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Personrochford6
05/6/2009 at 12:46pm
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Unfortunately over here i can not get the heat beads but i have tried the Webber BBQ Briquettes and found them to last longer than normal Briquetes.

Again Cobblestones are hard to get hold of but i have found a store that sells a lookie likey and they are great for doing a quick breakfast but tend to lose thier heat after about an hour and a half.



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PersonFred + Wilma
05/6/2009 at 1:15pm
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The biggest advantage the heatbeads have over the cobblestones are that you if you dunk them in a bucket of water (best make it a small metal one or will melt through a plastic one!) after you've finished cooking and dry them out in the sun, you can reuse them.


Personjockgee
15/6/2009 at 12:01pm
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Hi,

The best bit of cheap Cobb kit we found was non-stick pizza pans in poundland. Exact fit. We bought 2, 1 on cooking whilst the next pizza base is rising in tother. Dont use too much/many toppings. Bit of sauce, some slices of cheese and one other topping of your choice. Scrummy pizza in 10 mins/6 beads.

Also got our roasting rack here. Fits like a treat.

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PersonSurfspud
15/6/2009 at 1:12pm
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Where do you put your base to rise?


Persontallman
17/6/2009 at 6:01pm
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Has anybody detected any difference in the smell or taste of heat beads and cobblestones?


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Personfloss
17/6/2009 at 6:16pm
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I have tried weber briquettes and also the cobblestones. I have to say i prefer the briquettes and it works out much cheaper. still trial and error with the cobb so far though! I have cooked roast chicken, pizza, salmon in foil, English breakfast and croissants so far, the problem I have is burning some food, so i think I'm probably cooking on to high a heat especially when I use the cobblestone!

hey ho, practice makes perfect!

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Fiona


Personrochford6
17/6/2009 at 7:40pm
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Floss - what have you burned when using the cobblestone?

the first time we did a roast chicken we put it straight on to the grill. It burned really quickly. Since then if we are doing any large pieces of any meat or poultry we use the roasting rack.

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PersonPaul + Wendy
17/6/2009 at 7:47pm
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Is anyone having difficulty in getting heat beads for their cobb, everywhere that we bought them last year are only doing weber briquettes, we tried one bag and found that they produced too much ash which blocked the holes in the bottom and then stopped cooking.


Personrochford6
17/6/2009 at 7:53pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Paul + Wendy on 17/6/2009
Is anyone having difficulty in getting heat beads for their cobb, everywhere that we bought them last year are only doing weber briquettes, we tried one bag and found that they produced too much ash which blocked the holes in the bottom and then stopped cooking.



I can't get heat beads here and have been using the Webber briquetes with no problems.

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