Abstract: A patio table and outdoor barbecue combination in which a charcoal pit is positioned in the upper section of a table central, hollow-core pedestal, and can be covered when not in use by a lid flush with the upper surface of the table slab. The cooking griddle, charcoal plate, and ash-collecting bucket are held at successively space-apart levels by the inner wall of the pit-liner which has an inverted frusto-conical shape.

Abstract: A tubular extension member converts a covered barbecue having a base and a removable cover to a smoker type barbecue. The extension member provides a larger cooking chamber and supports a water supply pan for the addition of water vapour to the cooking atmosphere. The extension member includes an access door in the side thereof for adding fuel to the barbecue base or for adding water to the water supply pan.

Abstract: A sideburner assembly attaches to the legs of a barbecue grill and has a substantially flat top surface. The sideburner assembly has a base plate onto which a gas valve, a control knob, and a burner element are mounted. The burner element is mounted in a recessed portion of the base plate and is separated from the gas valve and control knob by a heat shield. The sideburner assembly also comprises a cover plate that has an opening for a cooking grate and an opening for the control knob. The cover plate and the openings in the cover plate are sized so that the top of the control knob and the top of the cooling grate are flush with the top surface of the cover plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable gas grill (10) supported on a cart (20) with sliding covers (210), pivoting cooking guards (31), a fire box (100) of both cast sides (120) and sheet metal ends (140) hung on the cart (20), with an internal support structure (160) supporting a plurality of sear bars (410) and a cooking grid (101), a plurality of burners (510), a grease collector (62) and a tank support means (910) with a scale (913,914,915) for a fuel tank (900).

Abstract: A cooking grill modified by a sleeve to convert the grill into a food smoker in which there is a sleeve of rolled form carried on the cooking grill to position a food supporting grill spaced from the source of heat, and providing handles on the sleeve in position to allow removal of the sleeve to free up access to the fuel in the cooking grill. The rolled form constitutes a kit and are adapted to extend the utility of the cooking grill for food smoking treatment.

Abstract: A gas barbecue that has a housing having a generally rectangular shape with opposing side and end walls, an open interior, an open top, gas control means, a cooking grill, a primary burner assembly located below the cooking grill, and an upper radiant burner. The upper radiant burner is positioned above the cooking grill and includes a tube burner and a radiating means. The radiating means has a perforated mesh with the tube burner positioned beneath the perforated mesh such that heat generated by the tube burner passes through holes in the perforated mesh thereby heating the perforated mesh and causing the mesh to generate and direct infrared radiant heat into the open interior of the barbecue. The holes in the perforated mesh help to enhance the heating of the radiating means and assist in the radiation of infrared heat into the open interior of the barbecue.

Abstract: A portable outdoor solid fueled cooking assembly including a metal shell with a pair of side walls and top and bottom opposing walls defining an interior combustion chamber. The cooking assembly also includes an air inlet protruding from a bottom portion of one of the side walls and a flue gas outlet detachably secured to the top wall. The flue gas outlet has a sliding damper mechanism attached thereto. The cooking assembly further includes an adjustable air register plate affixed to the air inlet and a removable, vertically adjustable ash and fuel pan entirely contained within the interior combustion chamber. A metal grill is removably supported inside the chamber. The grill has a grease drippings pan detachably secured to a portion thereof.

Abstract: An earthen kiln cooking pot comprising a pot body, a plurality of erection posts and a plurality of support columns, whereby in its application a pit is dug on the ground, the material so dug out is used to fill the erection posts and the support columns and to cover the surface of the pot body where the material is retained within the pot body by means of the retention wall while the ventilation tube is exposed outside the material; then the support columns are arranged around the circumference of the pit according to the size of the pot body, the erection posts are placed on the support columns, and the pot body is placed on the erection posts to complete the erection of the present invention; for cooking purpose a fuel is placed and burned within the pit to heat the pot body, the erection posts and the support columns as well as the material therein while by action of the ventilation tube on the pot body, the fuel is kept on burning, till the pot body, the erection posts and the support columns as well as

Abstract: A frame for a tabletop barbecue grill including a pair of supporting panels respectively mounted between legs of a frame of a tabletop barbecue grill, which can firmly and stably support a fire bowl of the tabletop barbecue grill and securely hold a removable ash catcher, whereby avoiding overturn thereof.

