Cooking device for a solid-fuel cooker including solid cover defining a cooking surface and related methods

Abstract

A cooking device may be for a solid-fuel cooker that may include a firebox for carrying solid-fuel therein and having a base and a sidewall extending upwardly from the base, and a cooking plate defining a first cooking surface. The cooking device may include a tubular fuel container for carrying the solid-fuel therein, and to be carried within the firebox and spaced inwardly from the sidewall. The tubular fuel container may have upper and lower open ends. A solid cover may be carried by the upper open end and may include a cover base having opposing first and second surfaces. The first surface may define a second cooking surface, which may be coupled to the upper open end to define an air seal therewith. A cover sidewall may extend upwardly from the first surface to carry the cooking plate in spaced relation from the cover base.

1 . A cooking device for a solid-fuel cooker comprising a firebox for carrying solid-fuel therein and having a base and at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the base, and a cooking plate to be carried adjacent the firebox and defining a first cooking surface, the cooking device comprising:
 a tubular fuel container for carrying the solid-fuel therein, and to be carried within the firebox and spaced inwardly from the at least one sidewall, said tubular fuel container having upper and lower open ends; and   a solid cover carried by the upper open end of said tubular fuel container and comprising
 a cover base having opposing first and second surfaces, the first surface defining a second cooking surface, and the second surface coupled to the upper open end of said fuel container to define an air seal therewith, and 
 at least one cover sidewall extending upwardly from the first surface of said cover base, said at least one cover sidewall configured to carry the cooking plate in spaced relation from said cover base. 
   
     
     
         2 . The cooking device of  claim 1  wherein said tubular fuel container comprises:
 a tubular lower body having opposing open ends and at least one lower body sidewall having a plurality of air openings therein; and 
 a tapered upper body having a larger open end and a smaller open end coupled to said tubular lower body. 
 
     
     
         3 . The cooking device of  claim 1  wherein said at least one cover sidewall extends upwardly from a periphery of said cover base. 
     
     
         4 . The cooking device of  claim 1  wherein said solid cover extends outwardly beyond an outer edge of the upper open end of said tubular fuel container. 
     
     
         5 . The cooking device of  claim 1  wherein the solid-fuel cooker further comprises a solid-fuel plate carried below the first cooking surface; and wherein the open lower end of said tubular fuel container is carried by the solid-fuel plate. 
     
     
         6 . The cooking device of  claim 5  wherein the solid-fuel plate has at least one opening therein receiving said tubular fuel container therein. 
     
     
         7 . The cooking device of  claim 5  further comprising a plurality of legs extending from said tubular fuel container adjacent the open lower end and configured to space said fuel container above said solid-fuel plate. 
     
     
         8 . The cooking device of  claim 1  wherein said tubular fuel container has a plurality of temperature control openings therein adjacent the solid cover. 
     
     
         9 . The cooking device of  claim 8  wherein the plurality of temperature control openings have a first opening area associated therewith and wherein tubular fuel container has a plurality of air openings having a second opening area associated therewith; and wherein the second opening area is greater than the first opening area. 
     
     
         10 . The cooking device of  claim 1  further comprising a mesh searing plate carried within said tubular fuel container. 
     
     
         11 . The cooking device of  claim 1  wherein said tubular fuel container has a rectangular shape. 
     
     
         12 . The cooking device of  claim 1  wherein said tubular fuel container has a circular shape. 
     
     
         13 . The cooking device of  claim 1  wherein said solid cover has a circular shape. 
     
     
         14 . A solid cover for a solid-fuel cooker comprising a firebox for carrying solid-fuel therein and having a base and at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the base, and a cooking plate to be carried adjacent the firebox and defining a first cooking surface, the solid-fuel cooker comprising a tubular fuel container for carrying the solid-fuel therein, and to be carried within the firebox and spaced inwardly from the at least one sidewall, the tubular fuel container having upper and lower open ends, the solid cover being carried adjacent the open end of the tubular fuel container and comprising:
 a cover base having opposing first and second surfaces, the first surface defining a second cooking surface, and the second surface coupled to the upper open end of the fuel container to define an air seal therewith; and   at least one cover sidewall extending upwardly from the first surface of said cover base, said at least one cover sidewall configured to carry the cooking plate in spaced relation from said cover base.   
     
     
         15 . The solid cover of  claim 14  wherein the at least one cover sidewall extends upwardly from a periphery of said cover base. 
     
     
         16 . The solid cover of  claim 14  wherein said solid cover base extends outwardly beyond an outer edge of the upper open end of the tubular fuel container. 
     
     
         17 . The solid cover of  claim 14  wherein said cover base has a circular shape. 
     
     
         18 . A method of making a solid cover for a solid-fuel cooker comprising a firebox for carrying solid-fuel therein and having a base and at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the base, and a cooking plate to be carried adjacent the firebox and defining a first cooking surface, the solid-fuel cooker comprising a tubular fuel container for carrying the solid-fuel therein, and to be carried within the firebox and spaced inwardly from the at least one sidewall, the tubular fuel container having upper and lower open ends, the solid cover being carried adjacent the open end of the tubular fuel container, the method comprising:
 forming a cover base having opposing first and second surfaces, the first surface defining a second cooking surface, and the second surface coupled to the upper open end of the fuel container to define an air seal therewith; and   forming at least one cover sidewall extending upwardly from the first surface of the cover base, the at least one cover sidewall configured to carry the cooking plate in spaced relation from the cover base.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the at least one cover sidewall is formed to extend upwardly from a periphery of the cover base. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the solid cover base is formed to extend outwardly beyond an outer edge of the upper open end of the tubular fuel container. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the cover base is formed to have a circular shape.