A dual-purpose outdoor device that combines the benefits of a portable fire pit that allows the construction of an open fire of charcoal or wood on the ground or just above the ground, with a portable grill that allows for cooking food over a wood or charcoal fire. The device has upper and lower fire chambers, top and bottom lids, and an adjustable ancillary ring-shaped grill and grill cover. Latches on the components and lids allow the device to be closed and transported and/or to be used for storage of utensils and grilling accessories.

Fire pit systems including a base pan member having a base pan member lower wall with a pan outer periphery, and one or more side walls extending upward from the base pan member lower wall and along the pan outer periphery; at least two rod members extending upward along opposite sides of the pan outer periphery; and one or more additional accessories that are attachable to and detachable from at least one of the at least two rod members, the one or more additional accessories comprising a griddle, a grill, a coffee pot, a Dutch oven, a tubular spacer, a pot holder, a horizontal bar extending between two rod members of the at least two rod members, a warming tray, or any combination thereof. Methods of making and using the fire pit systems.

The present invention refers to a barbecue equipped with: a) a brazier, b) at least one grill placed above the brazier and suitable for housing the food to be cooked, c) a series of contiguous vertical walls arranged above the brazier and suitable to surround the brazier itself and to create an empty space interposed between the brazier and the at least one grill. Furthermore, the barbecue of the present invention comprises an air delivery system and a water delivery system provided with the same plurality of nozzles, arranged at the contiguous vertical walls and adapted to deliver, alternatively, air or water.

A hood hanger assembly is provided for a grilling apparatus including a lid. The hood hanger assembly has a bracket connected to the lid and the bracket includes a first tab and a second tab. The first tab is configured to attach to the grilling apparatus such that the lid is in a first position. The second tab is configured to attach to the grilling apparatus such that the lid is in a second position, wherein the first position is not the same as the second position.

Grills configured with adjustable and moveable radiant barriers may include a body, a lid, a cooking grate, a combustion space within the body and two plates making up part of the adjustable and moveable radiant barriers. The first plate may include openings through which radiant heat may pass and the second plate may have similar openings. The lid and the body may form a cooking enclosure with the interior cooking grate being substantially parallel to both the first plate and the second plate. The two plates may be configured to move relative to one another such that the openings may alternatingly align and offset creating an adjustable rate of transmission of thermal radiation between the combustion space and the cooking grate. The plates of the radiant barriers may further be configured to move together relative to the body of the grill thereby varying the rate of transmission of thermal radiation between the combustion space and the cooking grate.

A battery-operated wireless control system for outdoor cooking and heating appliances is disclosed. The system may include an electronic controller paired to a wireless temperature probe and a wireless monitor device capable of storing and recharging the wireless temperature probe. The electronic controller may control the operation of a fuel supply assembly, a fan assembly, and a spark generating assembly included in the appliance.

The presented invention related to grill and cart folding assembly. Grill is able to rotate around a pivot on a cart, grill can be rotated to upright position for use, and the grill can also be rotated to folding position in the cart for transportation. The grill will be secured to the cart by swing arm or support bar when the grill rotates to upright position for use. The other option of securing the grill to the cart is by shoulder screws and nuts when the grill rotates to upright position for use.

A fuel grate for a grill is disclosed. The fuel grate may include: a solid fuel support grate, configured to fit into an internal cavity of the grill; and at least one fuel ignition surface, configured to be placed at a predetermined distance from the solid fuel support grate in the internal cavity of the grill, wherein the distance is determined as to allow placing combustible fire starter in an amount sufficient for igniting a solid fuel.

Pellet grills including a control system that implements, manages, and/or controls various ignition-based protocols and/or processes are disclosed. An example pellet grill includes a cooking chamber, a burn pot, an ignitor, and a controller. The ignitor extends into the burn pot and is configured to ignite pellet fuel located within the burn pot. The controller is configured to command the ignitor to activate during a first duration. The controller is further configured to determine, following expiration of the first duration, whether a temperature of the cooking chamber has reached a threshold temperature. The controller is further configured, in response to determining that the temperature has not reached the threshold temperature, to command the ignitor to activate during a second duration.