Abstract: A portable, fused essentially waterproof campfire is presented. The campfire has a trapezoidal cross-section with kindling, a firestick and a fuse located near the bottom center of the trapezoid. The fuse runs from the firestick to the outside of the campfire. Surrounding the firestick and kindling are increasingly larger sizes of wood, ranging from one inch in diameter to approximately 5 inches in diameter at the top. The campfire, once constructed, is entirely surrounded by a clear combustible material such as shrink wrap and a handle is attached. The shrink wrap not only keeps the campfire in its trapezoidal shape, it also keeps water from penetrating. The campfire is highly portable and easily started even under damp conditions. One simply lights the fuse, which ignites the firestick and kindling and the rest of the fire.

Abstract: A Grill-Unit is described, preferably for charcoal burning, with a coal duct with a vertical U cross sectional form and lateral air vents, a grease trap tray inserted into the ducts' outer walls, with tapering guide walls rising upward from the ducts' outer walls to form a cover. The upper portion of the cover has vertical air trap walls, which form a grid conduit upon the base of which the grating is located. The main points are, that two parallel with one another extended coal ducts (3) are arranged at the bottom of the Grill-Unit, and that both coal ducts sit in between a vertical back wall (1) and a removable front wall (20) parallel to the vertical wall. By removing the front wall during operation of the unit, access to the inner portion of the unit is possible if desired, for example the grease trap tray (11) may be emptied, spices and sauces may be brought in, and as well the coals may be stirred about, since they are also layed out in the coal duct box-form, in a special design.

Abstract: A barbeque grill assembly includes a body having a first annular wall with an inner side and an outer side, at least one positioning member fixedly mounted on the outer side of the first annular wall of the body, and a lid including a second annular wall detachably mounted on the first annular wall of the body and having at least one slot defined therein for receiving the positioning member.

Abstract: A portable cooking grill supported on support elements slidable on a series of rods driven into the ground and clamped thereto with eyebolts. In one embodiment, a rectangular enclosure open at the top and bottom surrounds a grill supported at an intermediate height to create a chimney effect aiding in cooking. The enclosure is assembled from separate panels without separate fasteners, and a top may be added to create an oven. In a second embodiment, two rods have forked clamping bars slidable thereon and clamped at a selected height with the eyebolts.

Abstract: A barbecue stove has optionally a grill (27), a cooking lid (26) and/or an open top (4) on a heater section (1). A stove door (15) on a door end (2) of the heater section is sized and shaped for receiving heater means such as wood, coal, charcoal, gas burners or electrical heating elements and select vapor-producing items. A chimney end (3) of the heater section has a barbecue oven (9) into which heat, smoke, oxidation vapors and/or water vapor generated in the heater section are directed for cooking meats and other foods selectively on designedly heat-circulation shelves (10) that are positional selectively. An oven door (23, 24, 25) provides entry to the barbecue oven from a design wall and/or walls. At a front of the heater section, a suspension rack (8) is extended vertically upward from the stove top for suspending pins, rotisseries, and other means for positioning meats and/or other foods above the heater section.

Abstract: An energy efficient high capacity rotary oven (10) comprising a main oven body enclosure (12) having an exhaust pipe (14). A shelf assembly (16) is mounted in a rotatable manner within the main oven body enclosure (12) between lateral side walls thereof, whereby the shelf assembly (16) will hold various foods to be cooked. A driver mechanism (18) is mounted on the main oven body enclosure (12) for rotating the shelf assembly (16). A gas burner system (20) is within the main oven body enclosure (12) below the shelf assembly (16). A cooking access system (22) is on the main oven body enclosure (12) in front of the shelf assembly (16), so that a person can open the cooking access system (22) to safely reach the food on the shelf assembly (16). A forced air circulation system (24) is on the main oven body enclosure (12).

Abstract: A gas-fired barbecue grill, comprising: a grill body integrally formed with at least one side element selected from the group comprising a side table and a base member of a side burner. In another embodiment, the grill comprises a grill body and first and second side elements selected from the group comprising a side table and a base member of a side burner, wherein a first piece of the grill comprises a first portion of the grill body integrally formed with the first side element, and a second piece of the grill comprises a second portion of the grill body integrally formed with the second side element, and further wherein the first and second pieces of the grill are secured together. In yet another embodiment, the grill comprises a grill body and first and second side elements selected from the group comprising a side table and a base member of a side burner, wherein the side elements are attached directly to the grill body.

