Integrated Kamado-Style Grill and Smoker

A temperature control system for a kamado-style grill and smoker, wherein the kamado-style grill comprises a top shell and a bottom shell that define a cooking chamber, the temperature control system comprising:

• a fan unit coupled to the bottom shell and comprising a fan configured to direct air from an area outside the kamado-style grill and smoker and into the cooking chamber via an air-intake pathway from the fan to the cooking chamber;
• a barrier that can be adjustably positioned to block or allow air flow through the air-intake pathway, wherein the position of the barrier cannot be manually adjusted by a user, and
• wherein the fan unit is configured to adjust the position of the barrier for controlling an amount of air flow through the air-intake pathway;
• and
• a control unit, operably coupled to the fan unit, configured to transmit one or more control signals to the fan unit to adjust a speed of the fan and position the barrier to allow air to flow through the air-intake pathway to control a temperature within the cooking chamber.

A control unit coupled to a kamado-style grill and smoker, wherein the kamado-style grill comprises a top shell and a bottom shell that define a cooking chamber, the control unit comprising:

• one or more antennas to wirelessly receive one or more instructions from a remote device corresponding to one or more temperature settings;
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• one or more processors configured to generate one or more control signals, responsive to the received one or more temperature settings, for controlling a position of a barrier that allows air to flow from a fan into the cooking chamber,
• wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit the one or more control signals to a fan unit to cause the fan unit to adjust the position of the barrier to allow air to flow into the cooking chamber and thereby adjust a temperature within the cooking chamber in accordance with the received one or more temperature settings.