Grill system with smoke assembly
AssigneeSharkNinja Operating LLC
InventorsChristopher T. Martin, Christopher Smith, Blake Hishmeh, Nicholas Chow
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Abstract
Cooking devices, cooking systems, and smoke assemblies for use therewith are provided. In one embodiment, a cooking system is provided and includes a housing and a smoke assembly. The housing can have a lower base portion and an upper lid portion that together define a hollow cooking chamber. The smoke assembly can be coupled to the upper lid portion, and can be in fluid communication with the hollow cooking chamber. The smoke assembly can generate smoke during cooking operations in order to impart smoke flavor onto a food product disposed within the hollow cooking chamber.
Claims15
A cooking assembly, comprising:
- a housing having a base defining a hollow cooking chamber and a lid movably coupled to the base;
- at least one heating element disposed in the housing and in thermal communication with the hollow cooking chamber;
- a fan mounted to the housing and configured to circulate air in the hollow cooking chamber;
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- a smoke unit mounted on the lid, the smoke unit including a fuel box in fluid communication with the hollow cooking chamber, and an igniter configured to ignite fuel contained in the fuel box, wherein the fan is configured to draw smoke from the fuel box into the hollow cooking chamber.
A cooking assembly, comprising:
- a cooking device including a lid removably coupled to a base, the cooking device defining an internal cooking chamber having a cooking surface;
- a heating element disposed in the cooking device adjacent the cooking surface such that the heating element is configured to heat the cooking surface for conductive cooking operations;
- a smoke unit coupled to an exterior of the lid and fluidly coupled to the internal cooking chamber, the smoke unit including a fuel box containing at least one aperture, the smoke unit including an igniter disposed outside of the fuel box and proximate to the at least one aperture, the igniter being configured to ignite fuel source contained within the fuel box through the at least one aperture;
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- a fan disposed in the cooking device and configured to draw smoke generated by the smoke unit into the internal cooking chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.