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[home skillet]

I was over at the Good Sam RV Rally in Redmond Oregon this last weekend doing some networking for Camping-USA.com and came across a product that I thought some of you might find interesting.

I know its not as cool as digging a pit in the ground and cooking a whole pig......but this seemed better for smaller cooking projects.

The good:
Compact for storage
light weight (only 11 lbs)
Requires only 2 D cell batteries (50 hours of use)
Will hold up to 18 pounds of MEAT!

The downs:
A little pricy at $149 for the base model
Not made in the good ol' USA
Only holds 18 lbs of MEAT. (ha ha)

Anyway, check it out at AuspitBBQ

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[MarkBC]

I wonder if that's big enough to do a lamb...

Hey, Marc@XP...??

[Hittheroad]

I wonder if that's big enough to do a lamb...

Hey, Marc@XP...??

Might be ideal for a Marmot. Never tried one but the ground hogs in our garden have been pretty tasty.

[MarkBC]

Kidding aside, it does look pretty cool and useful...though, yes, pricey!

[Desert Rancher]

I've seen this one work:
https://www.cowboyfl...5&product_id=11

The folks that run Cowboy Flavor used to have a cooking show which I attended a few times.

[MarkBC]

Hard to tell from the photos...but the "cowboy" unit appears to have a thinner/lighter-gauge spit and yet claims to hold more weight than the "aussie" unit, and 1/3 the cost of the aussie.

[home skillet]

Might be ideal for a Marmot. Never tried one but the ground hogs in our garden have been pretty tasty.

Marmot stink a little when you cook em, but don't taste half bad........

Hard to tell from the photos...but the "cowboy" unit appears to have a thinner/lighter-gauge spit and yet claims to hold more weight than the "aussie" unit, and 1/3 the cost of the aussie.

Ya, that is a little confusing. Different metal? Good question to ask Jon Sattler (North American Distributor). Maybe we can get him in on this conversation.
Or try him at info@auspitbbq.com

I would probably opt for the cowboy unit myself.

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[home skillet]

I wonder if that's big enough to do a lamb...

Hey, Marc@XP...??

Isn't a lamb gonna weigh more than 18 lbs? I don't really know. I was thinking that we might try to get one of these and bring it when we meet all of you for the first time out there. We can test a bunch of different meat.

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[MarkBC]

The Auspit is only supported on one end (I wonder why they went with that design?), so that requires burly construction and yet is limited to 18-lb capacity.
The Cowboy spit is supported on both ends.

I wonder if the Auspit rotates "backwards" since it's from the southern hemisphere?

Isn't a lamb gonna weigh more than 18 lbs? I don't really know.

I don't know either...We need Chef Marc@XP to weigh-in on that question.

[Nimbl Vehicles]

The Auspit is only supported on one end (I wonder why they went with that design?), so that requires burly construction and yet is limited to 18-lb capacity.
The Cowboy spit is supported on both ends.

I wonder if the Auspit rotates "backwards" since it's from the southern hemisphere?


I don't know either...We need Chef Marc@XP to weigh-in on that question.

yes, probably it is more than 18 lbs.
I prefer my spit i used for the pig. Simple and easy to use. The only fuel needed is BEER!!! for the operator(s)