Electric broiler

A removable heating module for an electric broiler, said broiler comprising a housing, a cooking chamber in the housing, a cooking surface in the cooking chamber, an upper heat source in the cooking chamber above the cooking surface, a lower heat source in the cooking chamber below the cooking surface, a module holder on the housing for holding said removable module, and an electrical circuit for providing electrical power to the upper and lower heat sources, said electrical circuit including at least one quick connect/disconnect connector on the housing, said removable heating module comprising:

• an electric heating element;
• and
• a quick connect/disconnect connector for quick electrical connection and disconnection of said electric heating element to and from said quick connect/disconnect connector on the housing;
• wherein
• said removable heating module being movable from a first position in which the heating module is in the module holder and the heating element is operable to heat the cooking chamber to a second position in which the heating module is removed from the module holder to permit replacement of the module with a replacement module,
• said heating module comprises a frame holding said heating element, the frame of the heating module being channel-shaped, with a bottom of the channel serving as a connecting portion for holding the heating element;
• further comprising a key system component on the frame for preventing operation of the heating module at a location on the module holder not suited for that heating module.