A pellet grill, comprising: a burn pot (2216, 9314) configured to combust pellet fuel received within the burn pot (2216, 9314); an auger (2212, 9310) configured to deliver the pellet fuel to the burn pot (2216, 9314); an auger motor (2214, 9312) operatively coupled to the auger (2212, 9310); a fan (2410, 9318); and characterized by one or more processors configured to: determine whether a shutdown sequence of the pellet grill has been initiated; and in response to determining that the shutdown sequence has been initiated: command the auger motor (2214, 9312) to reverse a direction of rotation of the auger (2212, 9310), the reversal to cause pellet fuel which the auger (2212, 9310) has not yet delivered to the burn pot (2216, 9314) to be purged in a direction away from the burn pot (2216, 9314); and command the fan (2410, 9318) to operate in an increased output mode relative to a normal output mode of the fan (2410, 9318), the operation of the fan (2410, 9318) in the increased output mode to cause pellet fuel located in the burn pot (2216, 9314) to combust. a burn pot (2216, 9314) configured to combust pellet fuel received within the burn pot (2216, 9314); an auger (2212, 9310) configured to deliver the pellet fuel to the burn pot (2216, 9314); an auger motor (2214, 9312) operatively coupled to the auger (2212, 9310); a fan (2410, 9318); and characterized by one or more processors configured to: determine whether a shutdown sequence of the pellet grill has been initiated; and in response to determining that the shutdown sequence has been initiated: command the auger motor (2214, 9312) to reverse a direction of rotation of the auger (2212, 9310), the reversal to cause pellet fuel which the auger (2212, 9310) has not yet delivered to the burn pot (2216, 9314) to be purged in a direction away from the burn pot (2216, 9314); and command the fan (2410, 9318) to operate in an increased output mode relative to a normal output mode of the fan (2410, 9318), the operation of the fan (2410, 9318) in the increased output mode to cause pellet fuel located in the burn pot (2216, 9314) to combust. determine whether a shutdown sequence of the pellet grill has been initiated; and in response to determining that the shutdown sequence has been initiated: command the auger motor (2214, 9312) to reverse a direction of rotation of the auger (2212, 9310), the reversal to cause pellet fuel which the auger (2212, 9310) has not yet delivered to the burn pot (2216, 9314) to be purged in a direction away from the burn pot (2216, 9314); and command the fan (2410, 9318) to operate in an increased output mode relative to a normal output mode of the fan (2410, 9318), the operation of the fan (2410, 9318) in the increased output mode to cause pellet fuel located in the burn pot (2216, 9314) to combust. command the auger motor (2214, 9312) to reverse a direction of rotation of the auger (2212, 9310), the reversal to cause pellet fuel which the auger (2212, 9310) has not yet delivered to the burn pot (2216, 9314) to be purged in a direction away from the burn pot (2216, 9314); and command the fan (2410, 9318) to operate in an increased output mode relative to a normal output mode of the fan (2410, 9318), the operation of the fan (2410, 9318) in the increased output mode to cause pellet fuel located in the burn pot (2216, 9314) to combust.