Abstract: A combustion chamber sized to receive a quantity of solid fuel is in fluid communication with a cooking region of a grilling appliance. A control system is operable in at least a smoke mode and a temperature mode. When operated in the smoke mode, the control system operates a fuel delivery system and draft inducer in accordance with predetermined fuel and combustion air delivery schedules. When operated in the temperature mode, the control system operates the fuel delivery system based on a feedback signal derived from the temperature of the cooking region. A user interface operatively associated with the control system allows a user to operate the grilling appliance in either of the smoke mode or the temperature mode.

Abstract: Systems and methods of controlling a grilling appliance may involve: Receiving at a server operatively associated with an edge computing platform a signal from a mobile device relating to a function of the grilling appliance; using the server operatively associated with the edge computing platform to translate the signal from the mobile device into a data packet; and transmitting the data packet to the grilling appliance.