A gravity fed smoker includes a smoking enclosure and an external stack. The stack is double walled with an inner wall, and an outer wall. A vented cooling space exists between the inner wall and the outer wall. An inner chamber of the external stack includes a fire box with a fire grate and a feed hopper positioned above the fire box. A smoke tunnel with a series of openings for releasing smoke into the smoking enclosure extends along the bottom of the food smoking enclosure and is connected to the external fire box at one end. Fuel, including charcoal, lump coal, or wood pellets, is loaded into the feed hopper. As the fuel burns on the fire grate and turns to ashes, the fuel is fed from the hopper onto the fire grate by gravity. A fan and dampers controls air flow through the fire grate and into the smoke tunnel.
The disclosed embodiments provide a kamado-style grill and smoker having one or more air-intake openings and one or more exhaust openings. Like conventional kamado-style grills and smokers, a user may manually adjust the air-intake opening(s) and/or exhaust opening(s) to manually control the air flow, and thus the temperature, within the cooking chamber. However, unlike the prior art, the kamado-style grill and smoker includes an integrated fan unit that provides a completely different and alternative air-intake pathway for drawing air into the cooking chamber and controlling the cooking or smoking temperature using a fan. By providing this alternative mechanism for controlling the temperature in the cooking chamber, the kamado-style grill and smoker disclosed herein can be operated using either manual or automated temperature control, making it accessible to both novice and experienced users alike.
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an improved refractory insert that decreases fuel bridging within a fuel burning area. The refractory insert may be used for instance in any apparatus, system, or device where fuel is burned, including a cooking apparatus. In an embodiment, the improved refractory insert is comprised of two or more pieces of refractory material of varying heights. In some embodiments, one or more of the top edges of the refractory insert are sloped. The height variations and/or sloping of the top edges of the refractory insert help to significantly reduce bridging of fuel over the refractory insert.
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an improved refractory insert that decreases fuel bridging within a fuel burning area. The refractory insert may be used for instance in any apparatus, system, or device where fuel is burned, including a cooking apparatus. In an embodiment, the improved refractory insert is comprised of two or more pieces of refractory material of varying heights. In some embodiments, one or more of the top edges of the refractory insert are sloped. The height variations and/or sloping of the top edges of the refractory insert help to significantly reduce bridging of fuel over the refractory insert.
Embodiments of the presently disclosed invention comprise systems and methods for joining and securing components formed of different materials in a kamado-style grill. For instance, in an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, ceramic and metallic portions of a base of a kamado-style grill are joined using a tension element that is positioned between the ceramic and metal portions. In some embodiments, the tension element may be expanded or retracted to create a friction fit between the ceramic and metal portions. The tension element may be positioned below an upper lip or a substantially horizontal ledge that prevents a user from physically separating the ceramic and metal portions of the base of the kamado-style grill.
A smokeless fire pit may include a fire pit base, a top rim, an ash tray assembly, and a cylindrical chamber wall. The fire pit base defines an interior region and defines a plurality of apertures that provide air passageways for air to flow from outside of the fire pit base and into the interior region defined by the fire pit base. The fire pit is configured to provide a primary air flow from the plurality of apertures at the fire pit base, into the interior region, and through the ash tray assembly into a bum chamber defined by the cylindrical chamber wall. Further, the fire pit is configured to provide a secondary air flow from the plurality of apertures at the fire pit base, into the interior region, and through a plurality of holes defined by the cylindrical chamber wall into the bum chamber near the top rim.
A smokeless fire pit may include a fire pit base, a top rim, an ash tray assembly, and a cylindrical chamber wall. The fire pit base defines an interior region and defines a plurality of apertures that provide air passageways for air to flow from outside of the fire pit base and into the interior region defined by the fire pit base. The fire pit is configured to provide a primary air flow from the plurality of apertures at the fire pit base, into the interior region, and through the ash tray assembly into a burn chamber defined by the cylindrical chamber wall. Further, the fire pit is configured to provide a secondary air flow from the plurality of apertures at the fire pit base, into the interior region, and through a plurality of holes defined by the cylindrical chamber wall into the burn chamber near the top rim.
The disclosed embodiments provide a temperature controlled charcoal grill and smoker that enables users to better control the cooking and smoking temperature relative to previous solutions. In some embodiments, for example, a user may place a divider in the interior of a fuel basket to coarsely adjust the amount and type of solid fuel used to heat a food-cooking enclosure of the temperature controlled charcoal grill and smoker. In addition, the user can also position a heat deflector tent above one or more heat transfer openings in a grease tray to further adjust the cooking and smoking temperature. Further still, the user can provide even finer control (including closed-loop control) over the cooking and smoking temperature using a controller that controls the speed of a fan that directs combustion air into the fuel basket.
