spit roaster

See also: spit-roaster and spitroaster

English

Noun

spit roaster (plural spit roasters)

1. Alternative form of spit-roaster.
   • 2013, Tom Rea, “How to Spit Roast a Pig”, in “Roasting a Whole Hog”, in How to Roast a Pig: From Oven-Roasted Tenderloin to Slow-Roasted Pulled Pork Shoulder to the Spit-Roasted Whole Hog, Beverly, Mass.: Quarry Books, →ISBN, page 126, column 2:

     Stretch the front feet out in front of the pig and use the leg braces that came with your spit roaster or wire them to the spit so that they are pulled out in front of the carcass and not hanging down.

   • 2014, Marion Steed, chapter 4, in Rough Places, →ISBN, page 57:

     From the kitchen window, the kitten crouching at her side, Madge watched as spit roasters assembled, trestles trundled and box upon box of glasses were stacked behind the bar.

   • 2016, Jeremy Schmid, “Cooking Equipment and Techniques”, in Outdoors: Simple Delicious Food for Barbecues, Spits and Open Fires, Auckland: New Holland Publishers, →ISBN, page 11, column 1:

     Spit roasters come in two styles, horizontal or vertical. They can be either gas or solid fuel.