of lamb, a pork loin wrapped as porchetta, a rack of ribs curled onto the rod, and, sliding the forks close together, lamb or beef kabobs for a crowd. Duck and game birds render beautifully over coals because the fat drips away as they turn. Anything round, trussed, and under fifteen inches wide is fair game on a Lisboa rotisserie spit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe oven does the rest of the meal at the same time. Potatoes and root vegetables in the drip pan cook in the fat that falls on them, which is the photo every Authentic Pizza Ovens owner ends up taking. Bread can bake on the far side of the floor while the roast turns. After the meat comes off, the dome is still above roasting heat for hours, so a cobbler or a pan of beans goes in on the way down. One fire, three courses, and the pizza oven rotisserie spit is the piece that made it a Sunday dinner instead of a pizza night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"spt-h2\"\u003ePizza Oven Rotisserie Spit Care and Storage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet the pizza oven rotisserie spit cool, then wash the rod and forks by hand in hot soapy water and dry them completely before they go away; a steel rod put away wet will show rust at the fork teeth by the next weekend. A wipe of cooking oil on the rod after drying keeps it clean through the off season. The wooden handle stays out of the sink; wipe it with a damp cloth. Store the spit indoors or in the base with the tools, not in the oven, and not under the cover on the dome where it will sweat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"spt-h2\"\u003eWho Should Buy the Spit, and Who Should Not\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy the pizza oven rotisserie spit if you are ordering a Lisboa, Ventura, or Lume Alto and you plan to cook anything other than pizza in it; the spit is the feature that separates that dome from the Pizzaioli, and buying the oven without it leaves the best part on the table. Buy it with the oven so it ships free on the same delivery. Buy it later if you already own one of those ovens and never fitted the spit; the cap and the port have been waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkip the pizza oven rotisserie spit if your oven is a Pizzaioli, Buena Ventura, or Lume Largo, because it will not fit and there is no retrofit; those ovens roast in pans on the floor instead, which they do very well. Skip it if you own a Maximus or Prime; the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/authentic-pizza-ovens\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eAuthentic Pizza Ovens\u003c\/a\u003e brand page lists the portable spits with those ovens. And skip it if you want a motor; this is a hand turned tool by design, and it is the better thing for a dome that is meant to be stood beside with a glass in your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"spt-h2\"\u003eBuying the Spit From Crustify\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pizza oven rotisserie spit ships direct from the brand's Texas warehouse. Add it to an oven order and it packs with the oven, arriving on the same liftgate delivery with no added shipping; orders over $750 ship free. On its own it ships as a parcel at about twelve pounds packed. Inspect it on arrival and report any damage within five days; returns are accepted within fourteen days unused. If you are not sure your oven takes it, the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003econtact page\u003c\/a\u003e or chat goes to the owner, and the answer usually comes the same day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rest of what a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lisboa-brick-pizza-oven\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eLisboa pizza oven\u003c\/a\u003e needs is here too: the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-brick-oven-cover\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eoven cover\u003c\/a\u003e the warranty requires, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-starter-pack\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003estarter pack\u003c\/a\u003e of peels, turner, ash shovel, and brush, and the chimney extension, rain cap, and probe thermometers in the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/accessories\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003epizza oven accessories\u003c\/a\u003e collection. Every oven that takes this spit is a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wood-fired\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003ewood fired pizza oven\u003c\/a\u003e, and if you are still deciding between the dome shapes, the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/pizza-oven-buying-guide\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003epizza oven buying guide\u003c\/a\u003e lays out the choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrder the pizza oven rotisserie spit with the oven and it rides free on the same delivery, which is the only way it will ever ship for nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe maker's own pizza oven rotisserie spit for Authentic Pizza Ovens taller dome ovens; made in Portugal alongside the ovens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits the Lisboa in every finish, the Ventura Sierra and Preto, and the Lume Alto Premium and Tudo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes not fit the Pizzaioli, Buena Ventura, or Lume Largo (pull down door, no spit port) or the portable Maximus and Prime, which use their own spits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pizza oven rotisserie spit seats in the metal cap insert at the back of the dome and runs out through the port in the Dutch door, so the door