I bought this rotisserie when my vertical [] rotisserie wore out. I wanted the Foreman product [] because it advertised that is would hold a bigger bird - and I had trouble getting an 8 pound bird in my vertical rotisserie. After two separate attempts at roasting a 7-8 pound bird, I have decided this rotisserie is not worth using. The biggest problem was that you MUST tie up your bird so that the wings and legs don't flop over and start a fire on the heating elements. You must be very, very good at tying birds to keep the parts from working loose when the bird rotates. Gravity definitely works against you here. I decided to use the rotisserie simply for shish kabobs and cooking foods in the baskets; however, the kabob setup is very cumbersome and not worth the effort. I plan to purchase another vertical rotisserie. Better to buy compact birds than to learn how to rope tie a bird!