Express barbeque with offset heat distributor and method of using same

An express barbeque for cooking food, comprising:

• a housing comprising a base and a lid with a cooking chamber enclosed therein;
• a cooking drawer slidably retractable from the housing, the cooking drawer comprising a front wall and a rear wall with an upper grill and a lower drip tray therebetween, the lower drip tray connected below the grill to catch drippings therefrom;
• and
• heat distributors positioned about the cooking chamber, each of the heat distributors comprising a perforated pipe shaped to receive heat from a heat source and a heat diverter positioned about the perforated pipe to pass the heat from the perforated pipe through the cooking chamber whereby cooking of the food is facilitated;
• wherein each of the heat diverters comprises plates defining an inlet and an outlet a distance from the inlet, the heat diverter positioned on the perforated pipe to receive the heat from perforations in the perforated pipe;
• wherein the heat diverters are not integral with the housing;
• wherein a portion of the perforated pipes and the corresponding heat diverters of at least one of the heat distributors is above the grill and another portion of the perforated pipes and the corresponding heat diverters of at least one other of the heat distributors is below the grill;
• and
• wherein a front of the base is positioned between the front wall and the rear wall of the cooking drawer with the upper grill and the lower drip tray extending through the front of the base, the cooking chamber being substantially closed as the drawer moves between a closed position and an open position.