Cooking apparatus

A kamado style grilling apparatus comprising:

• a) a cooking chamber having a high heat capacity and a vent system;
• b) wherein the cooking chamber further comprises and is defined by a base unit and a top unit disposed over the base unit that is capable of moving from an open to a closed position via a hinge component;
• c) wherein the base unit comprises a base and a peripheral side wall extending upwardly from said base towards a base unit edge and the top unit comprises a top unit edge that contacts the base unit edge when the top unit is in a closed position, thereby defining the cooking chamber;
• d) wherein the vent system comprises at least one adjustable air intake vent in the base unit and at least one adjustable air outlet vent in the top unit such that air is capable of passing into the cooking chamber through said at least one air intake vent and out of the cooking chamber through said at least one outlet vent when the vents are open;
• e) wherein the top unit and base unit comprise cast aluminum;
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• f) wherein both the top unit edge and base unit edge each comprise a tongue member, a top unit tongue member and a base unit tongue member, each of which further comprises a wall member that extends circumferentially around the dome edge and outwards from the edge, wherein the tongue members rest adjacent to each other so as to form a double insulated wall when the top unit is in the closed position;
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• g) wherein the top unit edge and base unit edge each further comprise a groove adjacent to the tongue member positioned so each of the top unit and base unit tongue members contact the opposing edge's groove when the cooking chamber is in the closed position.