Abstract: The improved food roasting and basting device of the present invention includes a fire box with spit spaced above it and a basting unit spaced above the spit. The non-clogging basting unit includes a hollow, preferably elongated and cylindrical container with spaced aperture extending therethrough and means, such as a motor, for rotation of the container around an axis generally parallel to the spit. The spit can also be rotated, if desired, and a separate motor can be used, or a belt and pulley assembly can be employed, to rotate both the spit and basting container at the same or different speeds. The apertures in the basting container can be arranged in a spiral pattern and can be partially or fully closed, and the container can be divided internally into separate compartments for dispensing separate basting materials.