Disclosed is an outdoor cooking appliance with ductwork that directs heat and smoke more evenly in the cook chamber of the appliance. For example, the ductwork can extend from the heat source of the appliance and direct the smoke to openings in rack holders that then dispel the smoke into the cook chamber more evenly. The burn pot assembly can also be segregated from the grease pan to avoid the potential for grease fires.

Method for smoking a farinaceous food. A first step comprises burning wood to produce smoke at a first location in a first space. A second step comprises conveying the smoke to a second location in a second space. A third step comprises providing fluid communication between a food in the second space and the smoke in the first space to provide a smoked food.

An outdoor cooking station configured to simultaneously and independently cook food with separate cooking modes. The cooking station includes a main body extending to define a griddle portion and an oven portion. The griddle portion includes a griddle member having a flat griddle surface such that the griddle member is configured to be supported by the main body. The oven portion is positioned adjacently to one side of the griddle member, the oven portion including a cooking chamber defined by a lower stone and an upper stone and an internal wall, the lower stone including a stone cooking surface. With this arrangement, the stone cooking surface and the griddle cooking surface are sized and configured to cook food independently from each other.

An outdoor cooking station configured to simultaneously and independently cook food with separate cooking modes. The cooking station includes a main body extending to define a griddle portion and an oven portion. The griddle portion includes a griddle member having a flat griddle surface such that the griddle member is configured to be supported by the main body. The oven portion is positioned adjacently to one side of the griddle member, the oven portion including a cooking chamber defined by a lower stone and an upper stone and an internal wall, the lower stone including a stone cooking surface. With this arrangement, the stone cooking surface and the griddle cooking surface are sized and configured to cook food independently from each other.

The present invention relates to a food product processing plant including a loading unit (10), one or more processing units (20), and a food product unloading unit (30) that are connected via a rail (41) supporting a plurality of carriages (61) with a hook (62) which are clustered together forming multiple independent trains of carriages (60) which are independently actuated by means of multiple actuating units (51).

Example L-shaped smoker boxes for gas grills are disclosed. An example smoker box includes a base and a lid. The base includes a bottom wall having an L-shaped profile. The lid includes a top wall having an L-shaped profile.

Example L-shaped smoker boxes for gas grills are disclosed. An example smoker box includes a base and a lid. The base includes a bottom wall having an L-shaped profile. The lid includes a top wall having an L-shaped profile.

A vertical smoker including an external housing, one or more sidewalls at least partially defining a cooking chamber within the external housing, a solid fuel combustion unit configured to combust solid fuel and produce smoke and heat, a drip tray disposed above the solid fuel combustion unit and forming a floor of the cooking chamber, the drip tray being configured to route the smoke and heat into at least one channel disposed between at least one sidewall in the one or more sidewalls and the external housing, and one or more apertures disposed in the at least one sidewall, the one or more apertures being configured to allow the smoke and heat to pass from the at least one channel into the cooking chamber.

A smoking skewer for imparting a smoke flavoring to an interior of a food item is disclosed. The smoking skewer includes an elongate hollow rod, a food penetrating point at the distal end and a handle is at the proximal end. An opening is also provided at the proximal end of the elongate hollow rod. A plurality of apertures are disposed in a spaced apart relation along the elongate hollow rod are dimensioned to convey a smoke source from the interior cavity to the exterior surface of the elongate hollow rod and the interior of a food item carried thereon. A mesh sleeve is carried within the interior cavity to contain ash and particulates from the smoke source. The smoke source may be a smoking stick, formed of a combustible material to generate a smoke flavoring combustion by product.

A smoking skewer for imparting a smoke flavoring to an interior of a food item is disclosed. The smoking skewer includes an elongate hollow rod, a food penetrating point at the distal end and a handle is at the proximal end. An opening is also provided at the proximal end of the elongate hollow rod. A plurality of apertures are disposed in a spaced apart relation along the elongate hollow rod are dimensioned to convey a smoke source from the interior cavity to the exterior surface of the elongate hollow rod and the interior of a food item carried thereon. A mesh sleeve is carried within the interior cavity to contain ash and particulates from the smoke source. The smoke source may be a smoking stick, formed of a combustible material to generate a smoke flavoring combustion by product.