A kamado-style cooker having an ovoid shape, comprising: an upper half of the cooker defined by a dome shaped lid having an exterior surface and an interior surface, wherein the exterior surface of the dome shaped lid defines an exterior shape of the upper half of the cooker and the interior surface of the dome shaped lid defines an upper portion of an internal cooking space; a lower half of the cooker defined by a first circumferential component and a second circumferential component, each of the first and second circumferential components having an exterior surface, wherein: the first circumferential component and the second circumferential component are nested together to define a seam; and the exterior surfaces of the first circumferential component and the second circumferential component collectively define an exterior shape of the lower half of the cooker; a cooking chamber base configured to nest within the first circumferential component such that an internal surface of the cooking chamber base defines a lower portion of the internal cooking space and an external bottom surface of the cooking chamber base cooperates with at least the second circumferential component of the lower half of the cooker to define a firebox space; a firebox having an upper end and a lower end and configured for combustion of a pelletized fuel, the firebox residing within the firebox space and positioned such that a heat deflector associated with the upper end of the firebox resides within the lower portion of the internal cooking space; a hopper component residing within the firebox space and configured to receive a pelletized fuel; and a motor-driven auger residing within the firebox space and in mechanical communication with the hopper component and the firebox, wherein actuation of the auger operates to materially transfer pelletized fuel from the hopper to the firebox; wherein when the dome shaped lid is in a closed state, the cooking chamber base cooperates with the dome shaped lid to define the internal cooking space. an upper half of the cooker defined by a dome shaped lid having an exterior surface and an interior surface, wherein the exterior surface of the dome shaped lid defines an exterior shape of the upper half of the cooker and the interior surface of the dome shaped lid defines an upper portion of an internal cooking space; a lower half of the cooker defined by a first circumferential component and a second circumferential component, each of the first and second circumferential components having an exterior surface, wherein: the first circumferential component and the second circumferential component are nested together to define a seam; and the exterior surfaces of the first circumferential component and the second circumferential component collectively define an exterior shape of the lower half of the cooker; the first circumferential component and the second circumferential component are nested together to define a seam; and the exterior surfaces of the first circumferential component and the second circumferential component collectively define an exterior shape of the lower half of the cooker; a cooking chamber base configured to nest within the first circumferential component such that an internal surface of the cooking chamber base defines a lower portion of the internal cooking space and an external bottom surface of the cooking chamber base cooperates with at least the second circumferential component of the lower half of the cooker to define a firebox space; a firebox having an upper end and a lower end and configured for combustion of a pelletized fuel, the firebox residing within the firebox space and positioned such that a heat deflector associated with the upper end of the firebox resides within the lower portion of the internal cooking space; a hopper component residing within the firebox space and configured to receive a pelletized fuel; and a motor-driven auger residing within the firebox space and in mechanical communication with the hopper component and the firebox, wherein actuation of the auger operates to materially transfer pelletized fuel from the hopper to the firebox; wherein when the dome shaped lid is in a closed state, the cooking chamber base cooperates with the dome shaped lid to define the internal cooking space.