Abstract: A smoking and basting lid including its own smoking unit that holds a smoke producing substance in a capsule of the lid which allows the lid to smoke a food covered by the lid.

Abstract: A retaining device for trussing and cooking fowl and a method for utilizing the same. The device is adaptable to fowl of differing sizes and can easily and quickly truss, for example, chickens, turkeys, ducks, game hens, and other waterfowl that can be cooked and consumed. The device includes a main body having a pair of leg cradles formed in a plate adapted to be disposed adjacent a rear end of the fowl. A pair of wing locks are adjustably connected to the main body and include wing pins located at an end thereof which are adapted to be passed through a portion of the fowl wing and hold it firmly against the fowl body in order to allow even cooking and provide an excellent presentation of the fowl. The device is reusable and therefore environmentally friendly.