Abstract: A barbecue oven comprising a barbecue compartment having a door hingedly mounted in a door opening in a front wall of the compartment and spaced from a top and bottom wall thereof. A heating unit is provided in the barbecue compartment and having an elongate heat-radiating surface disposed the side walls and positioned between a top edge of the door opening and the top wall to radiate heat downwardly towards a spit turret in the compartment. The spit turret is drivingly secured in the compartment between the side walls and disposed in the path of radiation of the radiating surface. Drive means is provided to rotate the turret. A liquid collecting tray is provided in at least a portion of the bottom wall below the spit turret to collect hot liquids dripping from foodstuff supported by the spit turret.