Food smoking cooker

A food cooking device for use in grilling or hanging, especially meat, for smoke cooking comprising:

• a) a housing means comprised of a top closure panel and a bottom closure panel placed in substantially horizontal parallel planes connected to a vertical sidewall said sidewall having a given diameter, said top closure panel connected to a first edge of the sidewall said bottom closure panel connected to a second edge of the sidewall at an opposite end of the first edge of the sidewall, said bottom closure panel providing means for support of solid fuel, said top closure panel providing means for containing heat within the interior of said housing, said housing having a first vertical side edge and a second vertical side edge;
• b) at least one sidewall closure door adapted to swing on a substantially vertical axis between a closed position and an open position, said sidewall closure door defined in a closed position whereby said sidewall having a first vertical side edge is connected to said housing sidewall first vertical side edge and a second vertical side edge by means coupled to said housing sidewall second vertical side edge, further said closure door sidewall having a given diameter being common with said housing sidewall forming a closed interior divided by a substantially imperforate and adjustable partition plate forming two chambers, an upper cooking chamber and a lower firebox chamber, said adjustable partition plate adapted to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis between a closed position and an open position, whereby said closed position substantially seals said firebox chamber from said cooking chamber above, said adjustable partition plate defining, jointly with said closure door interior sidewall and said housing interior sidewall, an open position permitting a selected quantity of hot air from said firebox chamber past said adjustable partition plate into said cooking chamber;
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• c) at least one grill attached within the interior of said cooking chamber substantially parallel to said top closure panel and located above said adjustable partition plate, said grill including spaced cross members adapted to pass renderings downwardly from an edible supported thereon, said vertical housing including said attached horizontal top closure panel:
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• d) a canopy, forming a warming compartment, is attached to said housing and mounted above said top closure panel, said canopy comprising a closure panel and a ring member, said closure panel sealing an upper end of the ring member, said ring member defined by having the same diameter as said housing sidewall diameter, said ring member further defined having vertical sidewall height for appropriate storing depending the capacity selected, said ring includes connecting means provided jointly with said housing, located on said ring rear sidewall near the juncture with said housing top closure panel, further said connecting means adapted for vertical movement, of said ring with said closure panel attached, about a horizontal axis between an open and closed position.