A pellet fuel delivery channel spans between a pellet fuel hopper and a firepot. A door selectively blocks fuel pellets from leaving the hopper and entering the fuel delivery channel.

A pellet fuel delivery channel spans between a pellet fuel hopper and a firepot. A door selectively blocks fuel pellets from leaving the hopper and entering the fuel delivery channel.

Combustion appliances for providing heat for cooking meats and other foods are provided. The appliances are self-stoking, in that they do not need to be repeatedly re-filled with more fuel periodically, such as during an 18-hour slow cook procedure. A venturi assembly is provided which consists of a venturi duct and baffle, which creates a higher flow, lower pressure region within the venturi assembly, which gases mix with spent combustion gases to provide a more uniform temperature output.

Combustion appliances for providing heat for cooking meats and other foods are provided. The appliances are self-stoking, in that they do not need to be repeatedly re-filled with more fuel periodically, such as during an 18-hour slow cook procedure. A venturi assembly is provided which consists of a venturi duct and baffle, which creates a higher flow, lower pressure region within the venturi assembly, which gases mix with spent combustion gases to provide a more uniform temperature output.

A cooking system having a pellet fueled cooking chamber, a fire chamber held in a fixed relationship with respect to the cooking chamber, and a user adjustable port that selectively allows fluid communication from the fire chamber to the cooking chamber.

A firepot for a grilling device comprises one or more walls at least partially forming an outer boundary of the firepot. The firepot is structurally configured to hold at least partially ignited solid fuel. The firepot also comprises a floor defining, at least in part, a lower end of the firepot. The floor comprises one or more holes extending through the floor. Additionally, a portion of the one or more walls form a solid fuel delivery opening that comprises a solid fuel portal through which solid fuel is deliverable to an interior of the firepot. A heating element mount is positioned to hold a heating element within the interior of the firepot.

A cooking system having a pellet fueled cooking chamber, a fire chamber held in a fixed relationship with respect to the cooking chamber, and a user adjustable port that selectively allows fluid communication from the fire chamber to the cooking chamber.

A spritzer assembly for a cooking device is provided herein. The spritzer assembly includes a reservoir configured to maintain a fluid therein. A pump is operably coupled with the reservoir. The pump is configured to move the fluid from the reservoir and through a nozzle. The nozzle is configured to be positioned within a heating chamber. A controller is configured to selectively activate the pump.

A firepot for a grilling device comprises one or more walls at least partially forming an outer boundary of the firepot. The firepot is structurally configured to hold at least partially ignited solid fuel. The firepot also comprises a floor defining, at least in part, a lower end of the firepot. The floor comprises one or more holes extending through the floor. Additionally, a portion of the one or more walls form a solid fuel delivery opening that comprises a solid fuel portal through which solid fuel is deliverable to an interior of the firepot. A heating element mount is positioned to hold a heating element within the interior of the firepot.

A pellet stove, having a pellet hopper, a combustion chamber, a heat exchanger and a pellet movement assembly, adapted to move the pellets from the hopper into the combustion chamber. The pellet movement assembly is located and configured so as to be heated by exhaust gases from the combustion chamber and the pellets spend a sufficient amount of time in the pellet movement assembly, where oxygen is prevented from freely flowing in, so that the pellets are torrefied during transit to the combustion chamber.