How to build your own Spit Braai

You will need:

- 2 x uprights of hollow square steel with a 4cm diameter – 100 cm long.
- 1 x spit pole made from hollow square steel with a 2cm diameter 200cm long.
- 2 x crosspieces of solid round steel with a 0.5cm diameter 20cm long
- 2 x butcher hooks (or bend your own from pieces of steel)
- small roll galvanised wire with a 1.25mm gauge

Step 1
Drill three holes 5cm apart and 5cm from the top of the 4cm diameter uprights, big enough to fit your butcher hooks.

Step 2
Dig a pit about 20cm deep and 50cm by 180cm wide and long.

Step 3
Using a mallet (or a big piece of wood) hammer the 4cm diameter steel into the ground on either side of your pit until only half the upright is sticking out. Remember, the holes must face the length of the pit, and be on the same side.

Step 4
Insert butcher hooks into the drilled holes. These holes are used to adjust the height of the lamb above the fire. Up is cooler. Down is hotter.

How to Attach the Sheep
Before you attach the lamb to the spit, clean off all visible fat.

Step 1
Push spit pole through the lamb’s rear-end until the lamb is centred on the pole.

Step 2
Secure two crosspieces in front of chest, and behind back legs with the galvanised wire.

Step 3
Secure two legs together (intertwined) through the hooks with the galvanised wire. Repeat for both front and rear legs.

Step 4
Poke wire through the back of the lamb to secure the spine to the spit pole in four to five places from the neck to the pelvis and twist tight with a pair of pliers.
Once attached, check again and remove any fat without damaging the meat.