Abstract: Embodiments of a cooking station having a main body with a hood pivotably coupled relative to the main body. In some embodiments, the main body may be sized to support a griddle with the hood pivotably coupled to a splash guard of the griddle. The hood includes a brace structure sized and configured to substantially support the hood and substantially prevent warping of the hood.

Abstract: A heating system configured to employ pellets as a fuel source for cooking and configured to be initially ignited with a gas fuel. The heating system including a gas line configured to feed gas to a fire pot. The fire pot being located in a main body. The fire pot includes one or more screens to define a region within the fire pot such that the one or more screens are sized and configured to block pellets from entering the region. Further, the gas line is associated with a mixing structure configured to mix the gas fuel and oxygen together.

Abstract: Embodiments of an outdoor cooking station having a main body with a pellet feeding system integrated with the cooking station for feeding heated smoke to a cooking chamber. The pellet feeding system utilizes a paddle wheel for feeding pellets to be burned and generating heated smoke. The heated smoke moves through a ducting system that is adjustable for distributing smoke to the cooking chamber.

Abstract: Embodiments of a cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. The hood is pivotably moveable between closed and fully open positions. Further, the hood is removable from the griddle to be positioned, for example, along a rear side of the main body in a low-profile position such that the hood may be suspended from the griddle with a hook structure.