Abstract: An electric cooking apparatus comprises a base (1) in the form of a frame defining a hollow internal region (6), a vessel (2) adapted to rest on the base in that internal region, an electric heating resistance (3) disposed above the vessel, a cooking grill (4) disposed above the resistance (3) and adapted to receive food to be grilled, and a thermal regulator (10) mounted in series with the electric heating resistance (3) and operating in a predetermined switching temperature range. A thermostatic safety switch (11) is disposed in the base and mounted in series with the heating resistance (3) and operates at a fixed switching temperature below the minimum temperature of that range and permits detecting, by thermal conduction, abnormal increases of the temperature of the vessel (2) and cuts off as needed the electrical supply of the electric heating resistance (3).