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as i have read teak and crisps dont go.

so what do you do when you bbq on the boat surrounded by teak to stop any fat/oils going on the teak?

suddenly becoming a more important question as the new boat is being delivered to portals as i write!

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Tony
 
Get a Cobb! Always cooks beautifully, cane picked up with bare hands when cooking, and placed on a plastic table if you want! Whole chicken cooks with one block, takes 2.5 hours, never burns anything no matter how careless you are....
 
No Regrets said:
Get a Cobb! Always cooks beautifully, cane picked up with bare hands when cooking, and placed on a plastic table if you want! Whole chicken cooks with one block, takes 2.5 hours, never burns anything no matter how careless you are....
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+1 for the Cobb
 
had thought about putting some towels down, but guess i should use some covering that is specific for the purpose.

Cobb - had not even thought of that. That is an option!
 
TonyR123 said:
as i have read teak and crisps dont go.

so what do you do when you bbq on the boat surrounded by teak to stop any fat/oils going on the teak?

suddenly becoming a more important question as the new boat is being delivered to portals as i write!

Thanks
Tony
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First time I fried some Merguez on the boat, I dropped one and it rolled all the way along the teak...after that I put something on the teak flooring.Having looked into true bbq I concluded it just wasn't something for the boat. Personally, I don't really see a Cobb as quite the same..Head for the beach or eat something else !
 
MartynG said:
I wouldn't dream of bbq on the boat - only ashore .
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Does not seem to bother Florida boaters :p

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LOL - not quite what i had in mind. just a factory fitted small electric barbeque on the flybridge. guess i will have to use it once, put some sheeting around the bbq area and if too much hassle cleaning, etc then wont use it again!
 
TonyR123 said:
LOL - not quite what i had in mind. just a factory fitted small electric barbeque on the flybridge. guess i will have to use it once, put some sheeting around the bbq area and if too much hassle cleaning, etc then wont use it again!
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They do splatter a little yes - but so do crisps and nuts and lord knows what else.

My own approach is to clean the teak at the beginning of the season.

If it is bad then i spray on K2L to reduce it or a bit of washing liquid, but other than that I just live with it as the boat has kids and people on it and keeping the teak spotless is not really practical.

2 part cleaner takes it all off at the start of the following season.

I am normally relatively OCD when it comes to the boat, but with teak you are just fighting a losing battle so i let it win!
 
I would not be without a BBQ on Eos. We have both gas and cobb bbqs at present.
To answer ops question, I'd get some tarpaulin and. It it to size to use when cooking. No hassle keeping anything. Lean then, just roll it up when finished.
 
Two small dents from falling mugs/tools plus a massive blob of Ambre Solaire Factor 30 ended my interior teak OCD before it had even started.
At least I only had myself to be annoyed with...
 
Plus 1 for Cobb . Having previously made do with a disposal in a frame on the sternrail the Cobb is brilliant and can be used within the cockpit enclosure in poor weather to keep dry or on stern platform . We did put down tin foil under it to stop grease stains not having large stock of K2l spray on board. The only problem with Cobb is cleaning but it has disposal tray inserts which works well. There seem to be a variety of prices quoted witH different extras but if interested Force 4 Carry stock .
 
paul salliss said:
I think they have no place on board. I would put it either

A. In a dinghy and transport to beach and crack on
B). Put it in the skip
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I've a Magma Gas BBQ that I have fitted on my swim platform. Easily controllable and cooks great food. As for the teak, yes it gets a little oil splash occasionally, but it also get some red wine stains too. And oil is good for teak, right? ;-)

I wouldn't be without it! No more unsafe than cooking in the galley.

I have had the charcoal ones before, but that IS uncontrollable (i.e. You can't just switch it off). Thus I moved over to gas.
 
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We bought A Lotus Grill bbq. Not particularly cheap but worth it.

https://www.lotusgrilluk.com/

Really pleased with it and perfect on a boat as it's cold on the outside of the case and can be picked up by hand whilst cooking. It's a really clever design and easy to clean. All the fat that drips of the food is collected in the stainless steel bowel whilst the design stops fat getting into the charcoal and spitting. You don't get an flames and can be used under cover or even inside if there was sufficient ventilation for the cooking fumes. It even has a battery powered fan underneath the charcoal which can be adjusted for speed to increase/decrease the heat from the charcoal.

I would certainly recommend it as something to consider to compare to the Cobb, which also looks good albeit I have never actually used one.
 
The beauty of a Cobb is the simplicity of use. The circular briquette (Corn or Charcoal based depending on the heat/speed you require) simply plugs into a separate holder (and can be dumped overboard in one neat block when burnt!) and you can move it around at any point. The foil inserts are well worth it for ease of cleaning, all you'll get is a bit of fat, no burnt food, and it all packs away in a neat little bag with no odours.

You can lob vegetables in foil underneath and they also cook beautifully. No intervention required once filled and lit. Just wander back casually a couple of hours later (Less for small bits like burgers and sausages) and eat.

Lots of accessories too, some well worthwhile!

Shop around, they never wear out and spares are easy to get if you lose something!
 
asteven221 said:
We bought A Lotus Grill bbq. Not particularly cheap but worth it.

https://www.lotusgrilluk.com/

Really pleased with it and perfect on a boat as it's cold on the outside of the case and can be picked up by hand whilst cooking. It's a really clever design and easy to clean. All the fat that drips of the food is collected in the stainless steel bowel whilst the design stops fat getting into the charcoal and spitting. You don't get an flames and can be used under cover or even inside if there was sufficient ventilation for the cooking fumes. It even has a battery powered fan underneath the charcoal which can be adjusted for speed to increase/decrease the heat from the charcoal.

I would certainly recommend it as something to consider to compare to the Cobb, which also looks good albeit I have never actually used one.
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I also have one of these. They are very good; ready to cook about 10mins after lighting.
 
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