The origin of the barbecue spit has been traced to the smokejack that was popular in Europe during the Renaissance. It is uncertain whether the smokejack was invented in Switzerland or Italy. A famous Renaissance cookbook contained sketches of...

A spit is a long solid rod used to hold food while it is being cooked over a fire in a fireplace or over a campfire, or roasted in an oven. Spits are generally used for cooking large joints of meat or entire animals such as pigs, turkeys, goats or...

KITCHEN TECHNICIAN Rotisserie cooking is nothing to spit at By SANFORD D'AMATO Special to the Journal Sentinel Sunday, August 10, 2003 Rotisserie cooking is one of the oldest forms of outdoor cooking. In its simplest form, it is taking a...

THE SPITS are the partially retarded stepchildren of a back alley encounter involving the Ramones and Devo. They rock, and they are funny as shit. They seriously want to kick out the rock and avoid the crybaby whining, but they also want to...

The Krause family can retain its bragging rights, but its claim to be a cherry-pit-spitting dynasty may be under siege by a 17-year-old girl.Rick "Pellet Gun" Krause repeated as winner of the International Cherry Spitting Championship, held Saturday at the Tree-Mendus Fruit cherry orchard in...

Residents were reminded again: Spitting must stop, starting now.With the 2008 Beijing Olympics less than 500 days away, officials say they are prepared to take harsh measures against people who spit in public if appeals do not work."Very soon you will see action to stop...