Electric barbecue grill

An electric barbecue arrangement comprising:

• cooking vessel means with food support means associated therewith and having an open top defined by an outer lip and a generally centrally disposed portion inwardly of said lip;
• housing means, including a hollow member connected to said cooking vessel means at said centrally disposed portion;
• electric heating means, including heating element means mechanically mounted on said hollow member and electrical cord means disposed within said hollow member for protection, said heating element means further including a first, radially inwardly disposed heating element loop for use in a first cooking mode and a second heating element loop disposed radially outwardly of said first heating element loop for use in a second cooking mode;
• grill work means mounted in said vessel means for supporting a refractory bed adjacent and in heat exchange relationship with said heating element means;
• and electrical control means for said heating element means disposed in said hollow member to be thermally protected from heat emanating from said heating element means and said refractory bed, said control means including means for selectively energizing the first and second heating element loops whereby to accomplish cooking by either the first or second mode.