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07/3/2012 at 10:59am
Location: cumbria
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Last year I ordered some cobblestones from the Cobb website and I don't know if it was just a dodgy box but they were practically impossible to light!! Hubby prefers the cobblestones to heat beads so am on the hunt for this years supply. Did anyone else have issues with their cobblestones last year and if not where did you get them? I know it's kind of luck of the draw but I'm trying to narrow my odds lol lol
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07/3/2012 at 11:03am
Location: North Yorkshire
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never used them as always used normal BBQ coals, never had a problem lighting those with the firelighters lit beneath
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07/3/2012 at 2:34pm
Location: cumbria
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Yep we have used those too. The cobb is hubbys toy though and he does prefer the cobblestones...when they work properly lol. Its only this last box we've had a problem with. They have been great before that.
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07/3/2012 at 4:24pm
Location: Notts
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Yes they changed something. I believe it was for chemical/health reasons. I now light mine, in the cage, over a gas stove! You can try a lighter but it takes a long time. ! suspect the best bet might be one of those cooking blowtorches, or a little bit of fire-lighter.
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07/3/2012 at 5:00pm
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Has anyone found a cheaper alternative to the genuine Cobb cobblestones?
I love the look of the Cobb, but it seems quite expensive to run.
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07/3/2012 at 5:42pm
Location: Derbyshire
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Home bargains usually in summer stock something very similar to cobblestones but much cheaper.
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07/3/2012 at 6:43pm
Location: Glossop - Gateway to the Dark Peak
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I bought mine direct from COBB when I bought the oven last summer. Absolutely no problem lighting them but, for all their convenience, was disappointed with the heat they gave off.
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07/3/2012 at 7:07pm
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I bought some last summer and they were a nightmare to light - but I just use a tiny bit of firelighter underneath it and let it burn off and they light easily.
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07/3/2012 at 7:53pm
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We went through so much lighter gel one day trying to get it to light when we were kayaking with friends. Two hours later we gratefully received a couple of disposable bbq's from some other day trippers....OH saw the funny side eventually lol
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We had a box of Cobblestones that were a b*gger to light, last year, but just thought we'd got a dodgy batch. Now am wondering what they're going to be like this year.
They are so much cleaner and faster to heat up than heat beads, so I hope they're going to light okay.
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