Abstract: A barbecuing and smoking device for smoking and cooking meats and other foods. The device includes a housing having a base, a removable lid, at least one food rack mounted within the housing and a chimney mounted to the lid. A heat source, preferably an electrical heating element, is mounted to a heat shield and positioned in the base. A container for a smoke producing substance such as wood chips is slidably mounted in the housing above the heating element and horizontally removable from the housing through an opening in the base for replenishment of the wood chips.