stays closed while the roast turns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteel rod with pronged spit forks that lock the roast from both sides and a wooden handle that stays outside the oven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand turned, a quarter turn every ten minutes; no motor, no power, nothing to fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhole chicken, turkey, leg of lamb, porchetta, ribs, kabobs, duck, and game birds; anything trussed and under about fifteen inches wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOven at 300°C (about 570°F) or above before the spit goes in; a four pound chicken runs about forty minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrip pan under the roast catches a sauce and cooks potatoes in the fat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare: hand wash the rod and forks, dry fully, light oil for storage; wipe the wooden handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 12 lb packed; ships as a parcel alone or packs with an oven order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree shipping over $750 with liftgate; rides free on the same delivery as the oven, direct from the brand's Texas warehouse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"cart-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBrand\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAuthentic Pizza Ovens; made in Portugal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eProduct\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePizza oven rotisserie spit for traditional taller dome ovens; rod, spit forks, wooden handle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFits\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLisboa (all finishes), Ventura Sierra and Preto, Lume Alto Premium and Tudo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDoes not fit\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePizzaioli (all finishes), Buena Ventura, Lume Largo, Maximus, Maximus Arena, Prime\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHow it mounts\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePointed end seats in the metal cap insert at the rear of the dome; rod passes through the spit port in the cast aluminum Dutch door; handle outside\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDrive\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eManual; turn by hand every ten minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRod and forks\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSteel; pronged forks slide on the rod and lock against the roast\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHandle\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTurned wood, stays outside the oven\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOven temperature\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e300°C (about 570°F) or above on the door thermometer before loading; never above 500°C\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTypical cook\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 lb chicken about 40 minutes; finish by internal temperature, 165°F poultry, 145°F whole cuts of beef, pork, lamb, with a rest\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCapacity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoasts up to about the width of the Lisboa door opening (15.5 in); whole chicken, turkey, leg of lamb, porchetta, ribs, kabobs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApprox. 12 lb packed (maker's shipping field)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCare\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand wash rod and forks, dry completely, light coat of cooking oil for storage; damp cloth on the handle; store indoors\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eShips from\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand warehouse, Texas; packs with an oven order or ships alone as a parcel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eINSTALLATION GUIDE \u0026amp; USER MANUAL\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFitting the pizza oven rotisserie spit.\u003c\/strong\u003e Find the metal cap in the rear wall of the dome, level with the door opening, and the round port in the upper half of the Dutch door. The rod goes in point first through the door port and seats in the cap. Close the door; the handle stays outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLoading.\u003c\/strong\u003e Truss the bird or tie the roast. Slide one fork onto the rod, run the rod through the center of the meat, slide the second fork on, and push both forks into the meat until it cannot turn on the rod. Balance matters: an off center roast is heavy on one side of every turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFire.\u003c\/strong\u003e Heat the oven to at least 300°C on the door dial, then rake the coals and one or two live logs to one side of the floor. Set a drip pan under the roast position, clear of the flame. Load the spit, close the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTurning.\u003c\/strong\u003e A quarter turn every ten minutes. Add a split log to the side fire when the flame drops. Check the meat with a probe thermometer through the door; take it off at 165°F for poultry or 145°F for whole cuts of beef, pork, and lamb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnloading.