Charcoal grill system and method for managing temperature within the same charcoal grill system

A charcoal grill system comprising:

• a grill housing comprising:
• a cartridge chamber configured to receive a charcoal cartridge comprising a mass of charcoal and starter material;
• a cooking chamber thermally coupled to the charcoal cartridge and configured to support foodstuffs;
• an igniter extending into the cartridge chamber configured to contact the charcoal cartridge in the cartridge chamber;
• a stoke fan configured to pump ambient air into the cartridge chamber;
• a cooling fan configured to pump ambient air into the cooking chamber to cool the cooking chamber;
• a temperature sensor thermally coupled to the cooking chamber;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• receive a target grill temperature for the cooking chamber within the charcoal grill system;
• enter an ignition mode in response to receiving an ignition trigger;
• during the ignition mode:
• activate the igniter to ignite the charcoal cartridge within the cartridge chamber;
• and
• activate the stoke fan to accelerate combustion of the charcoal cartridge;
• and
• during a temperature management mode succeeding the ignition mode:
• selectively activate the stoke fan and the cooling fan to maintain the cooking chamber at approximately the target grill temperature based on outputs of the temperature sensor.