Barbecue oven

Claim 1

A barbecuing oven, for barbecuing meat, which comprises: A. an essentially gastight housing, including front, side, rear, and top insulated walls and a floor; 1. said housing including a firebox at one end; 2. an air inlet in the wall of said housing in communication with said firebox; 3. a barbecuing chamber at the other end, said barbecuing chamber being in communication with said firebox; a. said barbecuing chamber being spaced away from the vertical axis of said firebox and vertically spaced above said firebox; b. said barbecuing chamber containing a support rack for said meat, said support rack being spaced vertically above the floor of said barbecuing chamber; c. said floor of said barbecuing chamber being inclined downwardly in the direction of said firebox to direct meat drippings into said firebox to wet the coals in said firebox and facilitate formation of smoke; 4. an exhaust flue in communication with said barbecuing chamber; 5. combustion control means for controlling combustion in said firebox to allow for unattended operation of said barbecue oven, comprising; a. a damper in operative relation with said air inlet, said damper which when in closed position, effectively seals said air inlet and when in full open position allows free flow of air through said air inlet means for opening and closing said damper in small increments to effect a limited and uniform flow of air through said air inlet; and b. a damper in said exhaust flue, said damper which, in closed position, effectively seals said flue, and when in full open position, allows free flow of gases through said flue, said second damper being manipulatable to partially open and close said flue to control the flow of gases through said flue.