\u003c\/strong\u003e Welding gloves or heavy mitts. Lift the point out of the cap, draw the rod back through the port, rest the roast on the spit for ten to fifteen minutes, then back the forks off and carve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cool the pizza oven rotisserie spit, hand wash the rod and forks, dry, oil lightly, wipe the handle, store indoors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eWARRANTY INFORMATION\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pizza oven rotisserie spit is a solid steel tool with no moving parts beyond the forks, and Authentic Pizza Ovens supplies it as a manufactured accessory to its ovens. Inspect it on arrival and report any shipping damage within five days; Crustify Pizza Ovens is an authorized dealer and handles the claim with the maker. Unused spits can be returned within fourteen days of delivery. Rust from being stored wet, and heat discoloration of the rod from normal use, are wear and not defects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing the spit does not affect the three year warranty on the oven. The oven's own conditions still apply during rotisserie cooking: never above 500°C on the dial, no accelerants, and the cover back on once the dome has cooled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - FAQ'S\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ch2 id=\"faqs\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #c62828;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions (FAQs)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; margin-top: 0; text-align: center;\"\u003eYour Questions Answered Before You Buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe questions buyers ask most about the pizza oven rotisserie spit before they order. If yours is not here, the chat goes straight to the owner and a real answer typically comes the same day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 30px 0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 Which Authentic Pizza Ovens models take the rotisserie spit?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eThe taller dome ovens: the Lisboa in every finish, the Ventura Sierra and Preto, and the Lume Alto Premium and Tudo. Those are built with a metal cap in the rear wall and a port in the Dutch door for the rod. The Pizzaioli, Buena Ventura, and Lume Largo have the low dome and a pull down door with no port, so the spit does not fit them and there is no retrofit.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 Is the pizza oven rotisserie spit motorized?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eNo. It is turned by hand from the wooden handle outside the closed door, a quarter turn every ten minutes or so. On a four pound chicken that is four or five turns over the whole cook. There is no motor because there is nothing to power at a brick oven and nothing on a hand turned spit to fail; it is a tool, not an appliance, and it is priced like one.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 Does the oven door stay closed while the roast turns?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eYes. The rod runs out through a round port in the upper half of the cast aluminum Dutch door and the handle sits outside, so the door is closed for the whole cook and the dome holds its heat. You turn the handle from outside and check the meat with a probe through the door. That closed door is why a brick oven rotisserie cooks a chicken faster and more evenly than a grill spit.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 How hot should the oven be, and how long does a chicken take?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eAuthentic Pizza Ovens says at least 300°C on the door thermometer, about 570°F, with the coals raked to one side and the center of the floor clear. A four pound chicken runs about forty minutes with a quarter turn every ten. Finish by internal temperature rather than the clock: 165°F in the thigh for poultry, 145°F with a rest for whole cuts of beef, pork, and lamb.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 How big a roast fits on the Lisboa rotisserie spit?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eAnything that passes the Lisboa door opening, which is 15.5 inches wide by 12 inches high, and clears the floor as it turns. A whole chicken, a turkey up to about the door width, a bone in leg of lamb, a porchetta, a rack of ribs curled onto the rod, and kabobs with the forks slid close together all work. Truss everything; a loose wing or a flap of skin will find the fire.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 Can I cook other things in the oven while the pizza oven rotisserie spit is in?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eYes, and you should. A drip pan of potatoes and root vegetables sits directly under the roast and cooks in what falls on it. Bread or a casserole in the included terracotta dish can go on the far side of the floor from the fire. Keep the pan under the meat and away from the flame; drippings on the coals are smoke and flare, drippings in the pan are the sauce.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 How do I clean and store the pizza oven rotisserie spit?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eLet it cool, hand wash the rod and forks in hot soapy water, and dry them completely; a steel rod put away wet shows rust at the fork teeth within a week. A light wipe of cooking oil keeps it clean through the off season. Keep the wooden handle out of the sink and wipe it with a damp cloth. Store the spit indoors or in the base with the tools, not inside the oven and not under the cover.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Authentic Pizza Ovens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49227777278207,"sku":"TRADSPIT","price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-rotisserie-spit-chicken-brick-oven-fire.webp?v=1789605786","url":"https:\/\/crustifypizzaovens.com\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-rotisserie-spit-traditional","provider":"Crustify Pizza Ovens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}