A cooking appliance including: a body providing a floor, a ceiling, and an intermediate wall located between the floor and the ceiling, the floor, the ceiling, and the intermediate wall at least partly surrounding a cooking cavity, the body having an opening via which a product to be cooked can be moved relative to the cooking cavity, and the ceiling having an axis extending perpendicularly between the floor and the ceiling, the axis being a central axis of the ceiling to centrally locate the product, a deck depending from the floor for receiving the product to be cooked; at least one upper heating element located in an upper portion of the cooking cavity to deliver radiant energy to cook the product; and at least one annular shield positioned relative to the heating element to shield a portion of the product from the radiant energy, characterized in that the at least one upper heating element includes a pair of inner and outer upper heating elements (2110a, 2110b) extending circumferentially around the ceiling relative to the axis, wherein the at least one annular shield includes a primary shield and a secondary shield respectively arranged relative to the inner and outer upper heating elements (2110a, 2110b), with the primary shield being surrounded by the outer upper heating element, and with the secondary shield being surrounded by the inner upper heating element, and wherein the cooking appliance further includes a controller operatively associated with each of the inner and outer upper heating elements (2110a, 2110b), wherein each of the inner and outer upper heating elements (2110a, 2110b) are independently controllable by the controller to provide for selective delivery of electric power thereto thereby to provide a heating profile across the product. a body providing a floor, a ceiling, and an intermediate wall located between the floor and the ceiling, the floor, the ceiling, and the intermediate wall at least partly surrounding a cooking cavity, the body having an opening via which a product to be cooked can be moved relative to the cooking cavity, and the ceiling having an axis extending perpendicularly between the floor and the ceiling, the axis being a central axis of the ceiling to centrally locate the product, a deck depending from the floor for receiving the product to be cooked; at least one upper heating element located in an upper portion of the cooking cavity to deliver radiant energy to cook the product; and at least one annular shield positioned relative to the heating element to shield a portion of the product from the radiant energy, characterized in that the at least one upper heating element includes a pair of inner and outer upper heating elements (2110a, 2110b) extending circumferentially around the ceiling relative to the axis, wherein the at least one annular shield includes a primary shield and a secondary shield respectively arranged relative to the inner and outer upper heating elements (2110a, 2110b), with the primary shield being surrounded by the outer upper heating element, and with the secondary shield being surrounded by the inner upper heating element, and wherein the cooking appliance further includes a controller operatively associated with each of the inner and outer upper heating elements (2110a, 2110b), wherein each of the inner and outer upper heating elements (2110a, 2110b) are independently controllable by the controller to provide for selective delivery of electric power thereto thereby to provide a heating profile across the product.