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US 12,439,931 B2Granted
Cold smoke smoker
AssigneeFrank Brunckhorst Co., LLC
InventorAndrew Neuman
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a cold smoke smoker for cold smoking foods using materials heated to a controlled temperature for use in food service, commercial, and residential environments. The cold smoke smoker comprises a blower fan which blows smoke up through a vent, past an ignition plate smoking the materials, and through tubing into a food package containing food. The materials that are smoked can include natural wood chips, herbs, spices, or blends of the fore mentioned materials.
Claims17
A smoker comprising:
- a blower fan;
- an ignition plate positioned above the blower fan,
- wherein a top surface of the ignition plate has a concave surface;
- an ignition chamber cover for removably covering the ignition plate to create an ignition chamber;
- a smoke outlet on a top surface of the ignition chamber cover, located above the ignition plate when the ignition chamber cover covers the ignition plate, for releasing smoke from the ignition chamber to smoke a product;
- a control panel for controlling a speed of the blower fan or a temperature setting of the ignition plate;
- a temperature controller for controlling a temperature of the ignition plate in response to the temperature setting from the control panel;
- a vent plate having a plurality of vent areas,
- wherein each of the plurality of vent areas comprises a plurality of vents,
- wherein the vent plate is positioned above the blower fan and below the ignition plate,
- wherein the plurality of vent areas do not extend directly under a bottom surface or periphery of the ignition plate,
- wherein the blower fan blows air through the plurality of vent areas and blows smoke out the smoke outlet for smoking the product, and
- wherein the blower fan causes a chimney effect for the air and the smoke within the ignition chamber.
10 more elements
A smoker system comprising:
- a cold smoker comprising:
- a blower fan;
- a vent plate having a plurality of vent holes,
- wherein the vent plate is centered in a position directly above the blower fan, and
- an ignition plate centered above the blower fan,
- wherein the plurality of vent holes are not located in any area of the vent plate directly below a bottom surface of the ignition plate, and
- wherein the vent plate is positioned above the blower fan and below the ignition plate;
- at least one material to be smoked placed on a top surface of the ignition plate;
- an ignition chamber cover for removably covering the ignition plate to create an ignition chamber;
- a smoke outlet on a center of a top surface of the ignition chamber cover for releasing smoke from the ignition chamber;
- a control panel for controlling a speed of the blower fan or a temperature setting of the ignition plate;
- and
- a temperature controller for controlling a temperature of the ignition plate in response to the temperature setting from the control panel;
- and
- a section of tubing with a first tubing tip coupled to the smoke outlet and a second tubing tip;
- and
- a food container for receiving smoke from the smoke outlet, the food container comprising:
- an inlet opening coupled to the second tubing tip;
- a chamber for holding one or more food products;
- and
- an outlet opening for evacuating smoke and air from the chamber.
18 more elements
A method for cold smoking a food product using a smoker, the method comprising:
- placing a material to be smoked on a top surface of an ignition plate of the smoker;
- selecting a smoking temperature for the ignition plate using a temperature control panel;
- covering the ignition plate with an ignition chamber cover to form an airtight seal surrounding the ignition plate;
- powering the ignition plate to cause the ignition plate to reach the smoking temperature and cause the material to smoke;
- powering a blower fan to cause smoke to exit a smoke outlet on a top surface of the ignition chamber cover;
- and
- coupling a section of tubing from the smoke outlet to a smoke inlet of a container holding the food product to allow the food product to be cold smoked,
- the smoker comprising:
- a vent plate having a plurality of vent areas,
- wherein the vent plate is positioned above the blower fan and below the ignition plate,
- wherein the plurality of vent areas are not located on the vent plate in an area under a bottom surface of the ignition plate or a periphery of the ignition plate, and
- wherein the blower fan blows air through the plurality of vent areas towards the smoke outlet to create a chimney effect within the ignition chamber.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.