Patent ID: 8393317

Claim:
A grilling device comprising: a vessel having a bottom; a side wall extending up from the bottom, the side wall having a top; wherein the bottom and side wall of the vessel form an interior of the vessel; a fuel located in the interior of the vessel; a choke plate having a top side, a bottom side, an outer edge, and a plurality of apertures, wherein the apertures are positioned in substantially concentric rings, wherein a plurality of apertures on an innermost ring has corresponding apertures in an adjacent outer ring and each pair of aperture in the innermost ring and corresponding aperture in the adjacent outer ring is angularly offset by substantially a same amount relative to each other; wherein the choke plate is secured to the vessel, wherein the choke plate comprises a depression section having a top surface lower than a top surface of the choke plate, and wherein the depression section comprises at least one depression arm extending from a center of the choke plate to an outer edge of the choke plate.