Patent ID: 8122818

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: both a grill enclosure and a smoker, wherein the grill enclosure and the smoker to allow simultaneous grilling and smoking respectively and are to utilize a fuel source in the grill enclosure to create grilled and smoked food products respectively; a top enclosing member positioned above the grill enclosure; an adjustable vent coupled to the top enclosing member above the grill enclosure to allow a portion of smoke to be released from the grill enclosure; an adjustable venting hood having a first opening and coupled atop the top enclosing member above the grill enclosure to receive a remaining portion of the smoke to be released from the grill enclosure and further to channel the remaining portion of the smoke from the grill enclosure to the smoker; wherein the adjustable venting hood is positioned external to both the grill enclosure and the smoker, wherein the first opening of the adjustable venting hood is positioned upon a horizontal plane atop the enclosing member above the grill enclosure, wherein the adjustable venting hood slopes upward toward the smoker, and further wherein a second opening of the adjustable venting hood is positioned upon a vertical plane of the smoker; wherein the smoker is coupled to the second opening of the adjustable venting hood, the smoker having a smoking chamber to receive the smoke to be released and channeled from the grill enclosure via the adjustable venting hood, wherein the smoke to be released from the grill enclosure and to be channeled from the grill enclosure through the adjustable venting hood to the smoker contains smoke to be produced by the fuel source in the grill enclosure and also smoke to be produced from the grilled food products; and wherein the smoker includes one or more racks connected to an axle, the one or more racks capable of rotating around the axle.