Electric grill-grillpan with adjustable cooking surfaces

An electric grill, comprising:

• a primary unit defining a first cooking surface;
• an adjustable grillpan defining a second cooking surface, said second cooking surface being smaller in size than said first cooking surface and slidably seated thereon to allow for simultaneous, yet separate, use of said first and said second surfaces during cooking;
• an internal heating element housed within said primary unit;
• temperature regulating means for regulating the temperature of said first cooking surface;
• and
• a unitary base structure comprising four legs each positioned at a corner of a horizontally disposed platform frame, said horizontally disposed frame being open in the center and bounded on three sides by a vertically disposed shallow retainer wall, said shallow retainer wall having curved corners,
• wherein the primary cooking unit of the grill is secured while cooking.

An electric grill, comprising:

• a primary unit defining a first cooking surface;
• a detachable grillpan defining a second cooking surface, said primary unit being adapted to accommodate lateral sliding of said grillpan over said first cooking surface;
• an internal heating element housed within said primary unit;
• temperature regulating means for regulating the temperature of said first cooking surface;
• wherein the detachable grillpan comprising the second cooking surface may be placed within the primary unit thereby dividing the first cooking surface and forming three distinct cooking surfaces on which different food items may be simultaneously, yet separately cooked.