Gas cooking grill with lower burner

Abstract

A cooking grill includes a container defining a combustion volume underneath a cooking surface for receiving food materials to be cooked. A pair of first upper gas burners system are located to apply heat upwardly directly to the cooking surface. A second lower gas burner is located in the combustion volume at a height well below the cooking surface and below the height of the upper burners to introduce heat into the combustion volume rather than directly to the cooking surface. A wall extends generally over the lower burner at a height below the cooking surface to prevent direct application of heat from the second burner to the cooking surface. This forms a shelf of a drawer which can receive smoking material and can be slid forwardly for insertion of the material and removal of ash. The lower gas burner and is received in a chamber recessed from the bottom wall.