Grill with cold smoke grilling modes

A method of producing cold smoke within a grilling device for cooking food, the method comprising:

• providing a grilling device comprising:
• a firepot having an interior space;
• a heating element configured to ignite solid fuel within the interior space of the firepot;
• a blower configured to circulate oxygen into the interior space of the firepot;
• a first temperature sensor configured to sense a first temperature within the interior space of the firepot;
• a power source providing electrical power to the heating element and blower;
• and
• a processor configured to regulate electrical power provided to the heating element and blower;
• igniting the solid fuel within the interior space of the firepot by activating the heating element;
• sensing the first temperature with the first temperature sensor and relaying firepot temperature information to the processor;
• adjusting the electrical power provided to the heating element and blower based on the firepot temperature information to produce a temperature within the firepot in excess of 500° F. while maintaining a second temperature in a cooking chamber of the grilling device, which is disposed above the firepot, below about 150° F. for a period of at least 5 minutes.

A grilling device for producing cold smoke for use in cooking or heating a food product, comprising:

• a cooking chamber, a firepot having an interior space, a heating element configured to ignite fuel residing within the interior space of the firepot, a blower configured to circulate oxygen into the interior space of the firepot, a power source configured to provide electrical power within the grilling device;
• a processor, and
• a storage comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the grilling device to perform the following steps:
• ignite the fuel within the interior space of the firepot by providing the heating element with a first amount of electrical power from the power source;
• provide a second amount of electrical power to the heating element, the second amount of electrical power being less than the first amount of electrical power;
• receive an electrical resistance signal from the heating element upon application of the second amount of electrical power to the heating element;
• convert, at the processor, the electrical resistance signal to firepot temperature information;
• and
• adjust the electrical power provided to the heating element and blower based on the firepot temperature information, wherein the adjustment:
• prevents the fuel from entering into a state of continuous combustion, and
• maintains a temperature within the cooking chamber of about 150° F. or less for at least five-minutes.