Abstract: A cooking apparatus, including a body defining an interior cooking chamber and a combustion chamber coupled to the body. The combustion chamber is arranged to heat the cooking chamber, and includes a fuel supply port and an air supply port separate from the fuel supply port. A fuel supply assembly is coupled to the body, and includes a fuel supply reservoir arranged to provide fuel to the fuel supply port. An air supply assembly is coupled to the body, and includes an air moving member arranged to move air towards the air supply port. A baffle is within the combustion chamber separating a combustion zone from the air supply port.

Abstract: A tube burner has a venturi tube concentrically mounted within a burner tube. The burner tube has openings along each side that decrease progressively in size from the upstream end to the downstream end of the burner tube. The tube burner generates substantially even heat at the openings in the burner tube. A method of constructing a tube burner is provided whereby the venturi tube is mounted substantially within the burner tube.

Abstract: A barbecue light has a collar that can be attached or removed from a handle or other elongated member of a barbecue without the use of tools. The collar has a range of closed positions with cushions mounted within the collar so that when the collar is properly installed on the elongated member, the collar will be tightly secured on the elongated member and will not easily move relative thereto. The collar has a barbecue light affixed thereto. A method of removably attaching the barbecue light to the barbecue grill is provided.

Abstract: A light assembly for a barbecue grill has a body with an extension at one end and a light at the other end. The barbecue grill has a hollow handle extending from one side of a lid. The handle is hollow and the extension is sized to fit with the handle. The light assembly and barbecue grill are used in combination.

Abstract: A V-shaped flavor plate is used in a barbecue in place of briquettes. The V-shaped flavor plate has three inverted V-shaped sections forming three peaks and two valleys. A plurality of spaced oblong openings are located along a lowermost surface of the valleys. The openings are separated by ridges that prevent the collection of flammable liquids.

Abstract: A light assembly for a barbecue grill has a body with an extension at one end and a light at the other end. The barbecue grill has a hollow handle extending from one side of a lid. The handle is hollow and the extension is sized to fit with the handle. The light assembly and barbecue grill are used in combination.

Abstract: A V-shaped flavor plate is used in a barbecue in place of briquettes. The V-shaped flavor plate has three inverted V-shaped sections forming three peaks and two valleys. A plurality of spaced oblong openings are located along a lowermost surface of the valleys. The openings are separated by ridges that prevent the collection of flammable liquids.

Abstract: A flavor plate is used in a gas barbecue to replace the ceramic briquettes or lava rock used previously. The grid that is located above the burner to support ceramic briquettes is also replaced by the flavor plate. The flavor plate has several vertical passages there through but is closed off immediately above a burner of the barbecue to prevent the juices from the food being cooked from contacting the burner.

Abstract: A flavor plate is used in a gas barbecue to replace the ceramic briquettes or lava rock used previously. The grid that is located above the burner to support ceramic briquettes is also replaced by the flavor plate. The flavor plate has several vertical passages there through but is closed off immediately above a burner of the barbecue to prevent the juices from the food being cooked from contacting the burner.