Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a vessel or bowl that has a plurality of openings circumferentially-spaced around a central vertical axis with the support structure for the bowl including a plurality of identical legs and an ash catcher. The ash catcher is designed such that one end portion of each leg is received into a slot and the other end portion is received into the opening and receives wing nuts so that the unit can be assembled without the use of any tools.

Abstract: An electric barbecue grill comprises a cooking vessel and a housing connected centrally thereof. Electric heating means are provided and include a heating elements mechanically mounted on a hollow member of the housing in relative positions for different cooking modes and an electrical cord disposed in the hollow member for protection. A grillwork is provided for supporting a refractory bed adjacent the heating element unit, and electric controls for selectively energizing the heating elements for different cooking modes are disposed in the hollow member to be thermally protected from heat emanating from the heating element unit and the refractory bed.