GRILLING COMPONENT

A vertical grilling component includes two grilling structures separated by a gap. Each grilling structure includes a heating component and a conveyor bel t positioned around the heating components. The upper portion of one of the grilling structures is beveled approximately 0.8~. The grilling structures a re slidable relative to the frame of the grilling component for cleaning, and t he heating components are also removable from the grilling structures. The gap between the grilling structures is adjustable between two distances. The conveyor belts include a v-belt received in a groove of the pulleys to preve nt lateral movement of the conveyor belt. The conveyor belts also include an ed ge seal around the outer edge of the conveyor belt. After grilling, seasoning i s dispensed onto the grilled food item when detected by a sensor.