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I got a Safari Chef HP as I do not like the idea of lugging a 5kg gas bottle in the car and to connect the hose etc...

It works very well for frying on the flat plate (have not tried using the reverse side yet), stir fry using the cover as a wok. Boiling is fine when tested with a small camping kettle that is less than 1L in capacity.

As a BBQ, I find it is not as hot as a charcoal BBQ, so I took my Weber Go Anywhere grill with me for BBQs.

Perhaps I should have turned the gas supply to the full, and I shall give the BBQ one more try.

The HP carrier has space for 2 x 450/500g of gas and it is a very neat package.

DK

We've only tried the self-sealing canisters and they are ideal for picnic-mode cooking. 

This month we relied on the Cadac Safari Chef alone for a week under canvas in Cornwall.  Jambalaya (domed lid), fajitas (flat plate) and cooked breakfasts (lined griddle) all came out perfectly.  Photo evidence attached of portability for cooking on the beach - visiting Lantic Bay is a good hike.

Happy cheffing.

nick_north

Over priced, poorly made Chinese tat.  Fall to bits in a couple of years.  Razor sharp steel pressings, enamel that flakes off in the food & a burner too weak to boil water.  Get a gas stove.

Steve.

We use the gas canisters - excellent - because we already have a big bottle for the main cooker.

Alan

Quote: Originally posted by Steve McV on 23/6/2009

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Over priced, poorly made Chinese tat.  Fall to bits in a couple of years.  Razor sharp steel pressings, enamel that flakes off in the food & a burner too weak to boil water.  Get a gas stove.

Steve.

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Like it or lump it, it is hard to find much that is not made in Mainland China nowadays.

I too was wary about its build quality, however, my Safari Chef HP is fine apart from an uneven finish in the dome/wok.

DK

We like our Safari Chef, as mentioned above we too already carry a gas bottle so not much trouble to disconnect it and use it on the cadac outside. I like the fact that its quite versatile without taking up too much room in the car.

Helen

Quote: Originally posted by Steve McV on 23/6/2009

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Over priced, poorly made Chinese tat.  Fall to bits in a couple of years.  Razor sharp steel pressings, enamel that flakes off in the food & a burner too weak to boil water.  Get a gas stove.

Steve.

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We found that the small gas cannisters ( self sealing type) worked out really expensive because we could never get all the gas out, once it was about half empty the pressure dropped so you could not get a good flame, ended up throwing loads of half empty cannisters. we had tried lots of different makes and nothing made a difference.

If I had a choice I would go for the bottled gas.

We've since upgraded to a Cadac carri chef and find that the larger gas bottle does not take up that much space and it gives us so much more cooking space.

I opted for the Party Grill in the end.

I read other reports and was pursuaded this way. Used it at the weekend to cook bacon and then the bbq in the evening, then was used again for breakfast the next morning.