A manifold for a grill may include a first and a second arm. The first arm is configured to be positioned on a first side of a grilling area of the grill and the second arm is configured to be positioned on a second side of the grilling area of the grill that is opposite to the first side of the grilling area. The first arm is configured to receive heat originating from a heat source of the grill and to provide an air flow for the heat through an interior passageway of the first arm and out of a plurality of apertures of the first arm. The second arm is configured to receive heat originating from the heat source of the grill and provide an air flow for the heat through an interior passageway of the second arm and out of the plurality of apertures of the second arm.
Systems and methods for automatically igniting fuel within a fuel source hopper of a grill are disclosed. In one form, a fire starter tray of a fuel source hopper is positioned beneath a stack of fuel, wherein when a starter block of the fire starter tray is ignited, the starter block ignites the stack of fuel. A heating element of the fuel source hopper is configured to ignite the starter block and a fan of the fuel source hopper is configured to provide an airflow to an area beneath the stack of fuel where the starter block ignites the stack of fuel. A controller in communication with display and user controls and the heating element and the fan is configured to operate the heating element and the fan to automatically ignite the stack of fuel based on information received from the user via the display and user controls.
A manifold for a grill may include a first and a second arm. The first arm is configured to be positioned on a first side of a grilling area of the grill and the second arm is configured to be positioned on a second side of the grilling area of the grill that is opposite to the first side of the grilling area. The first arm is configured to receive heat originating from a heat source of the grill and to provide an air flow for the heat through an interior passageway of the first arm and out of a plurality of apertures of the first arm. The second arm is configured to receive heat originating from the heat source of the grill and provide an air flow for the heat through an interior passageway of the second arm and out of the plurality of apertures of the second arm.
Systems and methods for automatically igniting fuel within a fuel source hopper of a grill are disclosed. In one form, a fire starter tray of a fuel source hopper is positioned beneath a stack of fuel, wherein when a starter block of the fire starter tray is ignited, the starter block ignites the stack of fuel. A heating element of the fuel source hopper is configured to ignite the starter block and a fan of the fuel source hopper is configured to provide an airflow to an area beneath the stack of fuel where the starter block ignites the stack of fuel. A controller in communication with display and user controls and the heating element and the fan is configured to operate the heating element and the fan to automatically ignite the stack of fuel based on information received from the user via the display and user controls.
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F23Q 7/02 - Incandescent ignitionIgnition using electrically-produced heat, e.g. lighters for cigarettesElectrically-heated glowing plugs for igniting solid fuel
The disclosed embodiments provide a kamado-style grill and smoker having one or more air-intake openings and one or more exhaust openings. Like conventional kamado-style grills and smokers, a user may manually adjust the air-intake opening(s) and/or exhaust opening(s) to manually control the air flow, and thus the temperature, within the cooking chamber. However, unlike the prior art, the kamado-style grill and smoker includes an integrated fan unit that provides a completely different and alternative air-intake pathway for drawing air into the cooking chamber and controlling the cooking or smoking temperature using a fan. By providing this alternative mechanism for controlling the temperature in the cooking chamber, the kamado-style grill and smoker disclosed herein can be operated using either manual or automated temperature control, making it accessible to both novice and experienced users alike.
