NutriChef Countertop Vertical Rotating Oven - Rotisserie Shawarma Machine, Kebob Machine, Stain & Heat Resistant Door & Energy Efficient, Includes Kebob Rack with 7 Skewers (PKRTVG34)

If you love shawarma, rotisserie chicken, or al pastor, this NutriChef Countertop Vertical Rotating Oven is a must buy!At first I was skeptical, but the results did not lie. There are two modes, fast and slow, and it refers to speed of cooking/heat applied, not the rotation speed. Initially we tried slow, and I was convinced it was broken as the heating element didn't glow red hot, but upon changing it to "fast", it did. Seriously, this thing cooks perfectly. It's quite astonishing. It's pretty easy to use too. I'm not a chef, cook, or even home cook by any stretch of the imagination, and I got the hang of it pretty quickly. The ease of use reminds me of that old late night infomercial, "just set it, and forget it", although I can't tell you what the product was in that advertisement... this machine's timer goes up to an hour. It's pretty foolproof. Put a landbird or some seasoned meat on it on it, and in an hour you'll be sending food pr0n pics to your friends, despite swearing you're not one of "those" people. Plus, now you have a great reason to buy that machete or jumbo specialty butcher knife for the kitchen. This shawarma machine is the gateway drug to purchasing machetes; you've been warned. Whatever the case is, it's still better than having to put on a face mask (and shoes) just to go to the grocery store for a rotisserie chicken.

I have made gyros, sharma, and al pastor on this appliance. The setup is easy and the cooking goes super fast, if you plan to shave off as it cooks. It is bigger than I thought, but it works very well.

The idea of the product is great but it has some deficiencies.It's great for cooking a whole chicken or a huge slab of meat but where it falls apart is with heat and physics and bad design for the kabob attachment.1) If you are cooking a whole chicken the heat will be destributed ok though he body. However, I've tried to cook 2 cornish hens, the top one had nice and crispy skin and the bottom one was still under cooked and had rubber for skin.2) the Kabob desin is pretty bad. 2 major problems are:- the metal spears were completely round, so the meat slides off as soon as you put it on. There is no way to keep the meat evenly destributed (see attached pictures)- there is no automatic rotation for the kabobs so i had to rotate the kabobs with 2 forks because the spears kept on sliding out of holding area. i could have left them in a single direction but i do not like having 1 side be burnt to crisp while the other side is under cooked3) The glass door sounds like a great idea for keeping the meat nice and hot and protect your kitchen from kitchen splashes. Until you try to scrub it off from a place where the meat accidently brushed against it.4) I could not get the top and bottom holder to be even, i've tried multiple times to pin them in place but the top and bottom wheel were not aligning correctly. (see attached photo)5) Even though the item is marketed as "dishwasher safe" for all detachable parts, the bolts which attach to the central turning rod started to rust and became brown after a single dishwasher use.

You can not control the heat. The low setting does not work. It is on the smaller side.That said this is amazing for a little chicken, al pastor, or donner. This is better than a horizontal grill rotisserie because you can collect the drippings and brush back on the meat.

The media could not be loaded. My husband started experimenting with making gyro meat, so I bought this rotisserie for him for Christmas. We have not made gyros yet, but we did roast a chicken! Omg, was it good!! Tender, moist, and unbelievable flavor!!Just for reference, it was about a 5 pound chicken, and we cooked in on the slow setting for an hour and 45 minutes.We also cooked pork tenderloins in it. Again, what great flavor!! And moist and tender in the middle!!The rotisserie worked like a dream and everything was easy to clean!Cannot speak on longevity, because we just got it.But, so far we LOVE it!!!Also just for reference, we did also buy the upgraded model with the temperature control knob, thinking it might be better, but we sent that one back!!It was ‘clunky’, smaller than the model we stuck with, (the one shown in video), the door didn’t fit properly, and if you wanted to use it as a rotisserie, you had to move things around, and then move them around again to use it as a toaster oven.We just wanted a rotisserie, and this one, we highly recommend!

The media could not be loaded. I only had it for two days and I’m really excited to share my brief experience.I made chicken shawarma and it was a success, and next day I made shrimp with vegetables, and that was great as well.+++: fast, easy, practical, easy to clean for the most parts, some areas behind the the glass door are hard to reach .—: poor plastic, the cord should be thicker to tolerate the heat and the high electricity demand, propbaly longer as well . It does spread heat around it but I think that is expected, although the glass door does prevent direct heat spread to your face .

Pros- great flavor and cooking without grilling or frying! Easy to clean - all the parts remove for easy washing and quick wipe down of interior!Cons- means do not hold on the skewers! Everything slides to the bottom! I recommend a rotisserie that has horizontal skewers!