Abstract: A collapsible grill. The collapsible grill includes a base. The base is defined by several walls. An interior cavity is formed by the walls. A rod is affixed to an external surface of the base and extends upward from the base. A platform is mounted onto the rod. The platform can be adjusted vertically on the rod, so that a user can set a desired distance between the platform and the base.

Abstract: A solid fuel burning system and method with an electronic ignition circuit is provided having a filament. The filament is attached to the filament support. The filament is adjacent the wick. The electronic ignition circuit is configured to direct power to the filament to cause the filament to generate heat.

Abstract: An embodiment of a support assembly for a grill may include a leg subassembly comprising a first leg and a second leg, a leg subassembly comprising a first leg and a second leg, the first leg defining a retaining aperture, and a rotatable pin collar assembly configured to couple the first leg to the second leg in a slidable and lockable connection, the rotatable pin collar assembly including a spring pin configured to be retained in the retaining aperture at a first longitudinal position on the first leg when the grill is in a standing locked configuration and configured to be positioned at a second longitudinal position on the first leg when the grill is in a collapsed configuration.

Abstract: A solar thermal energy device is provided. Also provided is a method of making a solar thermal energy device.

Abstract: A cartridge ignition system includes a main body having a plurality of walls that define a hollow interior space, and an ignition cartridge that is positioned within the interior space. The ignition cartridge includes a plurality of bracing elements that are joined together via a plurality of elongated rods, and an elongated wick that extends along the length of the ignition cartridge. The wick includes a layered construction that is designed to burn longitudinally along the length of the ignition cartridge. A fuel source is positioned within the main body and is in communication with the plurality of bracing elements and elongated rods. The wick is positioned along a central portion of the ignition cartridge and is separated from the fuel source by an air gap. The main body and ignition cartridge are constructed from combustible materials and apertures along the main body permitting airflow during system operation.

Abstract: A smoker is formed from at least one generally cylindrical segment of a first diameter and at least one generally cylindrical segment of a second diameter. The first diameter is greater than the second diameter and a ledge is formed between the at least one generally cylindrical segment of a first diameter and the at least one generally cylindrical segment of a second diameter when the two are joined one atop the other.

Abstract: A support bracket includes at least three supporting rods, a middle rod, at least three first connecting rods and at least three second connecting rods. For each supporting rod, one end of it is configured to be supported on a supporting surface, the other end of it is configured to support a campfire assembly. One end of the middle rod is provided with a first pivot, and the other end of the middle rod is provided with a second pivot. For each first connecting rods, one end of it is pivotably connected to corresponding one of the at least three supporting rods, the other end of it is pivotably connected to the first pivot. For each second connecting rods, one end of it is pivotably connected to corresponding one of the at least three supporting rods, the other end of it is pivotably connected to the second pivot.

Abstract: A modular burner system includes a nipple elongated along an axis and a plurality of jets connected to the nipple. The jets are spaced from each other along the axis. Each jet connected to the nipple has a jet axis and is elongated from the nipple along the jet axis. Each jet connected to the nipple has an exit on the jet axis spaced from the nipple to release fuel to fuel a flame at the exit. The jet axis of at least one of the jets connected to the nipple is at a first angle relative to the axis and the jet axis of at least one of the jets connected to the nipple is at a second angle relative to the axis different than the first angle.

Abstract: An example Smart Candle Platform is configured to includes a candle fixture that comprises an outer shell having an opening, a mid-frame, and a base, and a fuel bottle configured to hold a fuel material and is removably coupled to the candle fixture. The fuel bottle is positioned at least partially within a hollow interior of the mid-frame of the candle fixture and accommodated by the base. The fuel bottle further comprises a wick that extends through an opening of the outer shell, and the candle fixture includes an ignitor configured to ignite the fuel material via the wick to produce a living flame, a proximity sensor to sense a distance between an object and the living flame, a self-extinguisher, and a control system configured to, upon determining the distance between the object and the living flame is unsafe, control the self-extinguisher to extinguish the living flame.

Abstract: Disclosed is a stove having a top portion including a spark arrestor which includes a base assembly comprising a base ring, a base crown, a mesh side screen connecting the base ring and the base crown, and at least one handle, and a top assembly comprising a top crown, a mesh top screen extending from the top crown, and at least one handle, wherein the base assembly is sized to fit removably onto the top portion of the stove such that the base assembly is configured to block sparks or embers produced by the stove, and wherein the top assembly fits removably onto the base crown such that the top assembly is configured to block sparks or embers produced by the stove.

Abstract: Pellet grills and associated methods of operation are disclosed. An example pellet grill includes a burn pot configured to combust pellet fuel received within the burn pot. The pellet grill further includes an auger configured to deliver the pellet fuel to the burn pot. The pellet grill further includes an auger motor operatively coupled to the auger. The pellet grill further includes one or more processors configured to determine whether a shutdown sequence of the pellet grill has been initiated. The one or more processors are further configured, in response to determining that the shutdown sequence has been initiated, to command the auger motor to reverse a direction of rotation of the auger. The reversal is to cause pellet fuel which the auger has not yet delivered to the burn pot to be purged in a direction away from the burn pot.

