 had some great new products this year, and there’s more innovation on the way. We’ve seen a patent for an induction electric grill, and now another patent has been released for a cold smoke system that is another innovative idea.){kind=link}
W.C. Bradley Co.’s grill brands (e.g. Charbroil, Pit Boss, Current Backyard) had some great new products this year, and there’s more innovation on the way. We’ve seen a patent for an induction electric grill, and now another patent has been released for a cold smoke system that is another innovative idea.
Product Design
The way the design is described to work is similar to the way a pellet grill’s fire pot works. There’s a chamber to load wood into, where it’s then ignited, producing smoke. A fan is part of the system, and it blows the smoke into the cook chamber adding additional smoke to your cook. The fan can be variably controlled to adjust the levels of smoke in your cook.
Unlike a pellet grill though, the cold smoke system isn’t used for heat, just smoke production. It’s like a more advanced smoke tube or smoker box that does the work and control for you.
You can see on the above diagram the cold smoke system sits adjacent to the cook chamber. The smoke is fed through tubes that could be controlled and have multiple zones for distribution into the grill.
Application
The cold smoke system patent specially calls out use in a gas or electric grill. Their diagram even looks similar to the Current Backyard Model G or the Charbroil Cruise. Gas and electric grills obviously don’t produce wood smoke, so something like this would be a big addition. It’s also a more elegant solution than using a smoker box as we have in the electric Model G.
The uses for a cold smoke system aren’t limited to gas or electric grills though. A common complaint with pellet grills is their lack of smoke production. This is a great way to add more smoke and give the ability to cold smoke for food like cheese and fish. It would be a differentiator for a brand like Pit Boss.