An electric grill, comprising: a housing; a heating element positioned within the housing; a mounting bracket affixed to the housing, the mounting bracket including: a front surface having an elongated slot; a back surface spaced apart from and located opposite the front surface, the back surface being generally open, the back surface including a plurality of flanges (261, 262, 263, 264), the mounting bracket affixed to the housing via the plurality of flanges (261, 262, 263, 264); a top surface extending between the front surface and the back surface; a bottom surface spaced apart from and located opposite the top surface, the bottom surface extending between the front surface and the back surface; a left surface extending between the front surface and the back surface; a right surface spaced apart from and located opposite the left surface, the right surface extending between the front surface and the back surface; and a hollow space defined by the front surface, the back surface, the top surface, the bottom surface, the left surface, and the right surface; and an electronic controller removably attachable to the housing via the mounting bracket, the electronic controller including an engagement member (170, 180) configured to be received by the elongated slot of the mounting bracket to securely attach the electronic controller to the mounting bracket, wherein the hollow space defines a thermal barrier provided by an air gap between the front surface and the back surface, the thermal barrier positioned between the electronic controller and the housing when the electronic controller is attached to the mounting bracket, the thermal barrier configured to protect internal electronics of the electronic controller from heat generated by the heating element. a housing; a heating element positioned within the housing; a mounting bracket affixed to the housing, the mounting bracket including: a front surface having an elongated slot; a back surface spaced apart from and located opposite the front surface, the back surface being generally open, the back surface including a plurality of flanges (261, 262, 263, 264), the mounting bracket affixed to the housing via the plurality of flanges (261, 262, 263, 264); a top surface extending between the front surface and the back surface; a bottom surface spaced apart from and located opposite the top surface, the bottom surface extending between the front surface and the back surface; a left surface extending between the front surface and the back surface; a right surface spaced apart from and located opposite the left surface, the right surface extending between the front surface and the back surface; and a hollow space defined by the front surface, the back surface, the top surface, the bottom surface, the left surface, and the right surface; and a front surface having an elongated slot; a back surface spaced apart from and located opposite the front surface, the back surface being generally open, the back surface including a plurality of flanges (261, 262, 263, 264), the mounting bracket affixed to the housing via the plurality of flanges (261, 262, 263, 264); a top surface extending between the front surface and the back surface; a bottom surface spaced apart from and located opposite the top surface, the bottom surface extending between the front surface and the back surface; a left surface extending between the front surface and the back surface; a right surface spaced apart from and located opposite the left surface, the right surface extending between the front surface and the back surface; and a hollow space defined by the front surface, the back surface, the top surface, the bottom surface, the left surface, and the right surface; and an electronic controller removably attachable to the housing via the mounting bracket, the electronic controller including an engagement member (170, 180) configured to be received by the elongated slot of the mounting bracket to securely attach the electronic controller to the mounting bracket, wherein the hollow space defines a thermal barrier provided by an air gap between the front surface and the back surface, the thermal barrier positioned between the electronic controller and the housing when the electronic controller is attached to the mounting bracket, the thermal barrier configured to protect internal electronics of the electronic controller from heat generated by the heating element.