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US Patent 7517371: Flavored wood pellet with wood oil

US 7517371  ยท  granted 2009-04-14

Abstract

The present invention relates to flavored wood pellets and a method of making flavored wood pellets. The wood pellets of this invention include wood particles, lubricant, and wood oil. Another aspect of the invention is a method that includes mixing wood particles with lubricant and wood oil, heating the mixture, and forming the mixture into pellets.

Patent Number 7517371
Title Flavored wood pellet with wood oil
Filed 2004-08-23
Granted 2009-04-14
Inventor(s) Traeger; Joseph P., Traeger; Mark A., Traeger; Randolph J., Traeger; Brian E.
Assignee Traeger Pellet Grills, Inc.
CPC Classification C10L 5/00, A23B 4/052, C10L 5/14, C10L 5/40
Number of Claims 25

Abstract

The present invention relates to flavored wood pellets and a method of making flavored wood pellets. The wood pellets of this invention include wood particles, lubricant, and wood oil. Another aspect of the invention is a method that includes mixing wood particles with lubricant and wood oil, heating the mixture, and forming the mixture into pellets.

Claim 1

A wood pellet comprising: a lubricant; a wood oil; and wood particles, wherein substantially all the wood particles are sized to pass through a No. 3 screen, and whereinthe wood pellet is configured to provide a sole source of cooking heat for food, and to provide flavor to the food while the food is cooking.

Claims

25 total

A wood pellet comprising: a lubricant; a wood oil; and wood particles, wherein substantially all the wood particles are sized to pass through a No. 3 screen, and whereinthe wood pellet is configured to provide a sole source of cooking heat for food, and to provide flavor to the food while the food is cooking.