Abstract: A barbecue oven including a housing containing a rotatable meat holder, a fire shield beneath the rotatable meat holder, at least one fluid containing compartment above the fire shield, a foraminated tray beneath the fire shield for supporting a desired wood to produce smoke for flavoring the meat, means beneath the foraminated tray for supporting combustion, and flues above the rotatable meat support providing communication between the interior of the housing and the atmosphere. The above described parts are arranged in relatively close relation to each other to provide the optimum smoke, heat and moisture for cooking the meat, whereby a large quantity of meat may be cooked with optimum flavor in a minimum length of time.