04 - Industrial oils and greases; lubricants; fuels
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Charcoal briquettes; solid fire starters; wood chips for
smoking and grilling. Downloadable computer application software for mobile
devices, namely, software for controlling or monitoring
network-enabled cooking devices; downloadable computer
application software for mobile devices, namely, software
for accessing and reading recipes; downloadable computer
application software for mobile devices, namely, software
for providing an e-commerce shopping platform. Non-electric griddle inserts specially adapted for a
barbecue grill or smoker; rotisseries; cooking grates
adapted for barbecue grills and smokers; hyperbolic smoke
chamber for use with barbecues and grills; Japanese kitchen
furnaces (kamado); barbeques and grills; tables designed to
hold ceramic grills; electric blow lighters for grills;
electric charcoal starters for grills; repair and
replacement parts for grills, namely, shelfs, handles, and
gaskets; fitted covers for barbecue grills; cooking
accessories designed for barbeque grills, namely, roast
stands, chicken stands, wire racks, rib racks, grill
expanders, and heat deflectors; cooking accessories designed
for barbeque grills, namely, grill grippers in the nature of
specialized tools for removing grates. Non-electric woks; pans; paella pans; cooking utensils,
namely, grills; pizza stones.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
downloadable computer application software for mobile devices, namely, software for controlling or monitoring network-enabled cooking devices; downloadable computer application software for mobile devices, namely, software for accessing and reading recipes; downloadable computer application software for mobile devices, namely, software for providing an e-commerce shopping platform
The disclosed embodiments provide a kamado-style grill and smoker having one or more air-intake openings and one or more exhaust openings. Like conventional kamado-style grills and smokers, a user may manually adjust the air-intake opening(s) and/or exhaust opening(s) to manually control the air flow, and thus the temperature, within the cooking chamber. However, unlike the prior art, the kamado-style grill and smoker includes an integrated fan unit that provides a completely different and alternative air-intake pathway for drawing air into the cooking chamber and controlling the cooking or smoking temperature using a fan. By providing this alternative mechanism for controlling the temperature in the cooking chamber, the kamado-style grill and smoker disclosed herein can be operated using either manual or automated temperature control, making it accessible to both novice and experienced users alike.
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
rotisseries; cooking grates adapted for barbecue grills and smokers; hyperbolic smoke chamber, namely, barbecue smoker, for use with barbecues and grills; Japanese kitchen furnaces (kamado); barbecues and grills; tables designed to hold ceramic grills; electric blow lighters, namely, utility lighters for lighting grills; electric charcoal starters for grills; repair and replacement parts for grills, namely, shelves, handles, and gaskets; fitted covers for barbecue grills; cooking accessories designed for barbecue grills, namely, wire cooking racks, rib cooking racks, and grill expanders, all in the nature of cooking grids adapted for barbecue grills; cooking accessories designed for barbecue grills, namely, heat deflectors; cooking accessories designed for barbecue grills, namely, grill grippers in the nature of specialized tools for removing grates non-electric woks; pans; paella pans; cooking utensils, namely, grills; pizza stones; non-electric griddles specially adapted for a barbecue grill or smoker; cooking accessories designed for use with barbecue grills, namely, stands for roasting and stands for cooking chickens
A kamado-style grill and smoker having one or more air-intake openings and one or more exhaust openings is provided. A user may manually adjust the air-intake opening(s) and/or exhaust opening(s) to manually control the air flow, and thus the temperature, within the cooking chamber. In addition, the kamado-style grill and smoker includes an integrated fan unit that provides a completely different and alternative air-intake pathway for drawing air into the cooking chamber and controlling the cooking or smoking temperature using a fan. By providing this alternative mechanism for controlling the temperature in the cooking chamber, the kamado-style grill and smoker can be operated using either manual or automated temperature control, making it accessible to both novice and experienced users alike.
The disclosed embodiments provide a portable charcoal grill and smoker that includes a lower body panel and a lid. A unitary body liner may be positioned within the lower body panel and configured to support a grill rack. The body liner may include a grease pan and a support well for a fuel basket. The fuel basket supports a fuel-grate assembly with a fuel grate which together form a hopper above the fuel grate. A variable-speed fan may be used to control an amount of combustion air that flows into the fuel basket and fuel-grate assembly and, thus, the amount of heat and smoke that is generated and distributed to a food product being cooked or smoked on the grill rack. A removable battery pack may be used to provide power to the fan.
The disclosed embodiments provide a kamado-style grill and smoker having one or more air-intake openings and one or more exhaust openings. Like conventional kamado-style grills and smokers, a user may manually adjust the air-intake opening(s) and/or exhaust opening(s) to manually control the air flow, and thus the temperature, within the cooking chamber. However, unlike the prior art, the kamado-style grill and smoker includes an integrated fan unit that provides a completely different and alternative air-intake pathway for drawing air into the cooking chamber and controlling the cooking or smoking temperature using a fan. By providing this alternative mechanism for controlling the temperature in the cooking chamber, the kamado- style grill and smoker disclosed herein can be operated using either manual or automated temperature control, making it accessible to both novice and experienced users alike.
The disclosed embodiments provide a temperature controlled charcoal grill and smoker that enables users to better control the cooking and smoking temperature relative to previous solutions. In some embodiments, for example, a user may place a divider in the interior of a fuel basket to coarsely adjust the amount and type of solid fuel used to heat a food-cooking enclosure of the temperature controlled charcoal grill and smoker. In addition, the user can also position a heat deflector tent above one or more heat transfer openings in a grease tray to further adjust the cooking and smoking temperature. Further still, the user can provide even finer control (including closed-loop control) over the cooking and smoking temperature using a controller that controls the speed of a fan that directs combustion air into the fuel basket.
