Smoking and basting lid

A smoking and basting lid, comprising:

• a main body having a lower edge adapted to contact a cooking surface, the main body having an inner surface, an outer surface, an upper surface, side surfaces extending downwardly from the upper surface, and an interior volume wherein the side surfaces terminate at the lower edge;
• a handle connected to the outer surface of the main body;
• a vent having a vent aperture located on the upper surface and extending between the inner surface and outer surface of the main body, the vent being adjustable to change the size of the vent aperture;
• and
• a capsule operatively connected to the main body and having a chamber extending outwardly from the inner surface of the main body into the interior volume of the main body, the capsule having an interior volume for holding a material that generates smoke, wherein the chamber includes at least one aperture that allows the smoke to travel from inside the chamber to at least a portion of the interior volume of the main body wherein the main body has a capsule aperture extending between the outer surface and the inner surface that provides access to the interior volume of the capsule,
• wherein the lid further includes a capsule cover operatively connectable to the main body that seals the capsule aperture, and
• wherein the main body includes at least one breather aperture between the inner surface and the outer surface located in the side surface to allow air to enter the breather aperture and be expelled through the vent.

A smoking and basting lid, comprising:

• a main body having a lower edge adapted to contact a cooking surface, the main body having an inner surface, and an outer surface, and an interior volume;
• a handle connected to the outer surface of the main body;
• and
• a capsule operatively connected to the main body and having a chamber extending outwardly from the inner surface of the main body into the interior volume of the main body, the capsule having an interior volume for holding a material that generates smoke, wherein the chamber includes at least one aperture that allows the smoke to travel from inside the chamber to at least a portion of the interior volume of the main body,
• wherein the main body includes at least one breather aperture extending between the inner surface and the outer surface, located further away from a center of the main body than the capsule, and
• wherein the capsule is located between the center and the at least one breather aperture.