Patent ID: 8651018

Claim:
A combination food smoker and grill system comprising: a pedestal smoker and grill assembly having; an upper portion grill chamber comprising; a hinged dome cover having; at least one lift handle; and at least one adjustable heat discharge vent; a lower portion grill chamber comprising; a first comestible grill-screen; a second comestible grill-screen; a plurality of first comestible grill-screen supports; a plurality of second comestible grill-screen supports; a smoker screen assembly; and a heat portable; a heat column assembly; and a base; wherein said upper portion grill chamber is hingedly attached to said lower portion grill chamber such that in a closed position said upper portion grill chamber and said lower portion grill chamber form an ellipsoid; wherein said hinged dome cover comprises said at least one lift handle on a convex surface; wherein said at least one adjustable heat discharge vent is concentrically located on said hinged dome cover; wherein said lower portion grill chamber supports said upper portion grill chamber such that said lower portion grill chamber is convex downwardly and said upper portion grill chamber is convex upwardly to form an inner volume; wherein said first comestible grill-screen is nested within said inner volume of said lower portion grill chamber about an inner transverse diameter and supported by said plurality of said first comestible grill-screen supports; wherein said second comestible grill-screen is located below and parallel planar to said first comestible grill-screen and supported within said lower portion grill chamber by said plurality of second comestible grill-screen supports; wherein said heat portal is concentrically located within said convex of said lower portion grill chamber; wherein said smoker screen assembly is situated about said heat portal such that a heated air flow rising through said heat column assembly passes through said smoker screen assembly; wherein said heat column assembly concentrically supports said lower portion grill chamber; wherein said base is removably affixed to said heat column assembly such that it provides vertical stability to said pedestal smoker and grill assembly; and wherein said pedestal smoker and grill assembly is useful for applying a combustion source within said heat column assembly thereby creating a heated upward air movement such that smoke is created at said smoker screen assembly and smoke-grilling is performed on at least one comestible situated on said first comestible grill-screen and said second comestible grill-screen; wherein said heat column assembly further comprises an air in-flow damper for adjusting an air in-flow and thereby adjusting a combustion temperature within said pedestal smoker and grill assembly.