Abstract: Grills and charcoal-containing fuel blocks are disclosed. A grill may include a housing at least partially defining a cooking chamber, a combustion chamber having a support surface configured to support a charcoal-containing fuel block, the combustion chamber may be fluidically and thermally connected to the cooking chamber, an igniter configured to heat a charcoal-containing fuel block positioned on the support surface, a stoke chamber positioned under and fluidically connected to the combustion chamber, stoke ducting having a first end fluidically connected to the stoke chamber and a second end fluidically connected to a stoke fan, the stoke fan configured to flow air from outside the housing and into the stoke chamber through the stoke ducting, cooling ducting fluidically connecting the cooking chamber to a cooling fan, and the cooling fan configured to flow air from outside the housing and into the cooking chamber through the cooling ducting.

Abstract: Grills and charcoal-containing fuel blocks are disclosed. A grill may include a housing at least partially defining a cooking chamber, a combustion chamber having a support surface configured to support a charcoal-containing fuel block, the combustion chamber may be fluidically and thermally connected to the cooking chamber, an igniter configured to heat a charcoal-containing fuel block positioned on the support surface, a stoke chamber positioned under and fluidically connected to the combustion chamber, stoke ducting having a first end fluidically connected to the stoke chamber and a second end fluidically connected to a stoke fan, the stoke fan configured to flow air from outside the housing and into the stoke chamber through the stoke ducting, cooling ducting fluidically connecting the cooking chamber to a cooling fan, and the cooling fan configured to flow air from outside the housing and into the cooking chamber through the cooling ducting.

Abstract: Grills and charcoal-containing fuel blocks are disclosed. A grill may include a housing at least partially defining a cooking chamber, a combustion chamber having a support surface configured to support a charcoal-containing fuel block, the combustion chamber may be fluidically and thermally connected to the cooking chamber, an igniter configured to heat a charcoal-containing fuel block positioned on the support surface, a stoke chamber positioned under and fluidically connected to the combustion chamber, stoke ducting having a first end fluidically connected to the stoke chamber and a second end fluidically connected to a stoke fan, the stoke fan configured to flow air from outside the housing and into the stoke chamber through the stoke ducting, cooling ducting fluidically connecting the cooking chamber to a cooling fan, and the cooling fan configured to flow air from outside the housing and into the cooking chamber through the cooling ducting.

Abstract: One variation of a method includes, at a system configured to brew a cup of coffee: reading an identifier from a packet; accessing a brew recipe based on the identifier; triggering a door actuator to open an inlet door on the system; initiating a brew cycle according to the brew recipe; during the brew cycle, activating a grinder for a grind duration to grind whole beans dispensed from the packet through the inlet door in response to manual closure of the inlet door, dispensing coffee grounds from the grinder into a brew chamber, heating a volume of water to a target temperature specified in the brew recipe, dispensing the volume of water into the brew chamber, and agitating the volume of water and coffee grounds in the brew chamber; and transferring fluid out of the brew chamber in response to conclusion of the brew cycle.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lighting system. In one example, the lighting system comprises a circuit board including plural light emitting sets, each of the light emitting sets including one or more light emitting diodes, plural integrated circuits configured to receive a rectified sine waveform of a power source, and a dimmer circuit electrically coupled to the integrated circuits and configured to transmit a dimming signal to the integrated circuits. Each one of the integrated circuits is electrically coupled to a respective one of the light emitting sets. Each of the integrated circuits is configured to modify the rectified sine waveform into a truncated rectified sine waveform based on the dimming signal. Each of the integrated circuits is configured to turn on or off a number of the light emitting diodes included in a respective one of the light emitting sets based on the truncated rectified sine waveform.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lighting system. In one example, the lighting system includes a circuit board including a plurality of light emitting groups, an integrated circuit electrically coupled to the light emitting groups, a rectifier circuit electrically coupled to the integrated circuit and configured to generate a rectified sine waveform of a power source, and a dimmer circuit electrically coupled to the integrated circuit and configured to transmit a dimming signal to the integrated circuit. In one case, the integrated circuit is configured to modify a power current of the light emitting groups to globally control an emission intensity of all of the light emitting groups uniformly in accordance with the dimming signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for adjusting output of a lighting system. In one example, the method comprises providing to an integrated circuit a rectified sine waveform of a power source, providing to the integrated circuit a dimming signal corresponding to a dimming profile, modifying the rectified sine waveform into a truncated rectified sine waveform in accordance with the dimming signal, and selectively turning on or off a number of light emitting diodes in accordance with the truncated rectified sine waveform to produce a light output.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lighting system. In one example, the lighting system includes a circuit board including a plurality of light emitting groups and an integrated circuit electrically coupled to the light emitting groups and configured to receive a rectified sine waveform of a power source. The integrated circuit is configured to divide a half cycle of the rectified sine waveform into a plurality of voltage regions. The integrated circuit is also configured to turn on or off a number of the light emitting groups based on a voltage value in one of the voltage regions of the rectified sine waveform.