I should think you could set your meter to any one of the settings on the ohms scale, the thing that looks like a Greek omega, and put one probe on one electrical connection of the heating element and one probe on the other one.

If the needle jumps, or if your digital scale goes to zero, everything is OK. If you get a reading on the digital scale, or no movement of the needle on the analog meter, then the thing is not passing electricity and is shot.

Is this correct?

And if you can take it out you could take it to an appliance supply house and they would be glad to test it for you.