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They are both a griddle and a frying pan, depending which side you use.

No, it won't char the food quite as much as a gas or charcoal one as they are not as feirce and there is no smoke effect either when the odd spot of fat drips onto hot coals causing a bit of smoke.

I think you get a good flavour, its not a like for like job, each has its own plus & minusses, however I like the Cadac, expensive tho it is, it is a good bit of kit. You pays your money...etc.

Dave

We love our cadac

Doesn't taste as good as a bbq but allows you to cook a wide variety of meals including a sunday lunch

It does cook things very quickly especially when using the Paella pan for breakfasts etc and those bits are very easy to clean.

"BBQ flavour" comes more from fats and juices dripping onto hot stuff below rather than actual charcoal itself and you can still get a certain amount of that with the Cadac as juices collect below in the drip tray and onto the deflector plate as mentioned above

I think its a fab versatile piece of kit personally and if you can get it price matched offers overall value for money (it isn;t cheap but that is different). Cost isn't prohibitive to those who can afford it as proven by the amount of people that have them on here (not being flippant about cost)

The Paella pan is a great piece of kit and you can cook loads in it. We also bought a cheap and cheerful roast tin from Sainburys and did Salmon fillets in that one night - turned out fine but again cooks quite quick (a thicker tin might be better)

Quote: Originally posted by jennydog on 11/9/2012

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We love our cadac

Doesn't taste as good as a bbq but allows you to cook a wide variety of meals including a sunday lunch

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