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Subject Topic: Cobb or Cadac?
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24/9/2015 at 3:00pm
 Location: Shropshire
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Possibly a bit big for the OP?...but a couple of other options to throw into the mix..

http://beauclaire.co.uk/product_family_light_oven_dome.php

...and a cheaper version (just needs a dome & griddle plate sourcing):

http://www.gasproducts.co.uk/acatalog/350mm_Paella_Burner___Pan_Kit.html

(that second link was taken from here:

http://www.gasproducts.co.uk/acatalog/Boiling_Rings_Bitumen_Burners.html  )



24/9/2015 at 4:40pm
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Thanks for the links Pepe63, the second link particularly good.



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24/9/2015 at 6:25pm
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Quote: Originally posted by memories on 23/9/2015
Zoe3003. Interested. Which Cadac do you have?   In Basingstoke area often...........thanks



It's the Cadac carri chef, it has the additional paella pan & Gas bottle and connectors.


24/9/2015 at 6:37pm
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I love our Cobb, had it for 6 years now and I would replace it tomorrow if anything happened to it. I find that it can cook a roast/casserole for 4 but you need to be patient, it can take a while.

I always use Australian Heat Beads on ours, 5 or 6 will cook a few burgers but load it with around 12 you can cook a full roast.

I found an enamel casserole dish in a charity shop and have cooked some great slow-cooked dishes in it, lamb hotpot and curries etc.

I believe there is a gas-powered Cobb available now if a faster option is needed!


25/9/2015 at 7:13am
 Location: Berkshire
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Zoe3003. Thanks for info. Please email me - no gaps etc.
A barker2015 at g m a i l dot c , will remove my email later today
Thank you.   


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26/9/2015 at 8:43am
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Just to hijack post a bit, just got this email from Weber

Dutch oven

again you have to buy all the bits seperately

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27/9/2015 at 8:19am
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We have had a Cobb for 7 years. Using the Cobblestones it's lit and ready to heat the plate in less than 5 minutes, then another 10 minutes to heat the plate.
Using the correct plate things take the usual time to cook.
I have roasted, including using the moat for potatoes and corn; I have the wok and do stir frys, stew, spag bog; I have the griddle and do sausages, chops, burgers; I have the fryingpan and do egg and bacon.
If it's going to be a quick cook, like egg and bacon I will use heat beads which take longer to get going, but when I have finished cooking I wrap the, clean, cold, flat plate in foil and put this on the Cobb, it starves the beads of oxygen so they go out and I can use them again.
I have the extension ring too. I can get it all in the bag so bery compact.

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27/9/2015 at 8:24am
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]wok[/URL]
]curry this time in wok[/URL]
]Roast pork, perfect crackling[/URL]

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27/9/2015 at 8:26am
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]Chops and roast/jacket potatoes[/URL]

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27/9/2015 at 8:30am
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]egg and bacon[/URL]
The Cobb is very versatile but as with everything, you need the right equipment. People say it isn't a BBQ but with the griddle plate it BBQ's perfectly. I can't find a photo of the griddle.
Both my hosband and I use the Cobb, whoever feels like cooking that night.

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28/9/2015 at 6:03pm
 Location: North Devon
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Thanks for the info and for the photos issym, this puts the Cobb ahead for me.
I like the fact it looks more compact - and no gas bottle to cart around.

Methinks we shall buy one for next season👏
Now to look at recipes................

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28/9/2015 at 6:09pm
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Quote: Originally posted by idetika on 24/9/2015
I love our Cobb, had it for 6 years now and I would replace it tomorrow if anything happened to it. I find that it can cook a roast/casserole for 4 but you need to be patient, it can take a while.

I always use Australian Heat Beads on ours, 5 or 6 will cook a few burgers but load it with around 12 you can cook a full roast.

I found an enamel casserole dish in a charity shop and have cooked some great slow-cooked dishes in it, lamb hotpot and curries etc.

I believe there is a gas-powered Cobb available now if a faster option is needed!



Thanks for this, great idea with casserole dish, I think I have one lurking in the cupboard.
Really leaning toward a Cobb.

Thanks everyone for your input been interesting readings



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29/9/2015 at 7:21am
 Location: Oxford
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We have a cobb and wouldn't be without it, it is so versatile. we have on occasion taken nothing else and used it for breakfast and dinner, and even boiled the kettle on it.
Doesn't take any longer than a normal bbq to heat up but does have some nuances you need to get to grips with.
We have used ours as a conventional type BBQ by just using the wire grill without the flat plate under it, but it's as an oven that it really comes into it's own. We too have a number of trays and dishes that we use inside to cook stuff in as well as cooking direct on the plate and mesh grill.
The biggest thing you must resist is to keep taking the lid off for a peek, experience will teach you how long things take, but as a general rule I would say add about a 1/3 before you even look at it, I have found it quite difficult to ruin stuff by leaving it too long, also defrost food before cooking it, it makes a real difference for things like frozen pizas, chips and other things that you want crispy not that we cook these very often.
It's the stick it in and leave it aspect that we like.
Also the charcoal you use makes a massive difference, cheap supermarket briquettes are rubbish they don't burn as hot and smoke a lot giving off fumes that taint the food, Webber or better still Aussie heat beads are the best I've found and I've even added extra whilst cooking without noticeably giving any taste to the food.
If it's out and out BBQing that you want then it's probably not for you, love conventional BBQing but can't be bothered when camping, it's just one more thing to carry, but if you want the versatility then I would say go for it.



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