A professional who prepares, seasons, and barbecues pork, beef, chicken, and other types of meat. Respnsibilities include:

• Builds fire in pit below spit, using hickory wood or other fuel to obtain bed of live coals, or regulates gas or electric heat.
• Secures meat on spit which is slowly turned by hand or electric motor to cook meat uniformly.
• Seasons meat and bastes it frequently during roasting.
• May kill and dress animals or fowls or purchase meat from vendors.
• When cooking whole pigs, may be designated Cook, Roast Pig.