Dual-fuel source cooking devices

A cooking device comprising:

• a housing assembly at least partially comprised of a lid, the housing assembly defining two cooking volumes positioned in a side-by-side arrangement, a first cooking volume of the two cooking volumes having a first portion of a cooking structure arranged for placement of a foodstuff and a second cooking volume of the two cooking volumes having a second portion of the cooking structure, the lid dimensioned to cover both of the two cooking volumes in a closed position;
• a separator positioned between the first cooking volume and the second cooking volume to at least partially define a physical boundary therebetween, the separator including an upper separator portion disposed between the first and second portions of the cooking structure and the lid, and a lower separator portion that is disposed between the first and second portions of the cooking structure and a lower portion of the housing assembly, the upper separator portion or the lower separator portion defining a first plurality of apertures;
• a vent assembly disposed one of the upper separator portion or the lower separator portion, the vent assembly being configured to selectively enable fluid communication between the first cooking volume and the second cooking volume, the vent assembly including a vent plate defining a second plurality of apertures and a positioning mechanism that extends from the housing assembly such that the vent plate is movable relative to the separator to align or misalign the first plurality of apertures with the second plurality of apertures when the lid is in the closed position;
• a first heat source including a gas grill, the first heat source being disposed in the first cooking volume and being positioned relative to the first portion of the cooking structure to provide thermal energy directly to the first portion of the cooking structure;
• and
• a second heat source including a wood pellet burner, the second heat source being disposed in the second cooking volume, the second heat source being occluded from the second portion of the cooking structure by a diffuser structure such that the second heat source is configured to provide thermal energy indirectly to the second portion of the cooking structure,
• wherein the first heat source and the second heat source are configured to operate both independently and cooperatively to allow for selective cooking of a foodstuff on the first portion of the cooking structure or the second portion of the cooking structure with both direct thermal energy from the first heat source and indirect thermal energy from the second heat source.