Patent ID: 11877582
Assignee: nan
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  F  Y | IPC A  F

Claim 0:
1. A smoker system, comprising:
a pellet hopper configured to hold pellets and direct the pellets into a burner pot;
an ignitor in communication with the pellet hopper and configured to heat the pellets as they are channeled from the pellet hopper to the burner pot;
a smoking chamber in gaseous communication with the burner pot, the smoking chamber configured to receive heat and smoke from the burner pot;
a heat exchanger in gaseous communication with the heat and smoke from the burner pot; and
one or more thermoelectric modules configured to receive thermal energy from the heat exchanger;
wherein the one or more thermoelectric modules provide energy to charge a battery;
wherein the smoking chamber is configured to receive a food product for cooking via the heat and smoke; and
wherein the one or more thermoelectric modules provide enough energy to eliminate the need for alternative power sources.