Patent ID: 8256410

Claim:
A barbecue grill for cooking an object, the barbecue grill comprising: a first resistive element subassembly comprising at least one sheathed resistive element energizable for generating heat for cooking the object; a second resistive element subassembly comprising at least one sheathed resistive element energizable for generating heat for cooking the object; the grill being positionable in at least one grill position in which the grill is located for grilling the object, the first resistive element subassembly substantially defining a first plane at which the object is supportable by said at least one sheathed resistive element thereof for grilling the object and for searing the object to provide grilling markings on the object when the grill is in said at least one grill position; the second resistive element subassembly being positioned below the first resistive element subassembly, and both of the first and second resistive element subassemblies being positioned below the object, when the grill is in said at least one grill position and the object is positioned on the first resistive element subassembly; and the second resistive element subassembly being spaced apart from the first plane by a first predetermined distance selected such that the second resistive element subassembly is sufficiently proximal to the object to at least partially cook the object via broiling when the grill is in said at least one grill position.