Abstract: A portable and nestable grill having two generally conical shaped sections forming inverted conical housings removably joined together at the smaller ends forming a midsection or waist of reduced diameter. The upper conical shaped housing defines an upper grilling section for supporting a cooking grate near the upper end and a means for supporting charcoal or other solid fuel at the lower end of the upper housing forming the waist section. The lower conical shaped housing defines a charcoal starter/ash catcher base section. A plurality of apertures are sized, shaped, and positioned to provide sufficient draft to create a venturi effect at the position of the fuel support means to provide fast pre-ignition of the solid charcoal fuel and superior convective heat transfer for cooking. A vent ring having a plurality of apertures formed therein is sized and conically shaped to cover a portion of the charcoal starter/ash catcher.

Abstract: A cooking griddle for use in combination with an outdoor grill that consists of a flat metal sheet unitarily formed to include opposite side walls, a rear splash panel, and a transverse grease trough formed along the front edge which extends to a right angle bend that aids in proper seating of the griddle on the grill.

Abstract: An outdoor grill has a firebox positioned in a corner at the intersection of the sidewall and bottom of the grill. The firebox has a heat directing surface oriented at an angle to match the angle of the cooking rack which has a handle extending through the sidewall to position the cooking area of the cooking rack over the firebox. Supports are mounted on the bottom for adjusting the cooking rack to vary distance between the cooking area of the rack and the heat directing surface of the firebox. A second firebox with a vertically oriented heat directing surface heats one side of the rack while the first firebox heats the other side.

Abstract: A substantially smokeless cooker is disclosed. The cooker includes a housing having a cooking chamber therein. A first heating element including at least one resistive element is carried in the cooking chamber to supply heat directly to food positioned adjacent thereto for cooking thereof. A steam producing apparatus independent of the first heating element is provided for producing steam. The vapors in the steam are disposed for permeating the food to provide moisture thereto during the cooking thereof.

Abstract: A side table for a barbecue grill, comprising: a table member and means for rotatably supporting the table member on a vertical leg of the barbecue grill such that the table member is rotatable in horizontal plane about the vertical leg.

Abstract: An outdoor patio deck is outfitted with a metal grate having a central fire bowl. The fire bowl can be used as a barbecue pit or a campfire retainer. The metal grate dissipates the heat from the fire and prevents damage to the deck. A cooking chamber is created by the addition of a pair of racks, a spit, and a lid. An ash chute can be installed at the bottom of the fire bowl for high decks.

Abstract: A new Flameless Charcoal Side Burner System for providing a charcoal grill allowing a user to prepare food with an adjustable continuous charcoal heating source without flames singing the food or flaring toward the user. The inventive device includes a side burner structure for retaining charcoal, a lower grill structure, and an upper grill structure supporting the side burner structure.

Abstract: A diversified cooking appliance for use outdoors or indoors which can readily be transformed to perform all the cooking modes normally performed in conventional kitchen ovens. The main body of this invention comprises two separate chambers, the lower being stationary and the upper being separably hinged to the lower. Platforms of various materials can be placed in the lower chamber to facilitate various arts of cooking while withstanding cooking temperatures. A heat source consists of the two separate adjustable burners suspended in the upper chamber. Two cold air intake apertures are provided at each side of the base of the lower chamber, with the updrafted cold air being the driving force which stimulates the hot cooking temperatures. The air is subsequently deflected between the suspended burners and the heat deflecting baffle, thereby distributing evenly hot temperatures throughout the enclosure.

Abstract: The barbecue comprises a gridiron (3) and cooking means (10,11,12) arranged laterally below said gridiron. These cooking means comprise a blue flame gas burner (10), as well as a radiant grille (12) and a deflector flap (11) which are movable with respect to the burner (10). Adjustment of the position of the flap (11) and the grille (12) with respect to the burner (10) allows the cooking mode (convection/radiation) to be varied.

Abstract: A rotisserie assembly is disclosed that comprises brackets for holding a rotisserie unit. The brackets are universally adaptable so that they can be used to support a rotisserie unit on a variety of grill styles and models. The rotisserie assembly further includes a handle for a rotisserie rod and forks that attach to a rotisserie rod and support food thereupon.

