Apparatus for cooking using wood pellets
OwnerEdward C. Maurininventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for cooking using wood pellets comprising: a direct cooking zone; an indirect cooking zone separated from the direct cooking zone by a divider; and a wood pellet burner positioned in the direct cooking zone such that food items in the direct cooking zone will be positioned above the burner. The cooking apparatus has a combustion flow path such that combustion gas from the burner will flow upwardly in the direct cooking zone, then over the divider, and then downwardly into the indirect cooking zone. The downward flow of combustion gas into the indirect cooking zone provides a top down cooking mode for food products placed therein.
Claims16
An apparatus for cooking using a wood pellet fuel comprising:
- a direct cooking zone for cooking food items placed therein on a first food holding structure;
- an indirect cooking zone for cooking food items placed therein on a second food holding structure;
- a divider which separates said direct cooking zone from said indirect cooking zone;
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- a burner cup for continuously receiving and burning said wood pellet fuel to produce a combustion gas,
- said burner cup being positioned in said direct cooking zone below said first food holding structure such that said food items placed in said direct cooking zone will be positioned above said burner cup and
- said apparatus having a combustion gas flow path wherein said combustion gas from said burner cup will flow upwardly in said direct cooking zone, then over an upper end of said divider, and then downwardly onto said food items placed in said indirect cooking zone.
An apparatus for cooking using wood pellets comprising:
- a direct cooking zone for cooking food items therein on a first food holding structure;
- an indirect cooking zone for cooking food items placed therein on a second food holding structure;
- a divider which separates said direct cooking zone from said indirect cooking zone;
- a burner for burning said wood pellets to produce a combustion gas, said burner being positioned in said direct cooking zone below said first holding structure such that said food items placed in said direct cooking zone will be positioned above said burner;
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- a heat distributor extending laterally in said direct cooking zone, said heat distributor being positioned above said burner and said heat distributor having an inverted V cross-sectional shape,
- said apparatus having a combustion gas flow path wherein said combustion gas from said burner will flow upwardly in said direct cooking zone, then over an upper end of said divider, and then downwardly onto said food items placed in said indirect cooking zone.
An apparatus for cooking using wood pellets comprising:
- a housing;
- a direct cooking zone in said housing for cooking food items on a first food holding structure;
- an indirect cooking zone in said housing for cooking food items on a second food holding structure;
- a divider in said housing which separates said direct cooking zone from said indirect cooking zone;
- a burner for burning wood pellets to produce a combustion gas, said burner being positioned in said direct cooking zone such that said food items on said first food holding structure will be positioned above said burner;
- a heat distributor extending laterally in said direct cooking zone, said heat distributor being positioned above said burner and said heat distributor having an inverted V cross-sectional shape;
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- a hood positionable on said housing for closing said housing,
- said housing including a combustion gas outlet for said indirect cooking zone, said combustion gas outlet being located such that said food items on said second food holding structure will be positioned at a level above said combustion gas outlet, and
- wherein, when said hood is positioned to close said housing, said combustion gas from said burner will flow upwardly in said direct cooking zone, then over an upper end of said divider, then downwardly through said second food holding structure, and then out of said combustion gas outlet.
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