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This is probably something for spit cooking, but looks like it could have been an amazing torture device lol

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[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago (3 children)

100% spit cooking. The bit on the left screws into the rotating part. The other two pieces slide onto the shaft and are meant to hold the meat in place.

Definitely looks like a Klingon sex device though.

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Klingon sex device

Definitely sounds like indie band name

[–] OddFed@feddit.de 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

https://lemmy.world/post/10463914

At least a few episodes anyway (e.g. #2)

[–] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Definitely looks like a Klingon sex device though.

Well one way or another ... It gets used for spit roasting.

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 18 points 1 year ago

Definitely spit cooking, alternatively can be used for fencing.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks like. A shawarma rack / spindle.

The pointy things hold the meat wad

[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I used to remove this from my mom's oven, adjust the spikes and pretend they were a sword ward. She didn't roast many chickens in the oven so never scolded me :)

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

That's a spit for a rotisserie.

A rotary mount (like for chicken) to be hold near a grill

[–] PeroBasta@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Picaña sword.

[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, not sure what kind one that size is but my air fryer has the same type of getup for toasting chickens on a smaller scale. Probably threaded into a motor on the one end to keep it spinning.