Ronco Rotisserie
Ronco Rotisserie
Plenty of Ronco brand infomercials are all over the television and internet. The king of late night, Ron Popeil promotes his extensive line of Ronco rotisseries and accessories, but does the product live up to it’s hype? Quite possibly. The Ronco Showtime Rotisserie consistently ranks among the top level of available rotisseries in its price range. There are several different sizes including large and small, midrange and specialty slow cookers available. The Ronco platinum version show time rotisserie was considered the best for your dollar, at $160 it can bake all of your holiday meats or high quantity demands. All the infomercials say “set it and forget it” and that is widely true with this device. It is one of the most forgiving rotisseries available on the market.
The Ronco Showtime Rotisserie weighs twenty eight pounds. It has a standard electrical plug and a safety three hour timer shuts the oven off when the cooking cycle completes. The showtime platinum rotisserie comes with food ties, two flavor injectors, thermometer, Teflon coated drip trays, roasting basket, one spit rod, four kabob rods, carving fork, carving knife, rubber gloves, instructional video and a basic recipe book. It easily rotisseries fifteen pound turkeys, ten pound hams, and large crown roasts or ribs.
There are several different versions of this oven with different finishes and different accessories. If limited on counter space, the Ronco show time compact rotisserie version, at $90 which comes with rubber barbeque gloves, two hour timer, and dishwasher safe parts. Both come with a limited six month warranty that is not that remarkable. It has multiple heat settings allow you to cook different types of meat to the desired levels.
There are a few complaints about the show time standard rotisserie and usually were involving the build quality. The complaints stated that the Teflon coating wears off and the rods will squeak over time as they turn. The show time platinum rotisserie eats up quite a bit of counter space and also gets very hot at times. Though these complaints are typical most consumers still think that it is a good bargain for the price.
The Ronco Rotisserie comes in two varieties of sizes and comes with a large amount of accessories. Even more are available online, including a giant lobster and vegetable basket that adequately handles extra thick foods like turkey breasts or steaks, a rib basket that allows them to be rotisserie cooked, additional spits or chicken ties, and larger, more extensive cookbooks.
The Ronco Rotisserie is by far an extensive line and is well suited to handling large volume holidays like Thanksgiving or Christmas. It is a good appliance to set and forget about or to even allow meat to cook for hours at a time producing succulent, juicy meat. The rotisserie is a good deal for the money and aside from the few minor setbacks like Teflon issues and clean up, however this rotisserie makes a great addition to any kitchen and also makes a really good gift for new couples.
