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27/5/2014 at 12:59pm
Location: Devizes Wiltshire
Outfit: MWB VW Crafter PVC
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I have the Safari Chef HP version, and found it did not function well as a BBQ, as I could not get it hot enough.
However, others reported the LP version that use a big gas bottle performed better as a BBQ.
I bought the HP version with the intention of going to France with it so that I can BBQ using gas canisters. Had I known it does not perform well as a BBQ beforehand, I would probably not have bought it.
Be warned about the Safari Chef - it was nightmare to clean the plate/deflector that had charred burnt on food.
Nowadays, if I want to have a BBQ, I use a proper charcoal Weber Go Anywhere BBQ.
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27/5/2014 at 11:02pm
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I've had 2 cadacs two camping gas stoves and a few different bbqs. The answer is probably that you'll get something different from each and it will be down to how much you want to spend and how much space you have.
The larger cadac is fantastic and really versatile. The smaller one is also great and much more compact but you can't cook meals for 4 so easily without doing shifts. Either one will act as a proper oven and I have variously cooked pizza's , baked potatoes, fish and chips, garlic breads as well on a cadac as at home in my kitchen. You can also do big stir fry and breakfasts on them. What they Are not good at is allowing you to just boil things up, which is where you probably need a stove. I really loved my big cadac and regret having downsized recently, however i probably wouldn't have got my wet tent back in the roof box this afternoon if I still had the larger one.
If you getting a stove get a two rung burner and don't bother with getting one with a grill as the grills are tiny, and don't work well, particularly if you are using two rings at the same time.
Finally a weber smokey joe or go anywhere bbq are he'd to beat but so they should be for around £50. That's a lot unless you are going to use it more than a couple of times a year. If space is an issue notebook bbq's are great, although not necessarily as sturdy as a weber but you can pick up an outwell one for about £25. They are only 3 cm thick when folded so it's very easy to pack them in the car.
I would recommend stove first, cadac second if you could use a small oven, and are ok with grilled not bbq's food. If not get a notepad bbq for your second item.Hope this helps a little.
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