A system for smoking or grilling food that uses a wood pellet burner to provide the heat and smoke for the smoking/grilling process and wherein all the electrical requirements for the system are provided by a thermoelectric generator that receives thermal energy from the wood pellet burner and converts a portion of that thermal energy into electricity, and wherein a microcontroller is used to accurately regulate the smoking or grilling temperatures and the temperatures of the thermoelectric generator.

A cooking grate for a grill is provided having substantially hollow rungs in fluid communication with each other and/or with a substantially hollow border to provide improved thermal management and more efficient heat transfer.

A barbecue utensil having at least one tool which can be stowed in a housing, wherein preferably at least one tool is designed in the form of a foldable turner. A plurality of tools such as, for example, barbecue tongs, a bread knife and/or a fork can be combined with one another.

The disclosure provides a cooking apparatus with temperature control, where a cooking main body includes a heat supply chamber, the cooking main body is provided with an object placing table, the object placing table includes an accommodation chamber and a mounting hole communicated with the accommodation chamber, a temperature controller is mounted in the mounting hole, the temperature controller includes a main control module, a temperature acquisition module, a power supply module, a liquid crystal display screen, a wireless communication module, a control button, a temperature sensing probe I and a temperature sensing probe II, and where the temperature sensing probe I is mounted on an inner wall of the heat supply chamber, the control button and the liquid crystal display screen are both positioned on one side surface of the temperature controller exposed outside.

A cooking plate is mountable to and removable from a fire pit. The cooking plate includes support tabs that position the cooking plate above the upper rim of the fire pit to provide even heating to the cooking plate while securing it in place with respect to the fire pit. The cooking plate can be placed on the fire pit after the fire has been started and removed while the fire is burning. The cooking plate has support tabs that each has an angled surface to allow the cooking plate to be leveled with respect to the fire pit. The cooking plate is ring-shaped and provides a central opening for the flame of the fire pit. The cooking plate defines an indentation that accommodates an accessory post of the fire pit.

Example transversely-loadable rotisserie skewer racks are disclosed. An example rotisserie skewer rack includes a first support plate and a second support plate spaced apart from the first support plate. The example rotisserie skewer rack further includes a plurality of skewers extending between the first support plate and the second support plate. The example rotisserie skewer rack includes a first mounting bracket coupled to the first support plate, and a second mounting bracket coupled to the second support plate. The first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket are respectively configured to be transversely loadable onto a rotisserie spit.

Example transversely-loadable rotisserie baskets are disclosed. An example rotisserie basket includes a base and a lid coupled to the base. The lid is movable relative to the base between an open position and a closed position. The example rotisserie basket further includes a first mounting bracket coupled to a first side of the base, and a second mounting bracket coupled to a second side of the base located opposite the first side of the base. The first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket are respectively configured to be transversely loadable onto a rotisserie spit.

A utensil holding device is disclosed. The device includes one or more removeable and adjustable arms, a continuous rod having a plurality of sections including a first section configured for insertion into the ground, a second section configured to abut the ground and provide support, and a third section configured to receive the one or more removeable and adjustable arms. The sections are preferably integrally connected and formed of a continuous rod having a plurality of bends. Certain embodiments of the one or more removeable and adjustable arms are formed of a disc-shaped end and an elongated rod. The disc-shaped end is a partially folded disc in some embodiments.

A cooking system including a housing assembly provided with lid, which define a plurality of cooking zones and a thermal energy zone. One of the cooking zones is located beneath the thermal energy zone to utilize convection thermal energy transfer and radiant thermal energy transfer during operation of the cooking system. A blower assembly of the cooking system forces a fluid through at least one fluid flow path of the housing assembly and the thermal energy zone, to provide a superheated fluid having a temperature of about 800° F. to about 1200° F. to at least one of the cooking zones.

Example transversely-loadable rotisserie forks are disclosed. An example rotisserie fork includes a first upper prong and a second upper prong spaced apart from the first upper prong. The example rotisserie fork further includes a first lower prong and a second lower prong spaced apart from the first lower prong. The example rotisserie fork further includes a mounting bracket coupled to the first upper prong, the second upper prong, the first lower prong, and the second lower prong. The mounting bracket is configured to be transversely loadable onto a rotisserie spit.