This trussing needle is used to help fasten a whole animal to a rotisserie
spit. For solid pieces of meat (a roast, or smaller birds)spit forks are
adequate. But if you are using a large whole animal, whether it is a 25 lb. lamb
or a 150 lb. hog, forks, no matter how big, won't do the job. You need to lash
the backbone of the animal tightly to the spit in order to assure steady, safe,
and even cooking. The right tool here is essential. You need something
sharp enough and strong enough to penetrate though all the layers of skin,
muscle and connective tissue many times and you need it to be designed to do the
job easily and correctly.
Our trussing needle is 14" of food-grade stainless steel with an oversized
hole at its sharpened tip. It has a dishwasher safe polyvinyl handle and was
designed for this kind of job. We also offer the needle included in our
trussing kit,
complete with butcher's twine and special prep gloves.
Click here for directions on how to truss a whole pig onto a spit (old style
needle in illustrations)...
Product Code: TRUSS_NEEDLE
