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Abstract

A combustion apparatus for burning wood or coal comprises a cooking enclosure mounted above a combustion chamber enclosure. An upper space of the combustion chamber enclosure contains a combustion chamber having a floor and walls made of refractory material. The combustion chamber is closed all around except for the top. A plurality of primary air holes are provided in the floor of the combustion chamber and a plurality of secondary air holes are provided through the combustion chamber enclosure at the level of the open top of the combustion chamber. An ash pan is mounted for sliding into the combustion chamber enclosure below the combustion chamber to act as a regulator for air entering the combustion chamber enclosure. A cooking plate is pivotally mounted in the cooking enclosure so that it can be lowered into a cooking position over the open top of the combustion chamber. Exhaust gases from the combustion chamber leave the chamber through a space between a rear edge of the lowered cooking plate and a rear wall of the cooking enclosure. A transparent door closes the otherwise open front wall of the cooking enclosure. This door can be lifted for access to the cooking space or lowered to confine exhaust gases and cooking odors to the interior of the cooking space. A flue is provided at the top of the cooking space for venting the exhaust gases and cooking odors.

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