Flavor briquet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11339340-B2
Application number	US-202017091364-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 6, 2020
Priority date	Nov 15, 2019
Publication date	May 24, 2022
Grant date	May 24, 2022

Abstract

A flavor or aroma charcoal material, such as charcoal briquets, which is formulated to include a flavor or aroma component. The charcoal material may include a smoldering agent (e.g., limestone), wood particles (e.g., sawdust), a binder, and the flavor or aroma component (herbs and/or spices). The flavor or aroma charcoal material may not be configured as a fuel charcoal material, for example, it may be substantially void of char and/or coal. In an embodiment, the flavor or aroma charcoal material may be provided as part of a blend of different charcoal materials that includes both flavor or aroma briquets in combination with fuel briquets (e.g., which fuel briquets include char and/or coal, while the flavor briquets do not). The flavor briquets provide enhanced aroma and/or flavor to the grilling experience.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A flavor briquet for grilling food, the briquet comprising:
30% to 70% by weight of limestone;
1% to 5% by weight of a preservative;
a binder; and
10% to 30% by weight of an aroma or flavoring component;
wherein the aroma or flavoring component comprises a mixture of spices and/or herbs that provides at least one of aroma or flavor while grilling food; and
wherein the briquet is substantially free of char and coal.

2. The flavor briquet of claim 1 , wherein the binder comprises a starch.

3. The flavor briquet of claim 1 , further comprising wood particles.

4. The flavor briquet of claim 1 , further comprising borax, and wherein the flavor briquet is void of a nitrate ignition aid.

5. The flavor briquet of claim 1 , wherein the binder comprises from 3% to 7% by weight of the briquet.

6. The flavor briquet of claim 3 , wherein the wood particles are sawdust.

7. The flavor briquet of claim 3 , wherein the wood particles comprise from 20% to 50% by weight of the briquet.

8. The flavor briquet of claim 1 , wherein the preservative is selected from the group consisting of sorbate and benzoate.

9. The flavor briquet of claim 1 , wherein the preservative is from 2% to 5% by weight of the briquet.

Assignees

• Clorox Co

Inventors

• Fisher Stephen S
• Maier Greg
• Wang Marcus
• El-Sayed Tarric M
• Claudnic Michelle E
• Darosa Calvin
• Gregg Allison
• Thuerk Jeremy

Classifications

• Y02E50/30

  Fuel from waste, e.g. synthetic alcohol or diesel · CPC title

• Y02E50/10

  Biofuels, e.g. bio-diesel · CPC title

• C10L5/14 Primary

  with organic binders · CPC title

• C10L2230/10

  for adding an odor to the fuel or combustion products · CPC title

• C10L5/361 Primary

  Briquettes · CPC title