Patent ID: 6701829
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A rapid smoker adaptable for use in any type of grill for smoking food, the smoker comprising:a top plate having a flat surface with a series of top perforations therethrough and side portions projecting downwardly from the flat surface, the top perforations capable of emitting smoke therethrough; a bottom plate having a flat surface with a series of bottom perforations therethrough having more open exposure than the top perforations of the top plate, the bottom plate having mating side portions projecting upwardly from the flat surface, the bottom perforations being capable of admitting heat therethrough to cause rapid combustion of a variety of smoke producing material placed in the rapid smoker; wherein the perforations in the bottom perform a function of rapid ignition of wood and smoke and the perforations in the bottom and top are configured such that control of the burning and smoking process is accomplished; wherein the mating side portions overlap to form enclosed sides of the rapid smoker with the top and bottom plates spaced apart sufficiently to admit a layer of smoke producing material therebetween for rapid ignition and controlled smoking of the smoke producing material; the rapid smoker capable of being placed directly on a heat source of any type of a grill to create smoke for smoking food positioned inside the grill and on the grate.