Abstract: A barbecue cooker includes a bowl and a cover mounted to the bowl, the bowel having two ears diametrically disposed to an outer peripheral surface thereof, each of the ear having a curved upper surface, a vertical side and a horizontal side, the vertical side having a first flange extending therefrom and the horizontal side having a second flange extending therefrom, the first flange having a first plate extending perpendicularly from an outer edge thereof and the second flange having a second plate extending perpendicularly from an outer edge thereof so as to define a recess between the first flange, the second flange, the first plate, the second plate and an outer surface of the ear, a hole defined in each of the ears, a handgrip pivotally connected between the two holes of the ears such that the handgrip can be snugly received between the first plate and the outer surface of the ear when in a vertical position and snugly received between the second plate and the outer surface of the ear when in a horizonta

Abstract: A portable barbecue grill assembly can be readily attached to the trailer receiver hitch of a motor vehicle and cantilevered therefrom to allow the assembly to be taken freely anywhere. The apparatus includes a principal support arm projecting horizontally outwardly from the rear of the vehicle and an upturned portion, to which an ash saucer is attached, and bolts therethrough anchor a kettle-type barbecue grill having a removable dome-shaped cover. Two food preparation and serving tables are attached to table supporting arms connected to the principal supporting arm below the ash saucer. The table tops, table supporting arms, and ash saucer are readily attachable and detachable by means of snap fastener pins.

Abstract: A charcoal barbecue having a layer of aluminum foil covered a rectangular corrugated box is forming an outer of the charcoal barbecue. The bottom portion of one side thereof is cut to form two door panels and can be opened into a ventilation orifice, inner side of said box with an aluminum foil and a partition rack positioned at the top portion of said box. Smoke-free charcoals are arranged in the top of the rack and a bulge is disposed in a corrugated board for fixing the top of said smoke-free charcoals. Two sides smoke-free charcoals. Two sides of the corrugated board are disposed with oil-absorbing paper and a rectangular fixing board is positioned at the top of said smoke-free charcoals. An inverted `U` shape barbecue mesh is engaged with the top of the corrugated box.

Abstract: A unique outdoor full function cooking appliance including a cart, a grill fixedly mounted on the cart and having a hemispherical body and a lid, two ring burners one disposed within the other, mounted within the hemispherical body, a flame tamer arranged within the hemispherical body and located above the two ring burners, a supporting mount fitted in a central portion of the flame tamer, a circular disc, and a cooking wire grid mounted with the hemispherical body and located above the supporting mount, whereby the cooking appliance combines the functions of barbecue gas grill, stove and oven in one unit thereby enabling it to be used with other cooking wares for making soup, sauce, frying dishes, and vegetable in addition to barbecuing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved charcoal starter that employs a unique charcoal release system which permits the charcoal to be deposited into a barbecue through the bottom thereby eliminating the splashing of lighted ashes. The charcoal starter device uses wadded paper or other readily combustible, non-polluting material as a fire starter. The device has a housing having an inner and outer surface surrounding a central space open on the top and bottom. A heat shield is attached to the outer surface of the housing. A handle is attached to the heat shield. The housing has a plurality of apertures adjacent to the bottom of the housing. The unique release system employs a central post having a slidable push-bar wrapped around it. A two ended spring is positioned with one end below the push-bar and the other at the flared portion of the central post. The central post is portioned in the center of the inner space and connected to the inner surface of the housing by support bars.

Abstract: An assembly for mounting a barbecue grill and a cooking related device such as an additional grill, burner or table top, to a support structure such as a post or cart. The mounting device is especially suitable for gas barbecue grills and allows for various size grill units to be combined whether the two units are of the same size or different sizes. In one embodiment, only a single grill is utilized, and the area adjacent the grill is used as a working surface. In another embodiment, a single grill unit is employed, and the support surface adjacent the grill has an auxiliary burner. The mounting assembly is fabricated from few parts and permits ease of installation.

Abstract: An activity monitor for a gas cooker or grill which monitors activity with a motion detector. When the grill has not been used for a preselected time period, the gas supply is automatically shut off to avoid fire hazard and/or wasting of fuel. An adjustable timer is used to activate the automatic shut off of the gas supply only after no motion has been detected for a preselected time period. A default timer value can be used when the grill is initially activated. If motion is detected prior to gas supply shut off, then the timer is reset to zero. Motion detection is accomplished by one or more methods including a lid position sensor to detect when the grill lid is moved between the open and the closed position a motion detector which monitors switch usage to detect activity, and vibration or movement monitors.

