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US 11,109,600 B2Granted
System and method for a pellet-fired smoker
OwnerJordan Jacksoninventor
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Abstract
This invention relates in general to a pellet-fired smoker which includes a housing having a smoke chamber defined within it. A hopper holding pellet fuel supplies pellets through one or more augers to one or more fire pots configured to enhance smoking a food product by increasing the smoke flowing to a food product at various cooking temperatures.
Claims10
A pellet-fired smoker comprising:
- a smoke chamber having a rack therein and a smoke stack with a hollow interior slidably extending therefrom, the smoke stack having an upper opening disposed outside the smoke chamber and a lower opening disposed inside the smoke chamber;
- a hopper for receiving pellets therein coupled to the smoke chamber;
- a first auger connected to the hopper for delivering pellets to a first fire pot located within the smoke chamber, the first fire pot configured to provide a first flow of heat and a first flow of smoke;
- a second auger connected to the hopper for delivering pellets to a second fire pot located within the smoke chamber, the second fire pot configured to provide a second flow of heat and a second flow of smoke;
- wherein the second fire pot has a perforated lid thereon for increasing an amount of smoke created when the pellets are burned in the second fire pot, thereby increasing the second flow of smoke without significantly increasing the second flow of heat;
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- wherein sliding the smoke stack down into the smoke chamber lowers the lower opening to increase smoke within the smoke chamber and sliding the smoke stack up raises the lower opening to decrease the smoke within the smoke chamber.
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An apparatus for increasing the smoke within a cooker, the apparatus comprising:
- a first hopper chamber adapted to receive a first pellet fuel;
- a second hopper chamber adapted to receive a second pellet fuel;
- a smoke chamber having a floor, sides and a top, and including an adjustable smoke stack protruding from the top;
- a pellet-burning assembly including a first auger connecting the first hopper to a first fire pot and a second auger connecting the second hopper to a second fire pot, the first and second fire pots being disposed inside the smoke chamber;
- a blower adapted to supply air to the first fire pot;
- wherein a speed of the first auger is adjustable to control a temperature inside the smoke chamber;
- wherein the second fire pot includes a perforated lid that may be adjusted to control an amount of smoke created by the second fire pot;
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- wherein the second fire pot is disposed directly below the first fire pot.
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An apparatus for generating smoke, the apparatus comprising:
- a pellet-burning assembly including an elongate housing, the pellet-burning assembly including:
- a first auger having, at one end, an opening for the receipt of pellet fuel and, at the other end, a first fire pot adapted to receive the pellet fuel;
- a second auger having, at one end, an opening for the receipt of pellet fuel and, at the other end, a second fire pot adapted to receive the pellet fuel;
- a blower adapted to supply air to the first fire pot;
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- an adjustable lip disposed over the second fire pot to control an amount of smoke created by the second fire pot;
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- a smoke chamber adapted to collect and emit smoke, the smoke chamber having a floor, sides and a top, the smoke chamber also including an adjustable smoke stack, wherein sliding the smoke stack down into the smoke chamber lowers an opening of the smoke stack inside the smoke chamber to increase smoke within the smoke chamber and sliding the smoke stack up raises the opening to decrease the smoke within the smoke chamber;
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- the first fire pot and the second fire pot being disposed within the smoke chamber, wherein the second fire pot is disposed below the first fire pot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.