A grill device may include an accessory rail assembly including at least one accessory rail. Each accessory rail may include an upper flange, a lower flange, and a web extending between and connected to the upper flange and the lower flange. Additionally, a plurality of brackets may connect the web to a cooking portion assembly of the grill device. An accessory may include at least one attachment structure. The attachment structure may include an upper feature sized and shaped to wrap around and conform to a portion of a surface of an upper flange of an accessory rail, and a lower feature sized and shaped to wrap around and conform to a portion of a surface of a lower flange of the accessory rail. A shelf accessory may include a shelf, a first bracket, and a second bracket.

Systems and methods for operating a gas-fired appliance such as a gas-fired cooking grill are provided. An embodiment of the system includes a gas burner for heating a chamber of the gas-fired appliance. The system includes a first valve associated with the gas burner to control a gas flow to the gas burner. The system includes a second valve configured to controllably supply gas to the gas burner via the first valve. The second valve is automatically adjustable based on a desired temperature of the chamber and an actual temperature of the chamber.

An apparatus includes a lower vessel and an upper vessel mounted atop the lower vessel. The lower vessel, which can be disposed on the heated surface of a stove, includes a first top wall having apertures therethrough, and defines a first volume in the lower vessel. The upper vessel includes a second top wall free of apertures, and defines a second volume in the upper vessel. Food items to be cooked are placed on the first top wall so that the food item resides in the second volume. Heat from the heated surface rises into the first volume, through the apertures and into the second volume, to cook the food item therein. Means are provided for maintaining the vertical stability of the vessels when the vessels are stacked.

A barbecue smoker device for cooking food includes a container, a heat source disposed in the container, and a fuel chute coupled to the container. The fuel chute includes a door panel, a hinge mechanism, and a back panel coupled to the door panel. The fuel chute is rotatable between an open position and a closed position. In the open position the fuel chute receives a supply of fuel, and in the closed position the fuel chute directs the supply of fuel to a fuel basket.

A direct-current (DC) solid-fuel grill comprises a direct-current power source and a direct-current auger motor receiving power from the direct-current power source. The DC solid-fuel grill may also comprise a solid-fuel grill component configured to be driven by the direct-current auger motor. A direct-current controller or processor is in communication with the direct-current auger motor. The direct-current controller or processor is configured to provide at least a first signal to the direct-current auger motor causing the solid-fuel grill component to actuate at a first velocity, and a second signal to the direct-current auger motor causing the solid-fuel grill component to actuate at a second velocity.

A pellet grill includes a grill body, a burning chamber and a wire grid arranged in the grill body. The wire grid is arranged above the burning chamber. A pellet inlet is formed in a lateral portion of the grill body. A fire-proof partition plate is arranged between the wire grid and the burning chamber and partitions the grill body into an upper cavity and a lower cavity. The burning chamber is arranged in the lower cavity. The wire grid is arranged above the upper cavity. A fire-pervious window is arranged on the fire-proof partition plate and is located above the burning chamber. An opening and closing device for controlling the fire-pervious window to be opened to realize higher temperature or closed to realize lower temperature is arranged on the fire-pervious window. An ash removal mechanism for removing ash accumulated in the burning chamber is arranged on the grill body.

Disclosed is an outdoor cooking appliance with a control mechanism for controlling a heating system to provide heat to a cooking chamber of the appliance within a more precise range in temperature. For example, fuel provided to a burn pot for combustion to reach a range of a target temperature of the cooking chamber. A heating element provides additional heat to bring the temperature of the cooking chamber closer to the target temperature.

A kit and method of cleaning a barbeque grill that includes engaging a heat-resistant cloth about a support member of a grill brush; absorbing a quantity of liquid with the heat-resistant cloth; placing the brush with heat-resistant cloth engaged onto previously-heated grill bars of the barbeque grill; generating steam as the quantity of liquid is heated by the grill bars; moving the brush with heat-resistant cloth thereon back and forth along the grill bars; removing food matter and grease from the grill bars; and transferring the removed food matter and grease to the heat-resistant cloth. The removal of food matter and grease is accomplished by a combination of the generated steam and the moving of the brush with heat-resistant cloth thereon back and forth along the grill bars. After use, the heat-resistant cloth is disengaged from the brush and may be washed and reused one or more times.

An oven member that may be positioned over a cooking station base with gas flame burners. The oven member includes an inner shell, an outer shell, and lower and upper stones. The inner shell includes a ridge and a ledge and positioned over the cooking station base. The lower stone is configured to be positioned adjacent the ridge of the inner shell and the upper stone is configured to be positioned adjacent the ledge of the inner shell so that the lower stone is positioned parallel relative to the upper stone to at least partially define a baking chamber between the lower and upper stones. The outer shell is sized to be positioned over the inner shell with a gap defined between the inner and outer shells, the outer shell including an oven door positionable over an access opening defined in the outer shell. The access opening is sized and configured to facilitate accessing food product in the baking chamber such that the access opening is accessed along a front side of the oven member. Further, the inner shell defines one or more exhaust ports positioned at a level below the upper stone to funnel heat directly from the baking chamber.

A moisture control apparatus for a cooking chamber of a cooking device. A cooking system that can include the cooking device and the moisture control apparatus connected to the cooking chamber of the cooking device. The moisture control apparatus can include a control portion and a dispersal portion. The control portion can be located on the outside of the cooking device. The control portion can control the flow of water to the dispersal portion so as to control moisture on a food in the cooking chamber of the cooking device by providing, by the dispersal portion, a mist or fog of water particles to the cooking surface of the cooking chamber. The dispersal portion can be located inside the cooking chamber of the cooking device, and the control portion can be located outside the cooking chamber of the cooking device.