An apparatus for vacuum tumbling and barbecuing food includes a barbecue and a vacuum tumbling container which fits inside the barbecue. The vacuum tumbling container has a vacuum valve. In an embodiment, the vacuum tumbling container is affixed to a rotatable connector of the barbecue. In another embodiment, the barbecue includes an enclosure which alternately accepts a vacuum tumbling container or food for cooking on the barbecue. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a divider for partitioning the barbecue into subchambers, each suitable for holding a vacuum tumbling container or a cooking grate. In another embodiment the vacuum tumbling container also functions as a pressure cooker.
