HOPPER FOR A PELLET GRILL

摘要

An improved hopper for a pellet grill that permits a first type of flavored pellet to be cleared from the hopper of a pellet grill so that a second type of flavored pellet may be loaded into the hopper for cooking and smoking. The disclosed hopper can also have a viewing window formed in its side for establishing how much, if any, of a pellet material is currently loaded into the hopper.

主权项

1. An apparatus adapted to hold fuel pellets for supplying to a heating device for a food product, the apparatus comprising:
a hopper including a base wall with side walls extending upwardly therefrom, the base wall and side walls defining an interior volume of the hopper; an opening located in the base wall of the hopper; a discharge chute extending downwardly from the hopper and providing an exit passage extending from the opening located in the base wall of the hopper to an outlet of the discharge chute; and a movable baffle positioned to selectively cover the opening in the base wall of the hopper, the movable baffle having a closed position in which the baffle covers the opening in the base wall of the hopper such that the interior volume of the hopper and the exit passage of the discharge chute are not in substantial communication with one another and the movable baffle further having an opened position in which the interior volume of the hopper and the exit passage of the discharge chute are in substantial communication with one another.