Water smoker grill with automatic water replenishment
OwnerJon L. Robertsinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for replenishing the water supply in a water pan of a water smoker grill. An external water supply is permanently or removably attached to the side of a water smoker grill. A water supply tube extends from the external water supply into the water pan of the water smoker grill. As water is boiled off from the water pan and the level in the water pan descends below a minimum level below the level of the outlet tube, water is allowed to replenish the water supply in the water pan, thereby increasing the cooking time without having to remove the lid of the water smoker grill to replace the water.
Claims14
A water smoker grill comprising:
- a water smoker grill body, generally opened at one end and closed at a second end;
- a lid resting on the open end;
- a cooking surface suspended inside the body for holding food to be cooked;
- a water pan for holding water supported inside the body below the cooking surface;
- a heat source to supply heat to generate smoke and to boil the water in the water pan supported inside the body below the water pan for heating the water in the water pan;
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- an additional water supply reservoir attached to the body for providing water to the water pan during the cooking process as the water in the water pan is boiled away during cooking, wherein the additional water supply reservoir is disposed inside the body and is attached at an inside surface of the body.
A method of cooking food in a water smoker grill comprising:
- boiling water in a water pan inside a water smoker grill body;
- replenishing the water in the water pan gradually during cooking using an additional water supply reservoir that is disposed inside the water smoker grill body and is attached to an inside surface of the body;
- the additional water supply reservoir replenishing water when the water level in the water pan decreases below a minimum level.
A water smoker grill comprising a water smoker grill body, generally opened at one end and closed at a second end:
- a lid resting on the open end;
- a cooking surface suspended inside the body for holding food to be cooked;
- a water pan for holding water supported inside the body below the cooking surface;
- a heat source to supply heat to generate smoke and to boil the water in the water pan supported inside the body below the water pan for heating the water in the water pan;
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- an additional water supply reservoir disposed inside the body and unitarily incorporated with the body for providing water to the water pan during the cooking process as the water in the water pan is boiled away during cooking.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.