Patent ID: 11871769
Assignee: MIDDLETON MIXOLOGY LLC
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C  F | IPC A  C  F

Claim 0:
1. A smoker for infusing smoke flavor and/or taste into a beverage or food, the smoker comprising:
a body member having a through bore extending from a first end of the body member to an opposite second end of the body member in a first direction; and
an insert configured to be received in the through bore at the first end and retained by the through bore at a position between the first end and the second end,
wherein the through bore and the insert are configured to define a chamber for receiving a combustible material between the insert and the first end,
wherein the through bore is configured to permit a flow of smoke from the combustible material out the through bore at the second end of the body member,
wherein the second end of the body member is configured to rest on a rim of a container to block the flow of air from the container where a surface of the second end of the body member contacts the rim,
wherein the body member includes a groove in the surface of the second end, and wherein the groove extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction of the through bore from an outer periphery of the second end to a position spaced from the through bore, and
wherein the second end of the body member is sized and configured to be placed on the rim of the container such that each groove crosses the rim of the container to permit air to flow from inside the container to outside the container via the groove.