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We have just got a new Bobb BBQ , and find that while it is great to cook on / in , it is a devil of a job to clean. We find that the fat from the food runs into the well (which is good) but when you try to clean it , the old coals and ash and fat all seems to get mixed up together , making a right old mess.

What do you other Cobb owners do to get yours clean after cooking ?

Tip - get a bowl that fits snugly around the bead chamber - we got one from Poundstretcher or a similar store - when the beads are cold - put the bowl upside down over the bead chamber & tun the whole Cobb upside down. Voila - the ashes fall inro the bowl and not into the moat. Then you can clean the moat using hot water/soap/scourers/Fairy Spray - whatever takes your fancy.

If you're lucky enough to have a dishwasher handy - it can even go in there!

Happy Cobbing.......

Three or four peices of kitchen roll in the moat ( holding the towels with a pair of tongs ) if it's still hot soak up the fats/oil then you can tip out the ashes into whatever then you are ready to clean the cobb ... simple , and not forgetting if the beads are still quite big then put then in water to make them cold, then dry them off and then you just pop them back into the bag , to use again next time ! if there is lots of fat/oil then do what we do and suck it out of the moat with a turkey baster !

Have fun !

nannycatch  

A slightly different method is to use a turkey baster (ie a large pipette available for about in certain shops for £1) to remove the fat/wine/beer from the moat. Then empty the fire tray then clean with fairey power spray.

If after a time the fire chamber gets a build up of carbon remove this with a rather nasty smelling carbon remover from a co. such as betterwear, just clean well with water later.