SMOKER WITH SMOKE ON DEMAND SYSTEM
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1. A smoker for cooking and smoking a food product comprising:
- a. an enclosed cabinet with;
i. an access door;
ii. at least one rack vertically located within the cabinet for holding the food product to be cooked;
b. a primary heating element for cooking the food product; and
c. a smoke on demand system associated with the cabinet for controlling the quality of smoke from wood chunks or wood chips including;
i. a wood chunk or wood chip enclosure having;
(a) a wood support grate;
(b) an ash pan below the grate;
(c) an access door for loading wood chunks or wood chips into the enclosure and onto the grate;
(d) a smoke outlet in the enclosure for allowing smoke from the wood chunks or wood chips to circulate into the cabinet;
(e) a wood heating element in the enclosure; and
(f) temperature sensor adjacent the grate for determining a wood temperature of the wood chunks or wood chips and producing a temperature output signal; and
ii. a controller for receiving the temperature output signal and modulating energy delivered to the wood heating element in order to maintain the wood chunks or wood chips within a target temperature range above which the wood chunks or wood chips can sustain combustion without added heat.
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Abstract
A smoker with a smoke on demand system includes a wood chunk or wood chip enclosure with a wood heating element, a wood temperature sensor, and a controller. In response to the sensed wood temperature, the controller causes the wood heating element to maintain the wood chunks or wood chips within a target temperature range above which the wood chunks or wood chips can sustain combustion without added heat. The actual temperature can also be maintained by timed sequences based on the cold mass and species of the wood.
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18 Claims
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1. A smoker for cooking and smoking a food product comprising:
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a. an enclosed cabinet with; i. an access door; ii. at least one rack vertically located within the cabinet for holding the food product to be cooked; b. a primary heating element for cooking the food product; and c. a smoke on demand system associated with the cabinet for controlling the quality of smoke from wood chunks or wood chips including; i. a wood chunk or wood chip enclosure having; (a) a wood support grate; (b) an ash pan below the grate; (c) an access door for loading wood chunks or wood chips into the enclosure and onto the grate; (d) a smoke outlet in the enclosure for allowing smoke from the wood chunks or wood chips to circulate into the cabinet; (e) a wood heating element in the enclosure; and (f) temperature sensor adjacent the grate for determining a wood temperature of the wood chunks or wood chips and producing a temperature output signal; and ii. a controller for receiving the temperature output signal and modulating energy delivered to the wood heating element in order to maintain the wood chunks or wood chips within a target temperature range above which the wood chunks or wood chips can sustain combustion without added heat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for controlling quality of smoke from wood chunks or wood chips in a smoker, the steps comprising:
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a. depositing wood chunks or wood chips into an enclosure associated with the smoker; b. heating wood chunks or wood chips within the enclosure by means of a wood heating element; c. sensing a wood temperature of the wood chunks or wood chips within the enclosure and generating a wood temperature signal; d. determining a target temperature range above which the wood chunks or wood chips can sustain combustion without added heat; and e. in response to the wood temperature signal, modulating energy supplied to the wood heating element to maintain the wood chunks or wood chips at the target temperature range above which the wood chunks or wood chips can sustain combustion without added heat. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A smoker for cooking and smoking a food product comprising:
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a. an enclosed cabinet with; i. an access door; ii. at least one rack vertically located within the cabinet for holding the food product to be cooked; b. a primary heating element for cooking the food product; and c. a smoke on demand system inside the cabinet for controlling quality of smoke from wood chunks or wood chips including; i. a wood chunk or wood chip enclosure having; (a) a wood support grate; (b) an ash pan below the grate; (c) an access door for loading wood chunks or wood chips into the enclosure and onto the grate; (d) a smoke outlet in the enclosure for allowing smoke from the wood chunks or wood chips to circulate into the cabinet; and (e) a wood heating element in the enclosure; and ii. a controller for turning the wood heating element on and off in a timed sequence in order to maintain the wood chunks or wood chips within a target temperature range above which the wood chunks or wood chips can sustain combustion without added heat. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for controlling quality of smoke from wood chunks or wood chips in a smoker, the steps comprising:
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a. depositing the wood chunks or wood chips into an enclosure associated with the smoker; b. heating the wood chunks or wood chips within the enclosure by means of a wood heating element; c. determining a target temperature range above which the wood chunks or wood chips can sustain combustion without added heat; and d. turning the wood heating element on and off in a timed sequence in order to maintain the wood chunks or wood chips at the target temperature range. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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