Day 6

Greg passing around a refreshing beverage.

Because the restaurant had to be closed for repairs April 29 - May 7 we decided to take a road trip. The following posts are a daily log of our adventures.

For our finally dinner camping, Tyler had to go all out. We'd been carting around a delicious looking lamb loin since the beginning of our trip. To accompany the lamb loin, he'd also brought all the old parts from the failed spit attempt in mid-April. The plan was to use my old bike pedal to manually turn it once the coals were roasting.

Kent is so excited to roast the lamb.

But before that could happen, they had to shorten the center rod. All three of the boys (Tyler, Greg and Kent) took turns sawing off a chunk to make it fit the campfire sized rotisserie. Once they were satisfied with their apparatus (pictured above and below) they took a break to enjoy the warm Colorado air, and a few beers for their efforts.

But as usual, Tyler wasn't quite satisfied with the manual design. After all, it's been his dream to have it motorized. He went back to the truck and started pulling out tie-downs, zip-ties and his cordless DeWalt drill, and went about rigging it up to rotate the lamb once it was secured on. After figuring out the speed on which the drill should spin, the boys had to use the chainsaw to make custom-fit stands for the drill. They made a tall one and a short one, depending on how hot the coals were burning. With a few minor adjustments, Tyler had brought his motorized spit to life, and the coals were just getting hot enough to roast the lamb. It was time for the cooking to commence.

Kent watching burning logs turn into hot coals.

 After a couple of hours of rotating and basting itself in it's own fat, the lamb was ready to consume. We did have potatoes, rice and veggies to go along with the meal. The meat was tender, succulent, and everything we could want for our final dinner. We gathered around the fire, stuffed, and chatted until we could barely keep our eyes open. It'll be time to head home tomorrow. Tyler has to put in orders for the restaurant on Monday, and prep the day after that. The real world is calling, and we have to answer.


Below are some videos of the spit in action, and pictures of the tasty meat.