| | |  | Ovens & Toasters | Home » » » » » Brushed Stainless Steel Non-Stick Vertical Rotisserie Cooker | | | | | | | Description: | | The Cuisinart Vertical Rotisserie seals in nutritious juices and drains away unwanted fat for healthier meals. To keep the temperature consistent, removable chrome insert reflects heat as the rotisserie turns, and a 3-hour countdown timer with auto-shut-off ensures perfect timing. Cuisinart includes accessories to cook poultry, fish, vegetables, roasts and shish kebabs, as well as a recipe book with even more options. | | | Features: | |
• Vertical countertop rotisserie in brushed stainless steel with 8-pound food capacity
• Touchpad controls and LCD readout; 5 preset temperature settings; nonstick interior
• Removable chrome insert for even heating; interior light; dishwasher-safe parts
• Includes 8-piece skewer set, roasting rack, poultry tower, multi-purpose basket, and drip tray
• Measures approximately 16 by 15-3/5 by 17-1/2 inches; 3-year limited warranty
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 16.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 15.63 inches | | Product Height:
| 17.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 9.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 18.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 16.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 16.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 20.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 127 reviews |
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276 of 277 found the following review helpful:
 Easy, clean, attractive, quiet, and delicious results.Jun 20, 2009
By W. C. Bryant
Our first rotisserie was an older compact Ronco with a cylindrical cooking chamber and a horizontal spit, a nice enough product that delivered fine results -- but it was a hassle. The chicken had to be very carefully and tightly trussed, because of the side-to-side orientation of the spit. The quad spikes that made up the spit had to be very carefully centered on the bird, so that the relatively weak motor wouldn't hang up as it tried to lift the heavier side, a process complicated by moving bird parts if the chicken wasn't perfectly trussed. Anything more than a 3.5-4 pound bird ran the risk of brushing up against the drip tray on every rotation, and in general, we found the whole process to be more trouble than it was worth. We just didn't use it very often.
Enter the Cuisinart CVR-1000. Everything that was wrong about the Ronco was right about this one. The vertical spit, the spacious interior cooking space, the ability to choose different temperature settings, even the clean lines and stainless exterior. The cooking process couldn't be much easier and more convenient. Because it's a vertical spit, you just truss the legs together (or not), and slide the cavity of the bird down over the central support. That's it. No sharp metal spikes to drive through the bird, no trying to properly orient the weight of it all, no trying to match the ends of the spikes to metal sockets on another round disk. The support sits in the round drip tray (looks like a small cake pan), and both come out of the oven easily. So you can set everything up on the counter, slip it right into the oven, turn it on and an hour later you have a wonderfully cooked bird.
Cleaning is a cinch. There's a polished heat reflector behind the heating elements that just slides right out. The drip tray catches all the juices, so what's left is just a quick and easy wipe-down on the glass door and interior walls.
The oven sports an interior light, which is really more novelty than tool, but it's nice to be able to see a little more clearly how dark the skin may be getting.
I try to avoid superlatives in reviews, but with products like this one, it's okay to fail sometimes. This is the best rotisserie I've owned. Performance and aesthetic appeal matched with wonderful ease of use and convenience. I do highly recommend brining your birds before cooking. While rotisserie chickens are often juicy and flavorful without, you can end up with some absolutely amazing results with. A delicious maple brine we use consists of 2 quarts water, 1 cup dark brown sugar, 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/2 cup real maple syrup, 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons sea salt, 5 whole cloves garlic (peeled), 4 whole bay leaves, 2 large sprigs of thyme, 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns. Mix it together, bring it to a boil and cook it until all the sugars are dissolved. Let it cool to room temperature before adding the bird. Refrigerate both together (bird fully submerged -- this is enough brine for one 4-4.5 pound chicken) for between 5.5 to 6 hours, then toss it in the rotisserie according to the included instructions (about an hour + 5 minutes for that sized bird). What you'll have at the end is a subtly flavored smoky sweet very juicy and flavorful bird, superior to anything you might find at typical groceries or rotisserie fast food places.
Love this machine, and will highly recommend it to friends and family.
79 of 86 found the following review helpful:
 Cooks A Good Chicken Without Much Help From The ManualSep 10, 2009
By Rick L. Parrish
This is not the Cuisinart solid construction that you knew in the 80's and 90's. It's not rickety by any means, but it falls short of the Cuisinart tradition. It cooks a good chicken, but if you want one more than 4 1/2 lbs it's hit or miss. The included cookbook doesn't even have a standard cooking chart for different foods. Just recipes that call for specific weights and rubs, etc. For the seasoned rotisserie cook this will not be a problem, but for the occasional roaster like myself you get a two hundred dollar piece of eye-candy (It does look sleek and modern) that you have to figure out the cooking times for on your own. One tip I see often recommended here is the brining and I will go along with that. I had never brined a chicken before and I WAS amazed at the results. The cookbook does have instructions for that. I just wish they'd done a guideline chart and it would have been a useful cooking tools for every level of chef.
31 of 32 found the following review helpful:
Excellent RotisserieMay 30, 2009
By Aurel Fratila
The chiken you get after using this Cusinart is delicious. Easy to use, easy to clean, fast cooking and most importantly great results. I haven't seen a similar product on the market yet. Lets not forget about price, which is very convenient. My friends are envious and some already ordered the same rotisserie.
22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 noneJun 08, 2009
By Helen
the cuisinart rotisserie is absolutely great. Does a super job and really drips all the fat off the meat. Most of all it truly is the easiest small appliance to clean. I had another rotisserie that was old and needed to be replaced and there is no comparison. This is a beautiful appliance. I only wish it had a "stop and sear" feature. That would make it a five star rating.
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
My husband's new best friendJun 17, 2010
By Lynn Kaplan
"Nauti Lady"
I bought this rotisserie after trying the roast beef and chicken at a friend's house. He raved about the ease of cooking and cleanup. I ordered it and, now, I don't know how we did without this for soooo long. My husband never liked chicken, and now requests it at least once a week. All I do is rinse and pat dry a whole 3-4 pound chicken, roll in EVOO and poultry seasoning and plunk it on the chicken skewers...no trussing, no tying. The skewers hold the wings and you can tuck the legs into the openings on the base. One hour and 15 minutes at 400 degrees, and the most perfect, moist and tender chicken with crispy skin! Yum. Pork roast is done similarly and comes out crisp and moist. What a wonderful product. It is not too large and sits proudly on my kitchen counter. I would recommend this rotisserie to anyone who loves food but also loves the ease of cooking a simple, wonderful meal. I will give this as a wedding shower gift!!!
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