A gravity fed smoker includes a smoking enclosure and an external stack. The stack is double walled with an inner wall, and an outer wall. A vented cooling space exists between the inner wall and the outer wall. An inner chamber of the external stack includes a fire box with a fire grate and a feed hopper positioned above the fire box. A smoke tunnel with a series of openings for releasing smoke into the smoking enclosure extends along the bottom of the food smoking enclosure and is connected to the external fire box at one end. Fuel, including charcoal, lump coal, or wood pellets, is loaded into the feed hopper. As the fuel burns on the fire grate and turns to ashes, the fuel is fed from the hopper onto the fire grate by gravity. A fan and dampers controls air flow through the fire grate and into the smoke tunnel.
An insert is provided for use in a cooking apparatus that alters the pressure profile, air velocity profile, and airflow pattern within said cooking apparatus in order to achieve a cyclonic air profile around food to be cooked. The insert includes a ring-shaped insert body formed by a continuous sidewall. The sidewall has an external surface and an internal surface, and a top end and a bottom end. The insert also includes a deflection plate.
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A gravity fed smoker includes a smoking enclosure and an external stack. The stack is double walled with an inner wall, and an outer wall. A vented cooling space exists between the inner wall and the outer wall. An inner chamber of the external stack includes a fire box with a fire grate and a feed hopper positioned above the fire box. A smoke tunnel with a series of openings for releasing smoke into the smoking enclosure extends along the bottom of the food smoking enclosure and is connected to the external fire box at one end. Fuel, including charcoal, lump coal, or wood pellets, is loaded into the feed hopper. As the fuel burns on the fire grate and turns to ashes, the fuel is fed from the hopper onto the fire grate by gravity. A fan and dampers controls air flow through the fire grate and into the smoke tunnel.
A multiple piece firebox for placement within the kettle of a fuel-burning cooking vessel comprising a base formed of a refractory material on the floor of the kettle supporting an upper chamber formed of a refractory material. In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of mating side wall members define the upper chamber.
A vent assembly that increases air flow and temperature control for outdoor cooking/smoking appliances, which effectively controls the space/gap for air exit, so as to improve air flow through the chimney and to increase temperature ranges and control within the smoker/chimney. The vent may have a gasket to make the grill waterproof and prevent mold when the grill is not in use. The vent can pivot or slide in one direction to ensure it does not open completely, so as to lose the air flow setting when the grill cover is opened or tilted.
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F24B 1/189 - Stoves with open fires, e.g. fireplaces with air-handling means, heat exchange means, or additional provisions for convection heating Controlling combustion characterised by air-handling means, i.e. of combustion-air, heated-air, or flue-gases, e.g. draught control dampers
A multiple piece firebox for placement within the kettle of a fuel-burning cooking vessel comprising a base formed of a refractory material on the floor of the kettle supporting an upper chamber formed of a refractory material. In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of mating side wall members define the upper chamber.
An electric food smoker includes a heating element that provides a main source of heat and a separate smoke element that is controlled independently from the heating element and provides heat to a wood chip box. Separate control of the heating element and the smoke element allows providing a cold smoke cycle for the food smoker. A hot smoke cycle provides independent control of the heating element and the smoke element according to a hot smoke program. A fast smoke cycle allows adding more smoke during any existing cycle.
A stand-alone gas-fired smoker constitutes a cabinet for holding food products to be cooked. A gas burner in the bottom of the cabinet is connected to a source of flammable gas by means of a variable gas valve. The gas burner heats the cabinet and thereby cooks the food products. An oil filled temperature sensing bulb is connected by means of a capillary tube to the variable gas valve in order to modulate the gas delivered through the variable gas valve to the gas burner and thereby modulate the temperature within the cabinet. A safety/ignition valve is connected between of the gas source and the variable gas valve. The safety/ignition valve is connected to a flame sensor, and the safety/ignition valve closes if the flame sensor senses that the gas burner has been extinguished.
