Outdoor convective food cooker

Abstract

A food cooker includes a cooking chamber; a furnace chamber disposed below the cooking chamber; a lid covering a top opening of the cooking chamber, the lid and the cooking chamber defining an enclosed cavity; and a food-supporting element within the enclosed cavity. A method of cooking a food item includes providing a food cooker, the food cooker comprising: a cooking chamber; a furnace chamber disposed below the cooking chamber; a lid covering a top opening of the cooking chamber, the lid and the cooking chamber defining an enclosed cavity; and a food-supporting element within the enclosed cavity; receiving charcoal within the furnace chamber; igniting the charcoal; supporting a food item on the food-supporting element within the enclosed cavity; and heating an interior of the enclosed cavity with the ignited charcoal to cook the food item.

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