How to Grill a Whole Lamb

METHOD: Rotisserie grilling

ADVANCE PREPARATION: 4 to 12 hours for marinating the meat (optional); 1 hour for attaching lamb to the turnspit

Spit-roasted lamb is found throughout the Mediterranean, but for my money, no one does it better than the Greeks. They’ve certainly had practice. Greeks have been roasting lamb this way since the time of Homer.

Spit-roasted lamb makes a terrific centerpiece to a cook-out. It’s not hard to do in your backyard, and few sights (or aromas or tastes) have more wow power. But where do you find a rotisserie large enough to handle the lamb? I go to my local party rental supply house.