A barbecue support assembly for a barbecue grill 24 having two sides, a front, a back and a cooking surface, the barbecue support assembly 20 supporting a food retention device 22, 158, 170 at a preselected height above the cooking surface 24 of the grill, the food retention 22, 158, 170 device being cantilevered over the cooking surface 24 of the grill, comprising: at least two vertical uprights 49 horizontally spaced apart between the sides of the grill, said vertical uprights 49 having a front side and a rear side; at least one upper transverse bar 44 extending between said vertical uprights 49 and attached to the rear side of said vertical uprights 49; at least one lower transverse bar 46 extending between said vertical uprights 49 and attached to the front side of said vertical uprights 49, said lower bar 46 positioned vertically below said upper transverse bar 44; an aperture 30 created by the vertical space between said upper and lower transverse bars 44, 46; characterized in that the barbecue assembly comprises a leg assembly 300 having a rotatable and removable leg member 306, the leg assembly 300 including a vertical sleeve 301 and the leg member 306 including a bottom insert post 308 rotatably engaged by a lower end 303 of said vertical sleeve 301 and a top insert post 312 rotatably engaged by an upper end 302 of said vertical sleeve 301; and, wherein said food retention device 22, 158, 170 having at least one prong 32, 160 capable of insertion into said aperture 30 such that said food retention device 22, 158, 170 is cantilevered over said grill, said upper transverse bar 44 preventing upward rotation of said prong of said food support device and said lower transverse bar 46 preventing downward rotation of said prong 32, 160 of said food support device 22, 158, 170 such that the food support device 22, 158, 170 is cantilevered generally horizontally over said cooking surface 24. at least two vertical uprights 49 horizontally spaced apart between the sides of the grill, said vertical uprights 49 having a front side and a rear side; at least one upper transverse bar 44 extending between said vertical uprights 49 and attached to the rear side of said vertical uprights 49; at least one lower transverse bar 46 extending between said vertical uprights 49 and attached to the front side of said vertical uprights 49, said lower bar 46 positioned vertically below said upper transverse bar 44; an aperture 30 created by the vertical space between said upper and lower transverse bars 44, 46; characterized in that the barbecue assembly comprises a leg assembly 300 having a rotatable and removable leg member 306, the leg assembly 300 including a vertical sleeve 301 and the leg member 306 including a bottom insert post 308 rotatably engaged by a lower end 303 of said vertical sleeve 301 and a top insert post 312 rotatably engaged by an upper end 302 of said vertical sleeve 301; and, wherein said food retention device 22, 158, 170 having at least one prong 32, 160 capable of insertion into said aperture 30 such that said food retention device 22, 158, 170 is cantilevered over said grill, said upper transverse bar 44 preventing upward rotation of said prong of said food support device and said lower transverse bar 46 preventing downward rotation of said prong 32, 160 of said food support device 22, 158, 170 such that the food support device 22, 158, 170 is cantilevered generally horizontally over said cooking surface 24.