turnspit

A noun referring to a roasting spit that can be turned, typically used in older kitchens for cooking meat over a fire.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un asador o espetón que puede girarse, empleado tradicionalmente en cocinas antiguas para asar carne sobre el fuego.

1. Rotating roasting spit C2 formal british

   A device or spit used for roasting meat, designed to be turned, either by hand or by a mechanism.

   • The kitchen had an antique turnspit for roasting large joints of meat.
   • He used a turnspit to ensure the meat cooked evenly over the fire.
   • The turnspit was turned by a small dog running on a wheel.

   🇪🇸Asador rotatorio

   Sinónimos: jackrotisseriespit

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