Weber 2290 Rotisserie Kit For 22-Inch Charcoal Kettle Grills

I'm normally a huge fan of Weber products and fun features like this, but the rotisserie for the 22" charcoal grills just didn't do it for me. After owning it for about a year and using it a total of about six times, I finally, reluctantly, set it by the curb. Real bummer considering the price and how excited I was to get this. My #1 problem with this accessory is storage. It's big and bulky, and I can't find anywhere decent to keep it in my garage. I tried keeping it on my 22" grill but the cover won't fit over it. While it may seem trivial, the reality is that even you do a lot rotisserie cooking, this item will be sitting on a shelf more often than it is used on the grill. I think the best thing Weber can do with this product is either sell a dedicated rotisserie grill of some kind or build the feature into an existing charcoal grill much like how the rotisseries are designed into their gas grill. You may be thinking "just find a place to keep it and break it out every now and again". I definitely had the same mindset, but the truth is I was never excited to use this thing except for the first two times I cooked with it. To be honest, my whole chickens and ribs come out much better when they are cooked directly on the grill grates. I don't understand this myself. I see ads and pictures of people on Facebook with their golden brown, crispy whole chickens and I just couldn't achieve that. I don't know if I did something wrong, but given the limited instruction you get when purchasing this it's very hard to troubleshoot. So given the lack of performance, I had no motivation to just keep it around. It's unfortunate because I do like Weber's little gadgets and toys, but this one just didn't perform. One last criticism. Because of all the extra leakage, it is very difficult to control the temperature of the grill with the top damper. I even tried backing off the bottom damper too, but the grill would never drop below ~450 °F. Maybe that's how it is supposed to be when cooking rotisserie style, but again, no mention in the manual or anywhere on Weber's blog on whether this is important. On a positive note, the construction is solid and the motor works well. Never had any trouble getting the spit to rotate. If you're a rotisserie enthusiast and have the space, you may enjoy this product just for the novelty of it. But if you're like me and you're a practical person, this may just sit on a shelf collecting dust.

3 of 4 found this review helpful

It's great! Definitely recommend it. Strong motor, there's a little more heat leakage because of the extra band but it hasn't slowed down any cooking for us.

My first use out of the box was an Eye of Round (not the most tender cut of meat) and it worked great. Everything worked perfectly and the roast came out very tasty. I am very happy with this purchase!!

This works great, and has been well designed. The only question is how to use the weber connect probes on food cooking on the spit ? Big dilemma!

1 user found this review helpful

Overall great product and easy to use I wish it had a longer cord and sealed slightly better but would buy again

First use was yesterday and I did a small pork shoulder roast as a test run. I anticipated about two hours, and was right on the nose. There is a learning curve on heat control, since the ring acts like a big chimney, but about an hour in, I had my desired temperature and figured out how to keep it. The motor is exceptionally quiet.

Just received this product yesterday and after been a loyal customer for decades I would normally expect high quality from Weber, especially when attachment cost as much as the kettle itself. What I found instead is very poor design. Ring doesn't fit properly leaving almost 1/4 gap between attachment and grill which makes entire thing unstable. I noticed people have been complaining about this issue for years and as of today it's still not addressed. As much as i would like, I can't recommend this product until it fixed.

1 user found this review helpful

Easy to use. Amazing results. Why didn't I buy this a long time ago?

Very easy installation, very easy to use, fits perfectly on the 22" kettle, not loud at all, plus it looks cool. Made Baltimore Pit Beef as the first cook and nailed it. Even color and cook all the way around. Great accessory for the kettle.

No counterweight is needed to keep this rotisserie running smoothly and quietly. The rotisserie ring's height is just right to turn a large roast or bird. Seems like a lot of cash, but the quality is high.

1 user found this review helpful