noun / adjective
rotisserie
roh-TIS-uh-ree/rəʊˈtɪsəri/
Equipment that turns food on a spit during cooking.
The rotisserie turns the chicken slowly so it cooks evenly.
Etymology
The roasting verb rôtir underlies a name originally used for a shop or restaurant selling roasted food. The name later shifted from the place to the apparatus that roasts on a spit.
In context
introducing the Flaming coals mo005 heavy duty rotisserie motor an Australian design rotisserie motor suitable for rotating 100 kilograms of meat
More examples
- Our grill has a removable rotisserie for roasting meat.
- Both rotisseries can hold several chickens at once.
- We serve rotisserie chicken with potatoes and a green salad.
Forms
rotisserie · rotisseries
Similar words
- roaster
- Cooks food with dry heat without necessarily turning it.
- spit
- The rod holding food, not the complete turning device.