Abstract: A grilling appliance, includes a vertical impaling member of thermally-conductive material mounted vertically within a grilling compartment for impaling a food article to be grilled; a rotary drive for rotating the vertical impaling member about a vertical axis; a heater located within the vertical impaling member for heating the interior of the food article to be grilled; and a heater located laterally of the vertical impaling member for heating the exterior of the food article to be grilled.