Cooking device and components thereof

A cooking system comprising:

• a housing defining a hollow portion configured to receive food;
• a lid coupled to the housing and movable between an open position and a closed position;
• an elongate slot disposed on an exterior surface of said lid;
• a lock ring concentrically disposed in the lid, the lock ring configured to rotate between first, second, and third positions, wherein in the first position the lock ring locks the lid relative to the housing, and wherein in the second position the lock ring releases the lid such that the lid is unlocked relative to the housing, and wherein in the third position the lid is in an intermediate locked position;
• at least one vent disposed within the lid, the at least one vent having a closed vent state when the lock ring is in the first position, the at least one vent being moved by the lock ring to a fully open vent state when the lock ring is in the second position, and the at least one vent being moved by the lock ring to a partially open vent state when the lock ring is in the third position;
• and
• a mode selector knob slidably disposed in said elongate slot, wherein said mode selector knob is coupled to the lock ring and configured to move the lock ring between the first position associated with a first cooking mode, the second position associated with a second cooking mode, and the third position associated with a third cooking mode,
• wherein said at least one vent comprises an inlet vent and an outlet vent, both of which are configurable between the fully open vent state, the partially open vent state, and the closed vent state via actuation of said mode selector knob, and
• wherein, when the lid is in the intermediate locked condition, the inlet vent is in the fully open vent state or the partially open vent state and the outlet vent is in the closed vent state.

A cooking system comprising:

• a housing defining a hollow food chamber;
• a lid coupled to the housing and lid movable between an open position and a closed position;
• an elongate slot disposed on an exterior surface of said lid;
• a mode selector knob slidably disposed in said elongate slot and movable between a first position associated with a first cooking mode, a second position associated with a second cooking mode, and a third position associated with a third cooking mode, the third position being between the first position and the second position;
• a lock ring disposed within and adjacent to an outer perimeter of the lid, the lock ring being coupled to the mode selector knob such that movement of the mode selector knob from the first position to the second position causes the lock ring to rotatably move from an engaged position in which the lock ring engages the housing to lock the lid relative to the housing to a disengaged position in which the lock ring is disengaged from the housing;
• an inlet vent formed in the lid and configured to be moved between a closed vent condition and an open vent condition in response to movement of the mode selector knob from the first position to the second position and/or the third position;
• and
• an outlet vent formed in the lid and configured to move between a closed vent condition and an open vent condition in response to movement of the mode selector knob from the first position and/or the third position to the second position,
• wherein, in the third cooking mode, the inlet vent is in the open vent condition and the outlet vent is in the closed vent condition.