Abstract: The apparatus is multifunctional in that it can be transported, readily and safely, from place to place by means of a vehicle. The transportable barbecue apparatus is detachably attachable to a land vehicle having connection means at the rear thereof, such as a receiver hitch on the rear bumper. The apparatus comprises a barbecue cooker and an support arm, most preferably an articulated support arm, having an inner end portion whereby the arm can be detachably secured at its inner end portion to the connection means so that the apparatus is held above ground level at the rear of the vehicle. Preferably, when the arm is detachably secured in this manner, the arm projects rearwardly from the vehicle in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the rear bumper. The apparatus, supported by the arm, can be utilized with a stand whereby it becomes a stand alone barbecue cooker.

Abstract: In an outdoor gas grill having a grill bowl, a pair of support brackets supporting the grill bowl, a pair of side tables, a grease tray and four cart legs each having a hole at an upper end thereof, the support brackets each being a generally H-shaped member having two vertical pillars and a beam formed between the two vertical pillars, the beam being an elongated member having a plurality of ventilation openings, the elongated member being formed at a top with a pair of inwardly extending shoulders for supporting the grill bowl and at a bottom with a pair of inwardly extending lugs for receiving the grease tray, each of the legs having a lower end provided with a spring-loaded ball adapted to engage with the hole of a respective cart leg.

Abstract: An attachment for a kettle portable barbecue grill which apparatus serves to provide a fixed tray or shelf extending horizontally from the rear edge of the top of the kettle's bowl. The attachment does not modify the grill per se, and is attached to its exterior at three places: at two spread apart points along the front wheel axle and to the rear handle or rear "lip" of the bowl. The attachment includes a generally U-shaped frame that includes two arm sections that straddle the grill and extend at about 50 degrees to the horizontal from the front axle to which they are affixed. The arms extend upwardly and rearwardly to the rear of the top of the bowl. These arms are then bent to be horizontal and run parallel to one another for a short distance to serve to support the surface of the tray or shelf and are then turned toward one another and united to form a rear handle. The frame includes a cross member at the front of the shelf and means for attaching that member to the rear handle or "lip" of the bowl.

Abstract: A gas barbecue having a rectangular body, gas control means, a cooking grill, and a burner assembly. The burner assembly includes an elongate tube burner and a generally L-shaped tube burner having a primary tube member and a secondary tube member intersecting the primary tube member thereby forming the general L shape. The free end of the secondary tube member is positioned in close proximity to the elongate tube burner such that the ignition of the elongate tube burner causes cross-ignition of the L-shaped tube burner when gas is supplied thereto.

Abstract: A device for concentrating and conserving a fuel source in a cooking appliance is provided. The cooking appliance has a fuel supporting surface, an appliance side wall about the fuel supporting surface and a cooking surface supported substantially between the side wall and above the fuel supporting surface. The cooking surface receives food items to be cooked. The device comprises a free-standing fuel concentrating apparatus supported solely upon the fuel supporting surface for selectively concentrating the fuel source beneath at least a portion of the cooking surface. The concentrating apparatus creates a plurality of fuel enclosures such that loading at least two of the fuel enclosures and the ignition and combustion of the fuel source within one of these loaded fuel enclosures saves ignition and combustion of the fuel source located within any adjacent fuel source area.

Abstract: A heating system for barbecue grills and other gas appliances is disclosed, the system having a U-shaped tubular burner and shield. The system may also include a radiant material disposed at or below the level of the burner.

Abstract: A barbecue grill for cooking food includes: a firebox, the firebox including angled lower walls for draining liquids coming from the food; a grease channel, connected to the lower portion of the firebox, for directing grease outside of the firebox; a cover pivotally attached to the firebox; a cooking surface removably placed at the top of the firebox and securely held therein. Also provided in certain and alternate embodiments of the invention are one or more gas burners mounted in any of several orientations within the firebox, an electric cooking plate, a rotisserie, and a retaining means for securing a fuel supply tank.

