Disclosed herein is a portable direct-fired cooker including a lower case supporting a roasting plate mounted at an upper portion thereof and an upper case spaced apart from the lower case and including a heater module emitting a flame ignited upon receiving gas toward the lower case, wherein the upper case includes a plurality of heat dissipation grooves penetrating through the upper case, by which a burner structure of a top-down portable direct-fired cooker is protected from convection heat.

Disclosed herein is a portable direct-fired cooker including a lower case supporting a roasting plate mounted at an upper portion thereof; an upper case spaced apart from the lower case and including a heater module emitting a flame ignited upon receiving gas toward the lower case; a lifting frame coupled to a lower surface of the roasting plate to support the roasting plate; and a lift unit lifting and lowering the lifting frame, wherein the portable direct-fired cooker further includes: a spring mounted on a bottom surface inside the lower case and elastically supporting the lifting frame. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to smoothly lift and lower a top-down portable direct-fired cooker and to stably maintain a state after the lifting and lowering operations.

Examples are disclosed that relate to grills and methods of adjusting airflow through a fuel bowl of a grill. In one example, a grill includes a cooking grate and a fuel bowl configured to removably support the cooking grate. The fuel bowl includes an ash grate at a bottom surface. A base supports the bottom surface of the fuel bowl. The base comprises a first base side wall that defines a first base venting aperture, and a second base side wall opposite to the first base side wall that defines a second base venting aperture. A venting drawer is slidably received within the base, with the venting drawer comprising a first drawer side wall that defines a first drawer venting aperture, and a second drawer side wall opposite to the first drawer side wall and defining a second drawer venting aperture.

A self-cleaning barbecue comprising of a built-in power washer system.

A portable grilling apparatus includes a support base having a ring defining an opening and legs each having a first end depending from said ring and a second free end. The legs are angled outwardly from the ring such that said second ends define an open space. The apparatus includes a grill body having a bottom wall and a continuous sidewall extending upwardly therefrom and defining an interior area and an open top. In a grilling configuration, the bottom wall of the grill body is nested in the opening of the ring of the support base whereas in a storage configuration, the support base is inverted and the bottom wall of the grill body is nested in the interior space defined by the legs. The grilling apparatus includes a seating device enabling a user to be seated at the use configuration and for receiving/transporting the apparatus at the storage configuration.

A control system for use with an outdoor cooking apparatus may include a hub and an axle housing adapted to slidably couple with a hub. The control system may also include a motor mounted at or near the upper end of the axle housing and an axle mechanically coupled to the motor and extending through the axle housing to a free end emerging from the lower end of the axle housing. The control system may also include a support coupling attached to the free end of the axle, the support coupling being adapted to support a food support below the axle housing. The axle housing may be selectively arranged and secured relative to the sleeve to position the height of the support coupling relative to the lower end of the axle housing and the axle may rotate about its longitudinal axis when the motor is turned on.

A culinary assembly configured for a variety of outdoor food preparation including at least frying, barbecuing, cooking, baking without leaving a mess. The base has attached wings configured to rotate upward from an open position in which the wings extend from the base outward to an enclosure position in which the wings form a lower portion of a housing. The base includes a burner with apertures for burning gas, and supports food directly on the burner for grilling and supports a pan for frying and supports a cauldron on the burner for cooking when the wings are in the enclosure position. A central portion of the housing is removably attachable to the lower portion and is made of separable modular parts. The central portion increase a height of the housing and intensifies the heat of the utensil. An upper portion forming a cover is removable attachable to the central portion.

A grill with at least one height-adjustable grilling surface is disclosed. The grill body has a fuel burning compartment and a cooking surface that can be easily moved toward and away from any burning fuel in the compartment. The height adjustment mechanism can be a rack and pinion system, with the rack attached to the cooking surface and the pinion actuated by a wheel located outside of the grill body.

A control assembly for an oven that includes an actuator configured to select a function of an oven and to generate an electrical signal identifying the function of the oven selected, and a control unit in communication with the actuator configured to receive the electrical signal generated and identify from the electrical signal the function of the oven selected. The control assembly also includes a rotary position switch configured to be positioned in a plurality of discrete positions, one of the discrete positions being a reference position, so that in each of the positions the rotary position switch activates at least one function of the oven and in the reference position the rotary position switch does not activate any function of the oven. The control device further includes an electric motor configured to rotate the rotary position switch and position it in one of the discrete positions, the control unit being configured to actuate the electric motor until the rotary position switch is positioned in the position corresponding to the selected function.

An apparatus includes structure defining a chamber containing brushes with bristles. The chamber has an opening that, in use, is at the top of the structure so that the chamber is upwardly-open. The chamber and opening are sized so that the prongs of a roasting utensil are insertable into the chamber to be scrubbed by the brushes and so that the brushes support the roasting utensil in an upright position for efficient and safe storage when not in use.