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Hi,

we got our cobb last week and could not wait to try it out.

First night we cooked tuna steaks on the first night....fantastic, still moist and very tasty.

Second night was chicken...we'd heard so much about how they turned out perfect. I placed 8 briquettes into the fire basket, fire lighters underneath, lit and waited 40 mins till they were mostly grey, roasting rack on top of grill, chicken on top and settled back to wait on perfect chicken. After 2 hours the temp gauge still was bearly moving. I checked and it had gone out, covered bird in foil and repeated the lighting step...waited 40 mins for coals and then put bird back under lid. Waited another hour and outside looked fantastic, temp gauge looked a little low...but hey it's gotta be cooked after 3 hours....WRONG. Pink chicken.  Placed bird back under, again, and went to bed. Next day it looked great and was moist but was a little disappointed.

Tried again following evening, got rid of fire basket, filled with briquettes and used a roasting bag. Nice chicken in 2 hours....but I wanted a prefect chicken without the bag.

Where am I going wrong?

I couldn't get heat beads and had to settle for regular briquettes, is this my error?

Or, is placing the roasting rack on the grill my problem?

Any ideas welcome or any good Cobb recipies, the cook book that comes with it is pants.

Helpfull comments only...No..Cobb's are inferior remarks please....and I don't want to be told I should of bought a *blah*blah instead.

thanks

Its 10 heat beads for us and 2 fire lighters, last time we cooked the chicken the legs fell of it was so well cooked, I think you defiantly need the heat beads.

Hi sqweak .......... I would say your prob was the briquettes ..........

We only ever use Australian heat beads ........ to cook a whole chicken

2 fire lighters (in base) - 8/10 heat beads (in basket) - grill on - roasting rack on top - sit the bird in the centre - dome on top --------- 3lb-er and 1:45 mins later

The heat beads have a more intense heat and last much longer ........ 8/10 beads will burn for 3/4hrs at least  ......... I start cooking within 20 mins of lighting

Little tip ........ after cooking is finished ..... heat beads can be picked out with tongs, held in water still they stop sizzling ..... then left to dry out ........ and reused

I will add last nights left overs to 4 new beads for cooking breakie

Happy cooking

Quote: Originally posted by sqweak on 12/7/2006

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Hi,

I placed 8 briquettes into the fire basket, fire lighters underneath, lit and waited 40 mins till they were mostly grey, roasting rack on top of grill, chicken on top and settled back to wait on perfect chicken. After 2 hours the temp gauge still was bearly moving. I checked and it had gone out, covered bird in foil and repeated the lighting step...waited 40 mins for coals and then put bird back under lid. Waited another hour and outside looked fantastic, temp gauge looked a little low...but hey it's gotta be cooked after 3 hours....WRONG. Pink chicken. Placed bird back under, again, and went to bed.

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Quote: Originally posted by sqweak on 12/7/2006

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OH meant to ask, do you use the flame basket or place the beads in the middle?

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