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home made ball oven.

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just saw the alley cat ball oven on ebay, the seller has a link to his website.

Watch some of his youtube video's and it looks like he built it out of an electric heating fan and a rotiserrie base. I see it doesn't have as many features like the manufactured ones (no absorbant pad to pick up oil) but it may have potential.

what do you guys think? I would worry (and caution) that home made heating elements run a risk but if you had the oven in a safe area not prone to fire, this could be a way to afford a ball oven.
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That thing worries me. The ball is not rotating and the radiant heat stays on one spot the whole time, regardless of the fan inside moving the air around.
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I see it rotating, but its only rotating around the vertical axis.
The bottom of the ball stays put, heating isnt even.
You get what you pay for.
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MegaMav wrote:I see it rotating, but its only rotating around the vertical axis.
The bottom of the ball stays put,
You get what you pay for.
I noticed that also. I still like innovative's 2 ball unit with the rollers more, but I think Brunswick unit had the same set up as this guy where is only rotated around the vertical axis. I would assume the rollers did a better job of removing more oil but didn't know how significant it was.
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