Portable electric grill having a domed lid and method of use

A method for cooking with a portable electric grill, the method comprising,

• receiving a food product on a grill, the grill interfacing with a basin, the basin having a cavity and a support;
• covering the grill with a double walled dome lid that includes a dome lid inner wall and a dome lid outer wall, wherein the dome lid inner wall and dome lid outer wall are joined at a base of the double walled dome lid, further wherein the base interfaces with the basin to form a cooking chamber;
• receiving a cooking input at a temperature controlling component that includes a first heating element and a second heating element, wherein the first heating element is radially disposed about an exterior surface of the dome lid inner wall and the heating element positioned within the dome lid outer wall, and the second heating element is disposed within the basin cavity;
• and
• heating the cooking chamber with at least one of the first heating element and the second heating element so that the food product is uniformly cooked.