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F23N 5/10 - Systems for controlling combustion using devices responsive to thermal changes or to thermal expansion of a medium using thermocouples
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A gas-fired smoker constitutes a cabinet for holding food products to be cooked. A gas burner in the cabinet is connected to a source of flammable gas by means of a valve. The gas burner heats the cabinet and thereby cooks the food products. In one embodiment a pilot light ignites the flammable gas at the gas burner. A control circuit powered by a DC source controls the operation of the gas-fired smoker including igniting and extinguishing the gas burner in order to maintain a cooking temperature in the cabinet. A battery powers the control system. In another embodiment a rechargeable battery is recharged by a Seebeck thermal electric generator that is exposed to the heat from the gas burner.
A cooking apparatus with a cooking container in which is received a fuel component support device. The cooking apparatus having an adjustment mechanism drivingly connected with the fuel component support device. The adjustment mechanism includes a handle section and an interconnected shaft assembly connected with the handle section, the interconnected shaft assembly including a first shaft section and a linkage assembly drivingly connected to the first shaft section and positioned between a base portion of the cooking container and the fuel component support device such that rotation of the first shaft, as by a vertical swinging of the handle section, produces an opposite direction change in vertical height in the linkage assembly and the supported fuel component support device. A handle engagement section is provided as in one that includes a plurality of height position stop engagement locations. Also, in an embodiment, the handle section is releasably engageable with the engagement locations as to releasably fix the fuel component support rack at one of a plurality of different height positions.
A cooking apparatus with an information exchange system that involves an assembly featuring a cooking apparatus such as a smoker or an electric turkey fryer and an information exchange system that provides for local and/or remote monitoring of cooking characteristic that preferably includes food item temperature probing that is displayed externally on the cooking appliance as in a local remote cooking characteristic information conveyance device that are preferably either in unidirectional of bi-directional.
A smoker having a smoke generating material loader which preferably is insertable and retractable through a housing aperture and is adjustable between a no dump state and a dump state once inserted, preferably relative to a receiver tray that is closer to a heat source, as in an electric heat resistance bar, to cause smoke generation of smoke generating material received from the loader when placed in a dump state. The loader preferably has one or more seal off end caps or sections relative to the receiving housing aperture to provide a heat retention function. A preferred embodiment features a nested arrangement between the inserted loader and receiver tray and preferably the receiver tray is in a sliding supported relationship with the loader as in a semi-cylindrical loader main body in contact with one or more concave supporting surfaces of the receiver tray. The receiver tray also preferably has opposing shielding walls extending up from opposite sides of an apertured base receiving tray. The opposing shields also preferably having an upper constricted opening in close proximity to a rotating loader main body and at a common height with the constricting opening brought about by the nesting arrangement.
A domestic fryer assembly and method of using which includes interconnected shell and cooking pot with the shell having an interior cavity receiving the cooking pot. A heating unit as in a resistance bar heater unit is supported by the combination shell and cooking pot and extends down into the cooking pot and features a generally horizontal portion suspended above the cooking pot bottom and preferably having a configuration of a horse-shoe with outer curved sides that generally follow the curvature of the supporting pot. The cooking pot is designed to hold sufficient cooking fluid to provide for deep frying relatively large single item food pieces as in a whole turkey of, for example, 8 to 18 pounds. The food item is preferably retained in a cooking basket that is dimensioned for insertion into the cooking pot. The cooking pot also preferably includes one or more volume reduction step-ins such as a bottom or lower one for doubling as a cooking basket support and/or an upper annular ledge step-in in the pot.
The disclosed embodiments provide a kamado-style grill and smoker having one or more air-intake openings and one or more exhaust openings. Like conventional kamado-style grills and smokers, a user may manually adjust the air-intake opening(s) and/or exhaust opening(s) to manually control the air flow, and thus the temperature, within the cooking chamber. However, unlike the prior art, the kamado-style grill and smoker includes an integrated fan unit that provides a completely different and alternative air-intake pathway for drawing air into the cooking chamber and controlling the cooking or smoking temperature using a fan. By providing this alternative mechanism for controlling the temperature in the cooking chamber, the kamado- style grill and smoker disclosed herein can be operated using either manual or automated temperature control, making it accessible to both novice and experienced users alike.
A manifold for a grill may include a first and a second arm. The first arm is configured to be positioned on a first side of a grilling area of the grill and the second arm is configured to be positioned on a second side of the grilling area of the grill that is opposite to the first side of the grilling area. The first arm is configured to receive heat originating from a heat source of the grill and to provide an air flow for the heat through an interior passageway of the first arm and out of a plurality of apertures of the first arm. The second arm is configured to receive heat originating from the heat source of the grill and provide an air flow for the heat through an interior passageway of the second arm and out of the plurality of apertures of the second arm.
