Embodiments are directed to smoking food in an outdoor grill using a customized smoking routine. In one scenario, an electronic controller of an outdoor grill receives an input to initiate smoke generation according to a specified smoke generation pattern, including: adding a specified amount of combustible pellets to a combustion area within the outdoor grill, such that the combustible pellets begin to burn, measuring a current internal temperature of the outdoor grill and, if below a threshold value, adding a specified amount of additional combustible pellets to the combustion area sufficient to raise the temperature to another threshold value, allowing the internal temperature to cool a temperature below the first threshold value and, upon determining that the temperature of the outdoor grill has cooled below the first specified threshold value, adding additional combustible pellets to the combustion area sufficient to raise the temperature to at least the second threshold value.

Embodiments are directed to smoking food in an outdoor grill using a customized smoking routine. In one scenario, an electronic controller of an outdoor grill receives an input to initiate smoke generation according to a specified smoke generation pattern, including: adding a specified amount of combustible pellets to a combustion area within the outdoor grill, such that the combustible pellets begin to burn, measuring a current internal temperature of the outdoor grill and, if below a threshold value, adding a specified amount of additional combustible pellets to the combustion area sufficient to raise the temperature to another threshold value, allowing the internal temperature to cool a temperature below the first threshold value and, upon determining that the temperature of the outdoor grill has cooled below the first specified threshold value, adding additional combustible pellets to the combustion area sufficient to raise the temperature to at least the second threshold value.

The present invention generally provides an improvement upon existing wood-gas stoves, in which the invention makes it possible for a user to start the fire in a well-ventilated single-walled stove configuration, and then easily and instantly convert the stove into a double-walled wood-gas stove configuration for improved start-up and boil times as well as increased fuel efficiency of the stove and reduced smoke particulates emanating therefrom. The invention also improves air flow and pyrolysis efficiency by elevating the canisters above the surface below, allowing less restricted air flow from underneath and a greater distance and time for gas to heat up between the canister walls.

The presently disclosed embodiments include a burner assembly for a cooking appliance that features a pullout including a removable burn pot. The pullout allows a user to easily remove the burn pot to empty burned ash and clean any residual materials from the burn pot. The pullout features a keyway design to aid in retention and easy removal from a cooking appliance. The pullout couples to a fuel chamber that houses an auger for supplying a fuel source and an ignitor. The pullout includes a gasket that provides a sealing engagement between the pullout and the cooking appliance.

Systems and methods of a pellet-fired heating include a system having a combustion chamber in which combustion gas is generated from fuel pellets. The combustion chamber includes a fuel inlet for receiving fuel pellets into the combustion chamber, an air inlet for receiving air into the combustion chamber, and a combustion gas outlet for discharging combustion gas from the combustion chamber. The system further includes a first radiator extending into a space to be heated having an internal passage in fluid communication with the combustion chamber, via the combustion gas outlet, and one or more discharge outlets for discharging the combustion gas from the internal passage into the space. A blower of the system is configured to push air into the combustion chamber via the air inlet and push the combustion gas from the combustion chamber into the internal passage of the first radiator.

Systems and methods of a pellet-fired heating include a system having a combustion chamber in which combustion gas is generated from fuel pellets. The combustion chamber includes a fuel inlet for receiving fuel pellets into the combustion chamber, an air inlet for receiving air into the combustion chamber, and a combustion gas outlet for discharging combustion gas from the combustion chamber. The system further includes a first radiator extending into a space to be heated having an internal passage in fluid communication with the combustion chamber, via the combustion gas outlet, and one or more discharge outlets for discharging the combustion gas from the internal passage into the space. A blower of the system is configured to push air into the combustion chamber via the air inlet and push the combustion gas from the combustion chamber into the internal passage of the first radiator.

A combination cooking apparatus that combines a reverse flow indirect-heat smoker with a pellet fuel heat grill in a single cooking chamber having a smoke tunnel, for smoke developed by the indirect smoker heat source on a first side of the cooking chamber to pass laterally to an opposing second side of the cooking chamber adjacent the pellet fuel heat source. A smokestack disposed on the second side communicates with the external environment, enabling reverse flow functionality of the smoke of the indirect smoker heat source as it is redirected back toward the smokestack. A movable chamber flap operatively associated with the smoke tunnel to be movable between an open condition and a closed condition so that a user can select an indirect heat associated with pellet fuel or an indirect heat associated with the indirect smoker heat source, respectively, within the cooking chamber.

A combination cooking apparatus that combines a reverse flow indirect-heat smoker with a pellet fuel heat grill in a single cooking chamber having a smoke tunnel, for smoke developed by the indirect smoker heat source on a first side of the cooking chamber to pass laterally to an opposing second side of the cooking chamber adjacent the pellet fuel heat source. A smokestack disposed on the second side communicates with the external environment, enabling reverse flow functionality of the smoke of the indirect smoker heat source as it is redirected back toward the smokestack. A movable chamber flap operatively associated with the smoke tunnel to be movable between an open condition and a closed condition so that a user can select an indirect heat associated with pellet fuel or an indirect heat associated with the indirect smoker heat source, respectively, within the cooking chamber.

A solid pellet fueled apparatus having a duel auger system and multi/high speed auger motor is disclosed. The duel auger may include first and second auger blades mounted on a single auger shaft having blade pitches configured to convey solid fuel in opposite directions towards a central burn pot. Each auger blade may service a separate solid fuel compartment provided in a single hopper. The auger motor may have a high-speed setting that may be selected for solid fuel clean out.

Method and apparatus for a portable outdoor cooker designed for use with multiple sources of fuel, including charcoal briquettes, wood, and gas/propane. The cooker is designed with an upright standing enclosure being generally rectangular shaped mounted on ground contacting wheels. The cooker is designed to be totally enclosed being a walled structure having front upper and lower doors which can be opened independently. The cooker includes a plurality of shelves so that various types of food items can be cooked simultaneously on the cooker and includes an electrical rotisserie unit mounted near the top of the interior of the cooker. A plurality of handles are provided on the walled enclosure of the cooker.