Weber-Stephen Products LLC

Hopper lighting for pellet grills is disclosed. An example pellet grill includes a hopper, a lighting module, and a controller. The hopper includes a pellet fuel storage compartment. The pellet fuel storage compartment is configured to contain pellet fuel. The lighting module includes a light source. The light source is configured to display light into, onto, or across the pellet fuel storage compartment when the light source is activated. The controller is configured to activate the light source in response to detecting an occurrence of an activation triggering event.

Temperature control accessories for charcoal-fueled kettle grills are disclosed. An example accessory includes a support ring, a housing, and an airflow generator. The support ring includes an upper rim, a lower rim, and a sidewall. The upper rim is configured to interface with a lid of the kettle grill. The lower rim is configured to interface with a firebox of the kettle grill. The sidewall extends between the upper rim and the lower rim. The housing is coupled to the sidewall of the support ring, with the housing being located radially outward from the sidewall. The airflow generator is located within the housing and is configured to generate a flow of air that passes from the airflow generator, through an opening formed in the sidewall of the support ring, and into a cooking chamber of the kettle grill.

Grills including waste collection assemblies incorporating drip trays are disclosed. A cookbox of a grill includes a bottom wall and an opening extending through the bottom wall. A cooking grate is positioned within the cookbox. A heat source is positioned within the cookbox below the cooking grate. A drip tray is positioned within the cookbox below the cooking grate and above the heat source. The drip tray includes a base, a border, and a drain. The drain includes an opening extending through the base. A waste bin is slidably coupled to the cookbox and positioned below the opening of the bottom wall. A waste chute is positioned within the cookbox. The waste chute is configured to receive waste from the opening of the drain of the drip tray and direct the received waste to pass through the opening of the bottom wall of the cookbox into the waste bin.

Vented drip trays for grills disclosed. An example drip tray includes a base and a border. The base includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a front edge, a rear edge, a right edge, and a left edge. The border projects upwardly from the upper surface of the base along the front edge, the rear edge, the right edge, and the left edge of the base. The border includes an inner wall, an outer wall, and a plurality of peripheral vents. Respective ones of the peripheral vents are formed in and extend through the inner wall.

Pellet grills including a control system that implements, manages, and/or controls various ignition-based protocols are disclosed. An example pellet grill includes a cooking chamber, a burn pot, an ignitor, and a controller. The ignitor extends into the burn pot and is configured to ignite pellet fuel located within the burn pot. The controller is configured to detect a temperature pattern of the cooking chamber corresponding to a flame out condition of the burn pot. The controller is further configured, in response to detecting the temperature pattern, to command the ignitor to activate during a first duration. The controller is further configured to determine, following expiration of the first duration, whether a temperature of the cooking chamber increased during the first duration. The controller is further configured, in response to determining that the temperature has not increased during the first duration, to command the ignitor to activate during a second duration.

Flat top gas grills including cooking engines configured for optimum heat distribution are disclosed. An example grill includes a cookbox, a griddle, and a plurality of burner tubes. The cookbox includes a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a right sidewall, and a left sidewall. The front wall, the rear wall, the right sidewall, and the left sidewall extend upwardly from the bottom wall. The cookbox further includes a plurality of air intake openings extending though the bottom wall. The griddle is disposed on or above the cookbox. The griddle includes a flat top cooking surface and an underside located opposite the flat top cooking surface. The burner tubes are disposed in the cookbox and located between the bottom wall of the cookbox and the underside of the griddle.

Example portable grills having reversible steam tray assemblies are disclosed. An example portable grill includes a cookbox, a heating element, a water pan, and a steam tray. The heating element is located within the cookbox. The water pan is located within the cookbox above the heating element. The water pan includes a bottom wall. The steam tray is located within the water pan. The steam tray includes a horizontally-oriented support wall having a plurality of openings extending therethrough. The steam tray is configured to be reversibly positioned within the water pan in a first orientation and a second orientation. The support wall is spaced from the bottom wall by a first distance when the steam tray is positioned in the first orientation. The support wall is spaced from the bottom wall by a second distance greater than the first distance when the steam tray is positioned in the second orientation.

Portable stands for portable grills are disclosed. An example portable stand includes a frame and first and second tabletops. The frame includes a front support, a rear support spaced apart from the front support, and a support plate located between the front support and the rear support. The support plate has a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion. The first and second tabletops are slidable relative to the frame between an expanded position and a retracted position. The first and second tabletops are configured to reveal corresponding ones of the first and second lateral portions of the support plate when the first and second tabletops are in the expanded position, and to conceal the corresponding ones of the first and second lateral portions of the support plate when the first and second tabletops are in the retracted position.

Example transversely-loadable rotisserie baskets are disclosed. An example rotisserie basket includes a base and a lid coupled to the base. The lid is movable relative to the base between an open position and a closed position. The example rotisserie basket further includes a first mounting bracket coupled to a first side of the base, and a second mounting bracket coupled to a second side of the base located opposite the first side of the base. The first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket are respectively configured to be transversely loadable onto a rotisserie spit.

Pellet grills and associated methods of operation are disclosed. An example pellet grill includes a waste collection drawer and one or more processors. The waste collection drawer is movable between a closed position and an open position. The one or more processors are configured to determine whether a duty cycle of the waste collection drawer has violated a threshold corresponding to a predetermined usage expectancy of the waste collection drawer. In response to determining that the duty cycle has violated the threshold, the one or more processors are configured to generate a notification indicating that the threshold has been violated.