A grill, comprising a housing (1), a carrier shell (3) arranged inside the housing (1) at a distance from the housing (1) on all sides, a substantially cylindrical wood-charcoal chamber (20), which stands in the carrier shell (3) and has a cover (24), a grill grate arranged above the wood-charcoal chamber (20), and an air supply device, which produces an air flow directed into the wood-charcoal chamber (20) from below the carrier shell (3), is characterized in that the cylindrical wall (23) of the wood-charcoal chamber (20) is produced from a stainless-steel sheet and in that the stainless-steel sheet is slotted, perforated, or stretched.

Pellet grills and associated methods of operation are disclosed. An example pellet grill includes an end cap, a liner coupled to the end cap, and a compartment formed between the end cap and the liner. The example pellet grill further includes a lighting module having a light source. The light source is positioned within the compartment. The light source is configured to project light through an opening formed in the liner and into an interior of a cooking chamber of the pellet grill.

A combustible charcoal igniting device may include first elongate grid members generally parallel to one another when the device is in an uncollapsed configuration and second elongate grid members generally parallel to one another and transverse relative to the first elongate grid members when the device is in the uncollapsed configuration. The first and second elongate grid members define chimney cells on or above which charcoal briquets may be placed for ignition. The elongate grid members may comprise a combustible material that can be ignited and that will continue to bum, igniting charcoal briquets placed on the chimney cells. The first elongate grid members may include creases that align with one another, so that the device is collapsible from opposed sides towards a crease line defined by the creases to reduce the length of the device when in a collapsed configuration.

An outdoor charcoal grill may include a temperature sensor and a temperature adjustment device that is adjustable to control the heat applied to the food placed on a grate. A microprocessor may be programmable to set a food heating characteristic. The microprocessor may receive the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor and automatically adjust the temperature adjustment device to control the heat applied to the food.

A cartridge ignition system includes a main body having a plurality of walls that define a hollow interior space, and an ignition cartridge that is positioned within the interior space. The ignition cartridge includes a plurality of bracing elements that are joined together via a plurality of elongated rods, and an elongated wick that extends along the length of the ignition cartridge. The wick includes a layered construction that is designed to burn longitudinally along the length of the ignition cartridge. A fuel source is positioned within the main body and is in communication with the plurality of bracing elements and elongated rods. The wick is positioned along a central portion of the ignition cartridge and is separated from the fuel source by an air gap. The main body and ignition cartridge are constructed from combustible materials and apertures along the main body permitting airflow during system operation.

A cooking system includes a housing having a hollow interior, a heating element operable to heat to said hollow interior, a food support surface arranged within said hollow interior, and a combustible substrate module removably positionable in said housing. When positioned in the housing, the combustible substrate module is arranged in fluid communication with the hollow interior and the combustible substrate module is disposed remote of the food support surface.

A charcoal igniter and food cooker, including an upper section such that the upper section includes a first conical section having a distal end and a proximal end such that the proximal end of the first conical section includes a first conical section opening, a fire chamber having a distal end and a proximal end such that a releasable grate is located adjacent to the distal end of the fire chamber and the distal end of the first conical section is located adjacent to the proximal end of the fire chamber, wherein an amount of charcoal to be ignited is located within the fire chamber and adjacent to the releasable grate; and a stationary lower section such that the upper section is retained within the stationary lower section, wherein the stationary lower section includes a second conical section having a distal end and a proximal end such that the proximal end of the second conical section is located adjacent to the upper section and the distal end of the second conical section includes a second conical section opening, wherein the first and second conical openings have a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the fire chamber. Unique features of the igniter include an upper airflow pipe handle for the fire chamber body that is airflow cooled and aids in combustion, plus a slideably retained grate in grate support carrier slot allowing for easy grate removal/release and discharge of lit charcoal out of the bottom of the fire chamber.

A cardboard structure is foldable to form a consumable chimney. The cardboard structure comprises four side wall panels that are connected to each adjacent side wall panel by a longitudinal fold line. The cardboard structure further comprises four floor panels that are each connected to the one of the side wall panels by a lateral fold line. Two locking floor panels secure the floor panels in place to form a floor extending inward from the side wall panels and form a central opening in the floor. The cardboard structure may be formed into an assembled chimney by a few simple folding operations. The cardboard chimney then supports the burning of an accelerant, such as newsprint, which then ignites a solid fuel source, such as charcoal, that is received in the chimney.

A cooking system includes a housing having a hollow interior, a heating element operable to heat to said hollow interior, a food support surface arranged within said hollow interior, and a combustible substrate module removably positionable in said housing. When positioned in the housing, the combustible substrate module is arranged in fluid communication with the hollow interior and the combustible substrate module is disposed remote of the food support surface.

An ignition chimney (1) for carbonaceous fuel (2) is shown and described, with a housing (3), a lower combustion chamber (4) formed in the housing (3) for easily ignitable igniter (5), with an upper combustion chamber (6) formed in the housing (3) for the carbonaceous fuel (2), wherein, in the ready-for-operation state, the upper combustion chamber (6) is arranged above the lower combustion chamber (4), and the lower combustion chamber (4) and the upper combustion chamber (6) are separated from one another by a gas-permeable separator (7), the upper side (8) of the separator (7), which faces the upper combustion chamber (6), forming a receptacle for the fuel (2), the separator (7) being designed such that the igniter exhaust gases (9) produced in the ignited state of the igniter (5) pass through the separator (7) and impinge on the fuel (2) resting on the separator (7).

The risk of carbon monoxide poisoning by exhaust gases during combustion of the (carbonaceous) fuel is considerably reduced in the ignition chimney in that a catalyst (11) for catalyzing the oxidation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide with oxygen is arranged above the receptacle for the fuel (2) in such a way, that the fuel exhaust gases (12) produced in the ignited state of the fuel (2) are at least partially conducted to the catalyst (11) or through the catalyst (11) and at least part of the carbon monoxide present in the fuel exhaust gases (12) is oxidized to carbon dioxide.