Abstract: A cooking appliance, such as a gas grill, includes a cooking pit, at least one radiant gas burner on a side wall of the pit, a receptacle for collecting liquid and cooking juices, and a bottom assembly which is heat-retaining and permeable with respect to the liquids flowing toward the collecting receptacle. The cooking appliance further includes a water spray assembly which allows steam cooking.

Abstract: A protective guard for an outdoor grill is provided, comprising a support strip and a plurality of protective spars. The support strip conforms to the outer perimeter of the grill's kettle, and is mounted onto the kettle, generally horizontal to the ground. The protective spars are connected to the support strip, and suspend downward from the support strip towards the ground, along the outer surface of the kettle. The apparatus provides a lightweight, removable barrier around the kettle, to prevent humans or household pets from coming into contact with the hot outer surface of the kettle. The apparatus is simple in design, with relatively few parts, and is easy to manufacture. The apparatus is also easy to assemble, and can be modified to fit any of a number of different sizes or shapes of barbecue grills, as an add-on accessory.

Abstract: A portable, charcoal-burning heater for out-of-door use comprises a body with a lid. Inside the body is a charcoal-supporting grill above a pull-out ash drawer and a cooking grill above the charcoal-supporting grill. Both grills rest on ledges that also provide structural support to preserve the shape of the body after prolonged, repeated use. Vents on the ends of the body and in the lid enable air to flow across the coals. Insulated handles for the lid and body, an insulated, recessed drawer and insulated feet prevent injury and damage from heat to the user or the surface on which the heater is placed.

Abstract: A disposable flexible foil product placed on a barbecue grill comprises a sheet of metal foil with rectangular vents (15). The pattern consists of two sets of vents equally offset from the center with a space in the middle (17). The pattern is repeated longitudinally with a central divider (16) between patterns. The foil has a flat bottom surface. The foil is dispensable either from a roll or it is packaged in flat sheets or pans, having a scored line spaced in from the edge to allow for manual upturning of the edges.

Abstract: An energy-efficient barbecue grill includes an insulated top for retaining heat within the cooking area and a drain to remove grease from the cooking surface of the grill. A preferred embodiment of the grill is provided with an electric heat source.

Abstract: A smokeless grill suitable for use upon a conventional gas or electric range in which a lower base element is of shorter longitudinal dimension than a mating cover element which defines a transversely extending horizontal opening adapted to be positioned directly over a gas or electric heating element or burner. Heat emanating from the burner rises under convection as well as radiation to enter the opening and heat air enclosed by the cover. The heated air circulates in a continuous loop between the base element and the cover element to cook food supported upon a grill element disposed therebetween, the configuration of the grill allowing the heated air to pass both above and below the grill. Because no air is introduced into the device, the food cooks essentially without burning or smoking, and all combustion occurs externally of the interconnected base element and cover element.

Abstract: A barbecue grill cart assembly is disclosed, the assembly having a plurality of legs which are partially fastened together at their lower ends by a shelf and secured at their upper ends by a grill containment surface. The upper grill containment surface has a rectangular middle section with a portion removed for receiving a grill, and at least one side shelf extending towards the front of the grill cart assembly at an angle greater than 0.degree..

Abstract: A foldable outdoor cooking device having wall assemblies which are hinged and foldable and when erected form an enclosure. Hangers are detachably securable to the enclosure to support a cooking grill above the enclosure. The device may be used with gaseous fuels or may be positioned on a pan so wood or charcoal may be used as a fuel. The grill has handles which may be extended to assist the user in moving the grill.

Abstract: The present invention relates to leg enhancements for barbecue grills (10) and specifically to a leg mounting element (100) for interconnecting each leg (6) to the cooking chamber (8) and a support assembly (200) for interconnecting the legs (6) to one another (6).

Abstract: A grease deflector assembly for use with a grill for cooking food, which grease deflector assembly includes an elongated slat of a noncombustible material for each row of heating elements of the grill. The length of each of the slats is at least equal to that of the corresponding row of heating elements and each slat extends downward at an angle from substantially the underside of a support element for the food to a position adjacent and spaced from at least the corresponding row of heating elements. Each slat also overlies the corresponding row of heating elements to prevent drippings from the food from touching the row of heating elements while providing an unobstructed path for radiant energy from the heating element to the food. The invention is usable with all types of grills including charcoal grills, gas grills and electric grills.