Pellet grills and associated methods of operation are disclosed. An example pellet grill includes a main body defining a cooking chamber. The main body includes a first end, a second end located opposite the first end, and an outer wall extending between the first and second ends. The main body has a lateral extent defined by the first and second ends. The example pellet grill further includes a hopper mounted to a rear portion of the outer wall of the main body. The hopper includes a fuel intake opening extending from a first location within the lateral extent of the main body to a second location outside of the lateral extent of the main body.

Embodiments of the inventive concept provide a double-sealed high-temperature resistant DC ignitor for use with a wood pellet burner assembly. The DC ignitor includes a non-heating element portion. The non-heating element portion is connected to at least one of a battery or an AC to DC electrical transformer attached to the wood pellet burner assembly. A heating element is connected to the non-heating element portion, and extends by at least one inch into a combustion region of the wood pellet burner assembly. The heating element portion is configured to be heated by power received from the battery or the AC to DC electrical transformer. The DC ignitor provides safe, reliable, and fast combustion of wood pellets that congregate in a combustion region of the wood pellet burner assembly.

The present invention relates to an ignition device using pellet fuel capable of quickly igniting and burning the pellet fuel, which is supplied into an inner container, and including a container part having the inner container in which the pellet fuel is accommodated while being dropped therein and an outer container of which an upper part is integrally provided with an outer side of the inner container, a heater bar provided at a lower part of the container part and configured to ignite the pellet fuel while being heated by electrical energy, and a cover provided at an inner bottom of the inner container and configured to cover the heater bar.

Pellet grills and associated methods of operation are disclosed. An example pellet grill includes a waste collection drawer and one or more processors. The waste collection drawer is movable between a closed position and an open position. The one or more processors are configured to determine whether a duty cycle of the waste collection drawer has violated a threshold corresponding to a predetermined usage expectancy of the waste collection drawer. In response to determining that the duty cycle has violated the threshold, the one or more processors are configured to generate a notification indicating that the threshold has been violated.

A multi-fuel grill apparatus comprising a burner, a burner cover positioned over and spaced from the burner, a solid fuel tray and/or a firebox basin. The burner cover may comprise a lower flame deflector having opposite, downwardly-extending first angled walls linked at a substantially centered cover angled wall joint and/or an upper debris deflector having a top wall and opposite, downwardly-extending deflector angled walls. The solid fuel tray may comprise opposite tray angled side walls configured to seat on the deflector angled walls so as to selectively suspend the tray between two burner covers. The firebox basin may have an upwardly-extending protrusion having opposite basin angled walls linked at a basin angled wall joint substantially vertically aligned with one or more of the burner and the cover angled wall joint. A vent may be formed in the front panel of the grill body adjacent to one or more controls for communicating with the firebox basin.

The present invention provides a fire stating apparatus having a reloadable system of flammable, easily ignitable pellets. The system preferably comprises a hand held housing, with a trigger mechanism disposed on said housing and operably connected to a flame initiating component disposed inside said housing and positioned to eject ignitable pellets from the apparatus nearly simultaneously with the ignition of said pellets.

A fire-starting kit. The fire-starting kit includes a housing having an open first end opposite a second end, wherein the housing includes a fan therein. A motor is disposed within the housing and is operably connected to the fan, such that the motor rotates the fan when the motor is activated. Upon activation, the fan draws air into the housing through an air intake disposed on the second end, and expels air from the first end. A nozzle extends from the open first end. A light source is disposed on the housing and can emit light towards the open first end when activated. An electric fire-starter that can ignite a fuel is secured to the housing. A fan control and a light control are each disposed on the housing, and can activate the fan and the light source, respectively, when actuated.

A portable grill with a battery power system includes a primary direct-current power source and a secondary direct-current power source. The primary power source can connect onto the outside of the grill via a clip. The secondary power source, which can be disposed within the grill so as not to be exposed to outside elements, can continue to power the grill when the user removes and/or replaces the primary power source during the operation of the grill. A user feedback system can remotely alert the user with information regarding the time or power remaining in the primary power source.

A control system for a fuel-burning appliance such as a wood or pellet burning stove may include a particulate matter sensor. The control system may also include an ignition system to ignite an ignition charge of ignitable fuel. A processor controls the operation of the functional components of the appliance to maintain operating conditions within pre-determined parameters.

A solid fuel burning fire pit is described. The fire pit includes a bowl with an aperture that receives a burner. A fuel source integrated with the fire pit and in fluidic communication with the burner is used to ignite solid fuel disposed in the bowl of the fire pit. Once the solid fuel is ignited, the fuel source may be turned off by a user, or automatically turn off based on temperature or time thresholds.