[TheForge] spit jacks

[Bruce Freeman]

Some of the little things called "spit jacks" really aren't. Rather, the just turn a suspended hook about a vertical axis.  That has the advantage of not needing balancing.  Probably requires intervention by the cook at some point to invert the meat, but that's no big deal.
Bruce
NJ

>>> GHS at execpc.com 2/1/2007 9:57 AM >>>
terry l. ridder wrote:

> hello;
>
> in looking at various illustrations and photographs of a wide range of
> spit jacks, i do not see how these develop the necessary power and/or
> torque to turn a spit that may have a hundred pound hunch of meat on it.
> particularly the ones powered by fans in the chimney.
>
terry, I think the miracle of the wheel comes into play here. The meat 
is just rolling not being lifted. Reason would say that there is no way 
that I can push  my Dodge 2500 by myself, but I can.

For the bigger ones there might very well be some sort of gearing going 
on. As to the chimney draft powered one that I saw, for all I know all 
it might have been used for poultry. I only remember one set of gears on 
that one.

Mike Graf

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