Portable vertical rotisserie

A portable rotisserie for rotating a food item proximate a remote heat source to cook the food item, said rotisserie comprising:

• a support base;
• a clamp coupled to said support base and configured to selectively engage an upper edge of a fire ring;
• a catch pan for vertically supporting a food item;
• a skewer removably coupled to said catch pan and extending from a bottom portion of said catch pan, said skewer configured to retain and support the food item in an upright manner;
• a rotatable platform for supporting said catch pan such that said catch pan is only frictionally supported in the lateral direction by said rotatable platform;
• a driver operable to rotate said platform and said catch pan to rotate the food item;
• said support base housing said driver and a portion of said platform;
• and
• a heat reflector coupled to said rotatable platform and configured to reflect heat toward the food item supported on said catch pan.

A portable rotisserie comprising:

• a heat resistant base;
• a platform rotatably supported at said base and configured to rotate a food item relative to said base;
• a food support removably supported at said platform and laterally retained along said platform by frictional contact between said food support and said platform;
• said food support comprising a skewer configured to pierce the food item to secure it to said food support;
• a driver disposed inside of said base and operable to rotate said platform relative to said base such that the food item rotates relative to a remote heat source proximate said rotisserie in order to expose all sides of the food item to the heat source;
• a heat reflector coupled to said base and configured to reflect heat toward the food item supported on said food support;
• and
• a clamp coupled to said heat resistant base and configured to selectively engage an upper edge of a fire ring;
• wherein said heat reflector is positioned laterally outboard of the fire ring when said clamp is engaged at the upper edge of the fire ring.