How Long to Cook Rotisserie Chicken?

Rotisserie is a form of cooking a whole chicken on a long solid rod that rotates as it cooks, draining the fat off the chicken. The fat from the chicken will flavor and moisten the chicken as it cooks, resulting in a nicely browned skin and reduced fat content chicken.

• Cooking a rotisserie chicken can be accomplished using many different kinds of rotisserie units. Some charcoal and gas grills have optional units that can be used for rotisserie cooking and there are many countertop rotisserie cooking units that are designed to be used indoors.


• Rinse the inside and outside of the chicken with cold water.  The chicken can be marinated for extra flavor or you can use any number of rubs and other seasoning to enhance the taste of your rotisserie chicken.


• Slid the spit rod through the neck opening and out the bottom end of the average size chicken, around 4 lbs and secure the forks into the breast end.


• Preheat the rotisserie unit and insert the spitted chicken into the rotisserie unit.  The average time for cooking is found in the user manual for the rotisserie unit that you are using.  The average cooking time for a 4 lbs chicken is about 120 minutes or 2 hours.


• Use a cooking thermometer to check for the internal doneness of the chicken.  The internal temperature of the thickest part of the thigh should read 175 degrees fahrenheit.  If that temperature has not been reached, continue to cook for another 15 minutes and check again.