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The Cadacs, if you buy the full kit, are probably the most versatile of all. Basically you have the possibility of using them as just a gas ring (although I'd have a double burner stove anyway). You've then got the BBQ option which is a metal heat plate and grill. It does work quite well, as with most gas BBQs it's the fat from the food burning on the plate that give you the smokey flavour. The you've got a double-sided griddle plate, ribbed one side and flat the other - great for the full english!

Finally, depending on model, you've got the Skottel, which is basically a giant wok, and the lid. The exception here is the Safari Chef which has a single pan that also doubles up as a lid.

You can buy further accessories such as a roasting pan, but they're not essential.

I now a lot of people like the Cobbs but they're expensive to buy and run IMHO, and are very small compared to even the Cadac SafariChef.

Glen

(Owner of an EaziChef, SafariChef and original Skottel)

Quote: Originally posted by Sweetums on 12/4/2010

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Well we are very much meat eaters and would most likely be having meat most days. We would have no problem with shopping regularly as we like to have fresh food and tend to do this anyway.

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Just one little word of caution.  If you are going right down to the South (Cote d'Azur, Var etc), many camp sites will not allow charcoal BBQ's because of the risk of fire, so have an alternative.

Edit: Just spotted that you mention this in your first post, and yes, it is the case.

Best wishes

We've got the Son of Hibachi & Cadac - both are great pieces of kit.  Interestingly we ruled out the Cobb in favour of the Cadac because of versatility - ideally I'd like both but how many cooking items can you take on one holiday.

IMO the SOH or Grilletto as it is in the UK is a brilliant bbq but thats what it is a bbq - it heats up really quickly and then self cleans itself afterwards and you just pop the lot back into the snuff bag for transporting.  The Cadac however, is your camping hobb & oven although for pans you would also need a suitcase stove or suchlike as although it has a pot stand you couldn't use this whilst you are using other pans on it.  You can boil water on it, roast & bake on it, stir fry, bbq, pizza, fry, griddle.

We bought the Carri Chef deluxe and bought the Paella pan, Roasting pan & Pizza stone as extras - oh and we also got a skottel liner to make cleaning easier.  Apparently the paella pan is one of the best pans to get as you can cook loads of stuff in it spag bol, curry etc etc.  We have only used ours once but cannot wait to get going with it.