Abstract: The skewer rack system for simultaneously cooking several shish kebabs on a barbecue grill, brazier, boiler or in an oven includes a rectangular frame having a pair of opposed panels. A plurality of spaced openings for receiving the tips of skewers is formed in one panel. The other panel includes a plurality of notches in its upper edge. A portion of each skewer adjacent its end lies in a notch registered with the opening in which the tip of the skewer is received. A keeper rod is pivotally mounted at the rear of the notched panel and is rotated to bear against portions of each skewer which extend beyond the notched panel to retain the skewers in place. The keeper rod includes a proximal depending leg having an interned bight which engages the underside of the notched panel to lock the keeper rod in place. The rack may be flipped over for cooking both sides of the shish kebabs.