Hooded Cyprus Spit Stainless Steel Review | Outdoor Central

If you love the Cyprus grill style of cooking but want something that looks cleaner in an alfresco area, packs away neatly, and gives you more control over heat, the Outdoor Central Hooded Cyprus Spit Stainless Steel is built for exactly that. It takes the traditional Cyprus setup, three main skewers plus smaller skewers and grills, and adds a stainless steel hood that changes how you cook. Close it and you trap heat like an oven. Leave it open and it works as a windbreak while you grill over charcoal.

This review covers what makes this hooded Cyprus spit different, who it suits best, and why it has become a go to option for cooks who want a tidy, versatile charcoal setup that still delivers proper smoky flavour.

What This Product Is

The Outdoor Central Hooded Cyprus Spit is a freestanding stainless steel Cyprus grill with a hood and a multi skewer cooking system.

Key features at a glance:

• Stainless steel hood for faster, oven style cooking

• Three main skewers in a straight line, 8 mm thick

• 11 secondary skewers, 5 mm thick

• Two 15 kg variable speed motors

• Height adjustment for main 3 skewers

• 2 stainless steel grills for everyday charcoal BBQ cooking

• Mild steel charcoal pan for easier clean up and longer chassis life

• Packs away neatly with the hood down

Who This Hooded Cyprus Spit Suits Best

This unit is a great fit if you want the Cyprus cooking style but prefer a more refined, organised setup.

It is ideal for people who:

• Cook under a covered alfresco and want a neater looking unit

• Want to speed up cooks by trapping heat with a hood

• Like cooking gyros, picanha, kokoretsi, chicken, pork, and lamb

• Want rotisserie style cooking plus normal charcoal grilling in one unit

• Need a freestanding spit that packs away neatly between cooks

The Hood Is The Big Difference

Most Cyprus spits cook completely open. That is great for traditional results, but it can be slower, and wind can make heat management harder.

With this model, the stainless steel hood changes the game.

How you can use it

• Hood Closed: Traps heat to speed up cooking and intensify smoke, similar to oven style roasting over charcoal

• Hood Open: Acts as a practical windbreak so your coals stay more stable while you grill

This makes the unit easier to run in changing weather, and it gives you more control when cooking thicker cuts or larger loads.

Triple Skewer Straight Line Design For Even Cooking

This model uses three primary skewers in line, which is ideal for even heat exposure and balanced cooks.

Because the skewers sit in a straight line, you can load different proteins and get consistent results across all three. It works especially well for:

• Gyros cooked across the outer skewers

• Picanha spread across all three skewers

• Kokoretsi and other traditional Cyprus style roasts

• Chicken and pork cooks where even browning matters

The primary skewers are 8 mm thick stainless steel, which helps them stay solid under load and maintain consistent rotation.

Two Motors With Variable Speed Control

The Outdoor Central hooded Cyprus includes two 15 kg variable speed motors. Variable speed is a practical feature because different foods benefit from different rotation rates. A larger gyro cook may suit a slower speed, while smaller items can handle slightly faster rotation.

For entertaining, having separate powered rotation helps keep the cook consistent and reduces the chance of hot spots drying one side of the meat.

Height Adjustable Skewers Make Fire Control Easier

Parrilla cooks use height to control heat. A Cyprus spit benefits from the same concept.

This unit offers height adjustment for:

• The primary skewers

That means you can lift food away from the fire if the coals spike, or drop it lower to push browning and bark. It makes cooking more forgiving, especially for newer users.

Kebab Skewers And Grills For Full Meal Cooking

The 11 secondary skewers expand what you can cook in one session. This is the part that turns the Cyprus spit from a single roast tool into an entertaining station.

Use the secondary skewers for:

• Kebabs and veggies

• Chicken wings

• Smaller cuts for appetisers

• Quick snacks while the main roast cooks

You also get two stainless steel grills, so it doubles as a normal charcoal BBQ for sausages, chops, steaks, and everyday meals.

The Charcoal Pan Helps Clean Up And Protects The Unit

The included mild steel charcoal pan does two important jobs.

Why it matters

• Makes ash clean up faster

• Reduces wear and heat stress on the chassis, helping prolong the life of the unit

This is one of those practical features that you appreciate after a few weekends of cooking.

Storage And Pack Away Benefits

If you cook in an alfresco area, appearance and storage matter. This unit closes down neatly with the hood, which helps it look tidier when it is not in use. It is a good option for people who want a Cyprus spit that feels more organised and less like a permanent backyard fixture.

Final Verdict

The Outdoor Central Stainless Steel Hooded Cyprus Spit is a smart upgrade on the traditional Cyprus grill style. The stainless hood gives you more heat control, speeds up cooking when closed, and improves stability when wind is a factor. The straight line triple skewer design keeps cooking even, the variable speed motors give you flexibility, and the secondary skewers plus grills make it easy to cook a full spread in one session.

If you want a Cyprus spit that looks neater in an alfresco area, packs away nicely, and still delivers proper charcoal flavour, this is one of the best all round options in the Outdoor Central range.