Abstract: A cooker hood, and a method and system for controlling same are provided. An image collection apparatus is disposed on the cooker hood. The control method includes: when a menu production start instruction is received, controlling the image collection apparatus to perform an image collection operation; storing a collected image; and after a menu production end instruction is received, invoking the collected image, to generate a corresponding menu. By means of the foregoing solutions, user operations in a menu production process can be simplified.

Abstract: A fire pit includes a main body having a double outer wall that defines an air inlet. An accessory support post is received by the main body within the double outer wall. A locking projection and locking flange cooperate to lock the vertical and rotational position of the support post with respect to the main body of the fire pit. A floating fire box is supported from above by a grilling flange that allows the fire box to move down when heated. The accessory post can be used with a post holder next to a camp fire. The post holder and accessory post use of the locking projection and locking flange to secure the accessory post with respect to the holder. A grill having an outer body member protects the user's finger from engaging sharp edges of an expanded metal grill.

Abstract: A cooktop appliance includes a panel with a first burner disposed on the panel and a second burner spaced apart from the first burner on the panel. A frame of the cooktop appliance is removably mounted to the panel. The frame is configured to selectively support two or more grates or a griddle plate over the first burner and the second burner. The cooktop appliance may include a first pogo pin terminal block positioned on the panel adjacent to the first burner and a second pogo pin terminal block positioned on the panel adjacent to the second burner. The frame may include a first sleeve which encloses first connectors of the first pogo pin terminal block and a second sleeve which encloses second connectors of the second pogo pin terminal block on four sides. The griddle plate or the grates may include two or more embedded temperature sensors.

Abstract: Cooking apparatus for cooking food by a barbecue grilling method, comprises an outer housing receiving an inner housing which defines a heating volume. A chamber for pressurised air is defined between the outer and inner housings. Apertures in the inner housing allow pressurised air to exit the chamber into the heating volume. At least one burner is located in the inner housing. A combustible fuel/air mixture is supplied to the burner and this is separate from the supply of pressurised air to the chamber. A cooking surface is placed across the top of the heating volume to support food to be cooked.

Abstract: A portable grilling system comprising a grate formed of a non-flammable material; at least two support members formed of a non-flammable material and pivotally attached to the grate; at least one fuel insert support member formed of a non-flammable material and positioned below the grate; and a fuel insert comprising a base tray formed of a biodegradable material having a bottom surface and one or more sidewalls extending upwards from the bottom surface; a biodegradable and non-flammable liner positionable within the base tray; and a fuel source positionable within the liner.

Abstract: A grill stove includes a kettle, legs, and a lid. The kettle includes an outer wall with a ventilation aperture, an inner wall, and a top collar extending between the inner wall and the outer wall and connecting the top portion of the outer wall to the top portion of the inner wall to form a dual-walled kettle. A base pan may be attached to the outer wall and may form a bottom of the kettle. A nest pan may have an edge and a ventilation aperture. The edge of the nest pan may be attached to the bottom portion of the inner wall and disposed above the base pan. The nest pan and the base pan being spaced apart to form a gap therebetween. The ventilation aperture of the nest pan may be in fluid communication with the ventilation aperture of the outer wall. An ash pan may be removably positionable above the nest pan.

Abstract: A burner apparatus and method which provide an increased amount of internal flue recirculation for reducing NOx emissions by ejecting a series of surrounding primary fuel streams and also ejecting on one or more subsequent series of surrounding fuel streams outside of the burner wall toward the burner combustion wherein each succeeding series of surrounding fuel streams must travel a greater distance to the combustion zone and each series of surrounding fuel streams must contact one or more radial impact structures provided on the exterior of the burner wall.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an oven having a guide member capable of automatically withdrawing an oven rack from the inside of a cooking chamber when a door is opened and a rail detachably coupled to the cooking chamber and the oven rack to move the oven rack in the front-rear direction. The oven includes a main body, a cooking chamber provided inside the main body and having an open front side, a door rotatably coupled to the main body to open and close the cooking chamber, an oven rack provided inside the cooking chamber to be movable in the front-rear direction and supporting a plurality of shelves, and a guide member connected to the oven rack according to opening and closing of the door to guide the oven rack to be moved in the front-rear direction, and separated from the oven rack when the door is completely opened.

Abstract: A method for managing temperature within a charcoal grill system includes: receiving a target grill temperature for a cooking chamber within the charcoal grill system; in response to receiving an ignition trigger, entering an ignition mode; during the ignition mode, activating an igniter within the charcoal grill system to ignite a charcoal cartridge arranged in a cartridge chamber within the charcoal grill system and activating a stoke fan coupled to the cartridge chamber to accelerate combustion of the charcoal cartridge; monitoring a temperature inside the charcoal grill system; in response to the temperature inside the charcoal grill system exceeding an ignition temperature, entering a temperature management mode; and during the temperature management mode, selectively activating the stoke fan and the cooling fan to maintain the cooking chamber at approximately the target grill temperature.