Cobb BBQ

[studgies]

Bought one of these elegant devices last week and have to say it makes an absolutely fab job of cooking the food. Gone are the blackened crispy outsides and the incessant smoke. Chicken, chops, sausages all cooked to perfection and nicely moist and succulent. Cool outside so can be safely placed on a table or even on the deck and you can move it around while its cooking. Even impressed that arch-sceptyic Oldgit......Yes....I like it......BUT......

.....it is a real pain to clean afterwards.

Has anyone else sussed a routine for clearing out the collected fat/oil from the well?

Brilliant gadget, 2 things though, we ditched the std cooking grid in preference for the griddle which lasts much better and is easier to clean. As for the well, we always cook with this 1/3 full of water which seems to make the whole thing easier to clean afterwards. Also the cobblestones are a bit pricey but they burn for much longer and so much cleaner, we almost always use them.

Have fun with it!

 

[nonitoo]

Also the cobblestones are a bit pricey but they burn for much longer and so much cleaner, we almost always use them.

Have fun with it!

Try Lakeland at the end of the summer when they sell the cobblestones for £4 a pack (half - price). I've got enough for a couple of years hidden away.

Tom

 

[sundancer9000]

cobb fuel tablets

Where does one purchase the delightful fuel tablets that come with this bbq. They were so novel in the way they ignited, however i am experiencing difficulty finding suppliers who will post theses to Northern Ireland. Apparantly they are classed as f***g explosives!

 

[studgies]

Where does one purchase the delightful fuel tablets that come with this bbq. They were so novel in the way they ignited, however i am experiencing difficulty finding suppliers who will post theses to Northern Ireland. Apparantly they are classed as f***g explosives!

Nauticalia do them by mail order as do Lakeland plastics.

 

[Csail]

Still can't find one for less than 95 quid, any ideas where to get one?

 

[gjgm]

Still can't find one for less than 95 quid, any ideas where to get one?

You usually get someone selling them at shows.. but thats about the price,although you might get something thrown in such as briquettes.
As already mentioned, the £50 mentions were from 4-5 years ago, so someone really has been digging through google to find sites on which to "advertise",maybe?

 

[JKay]

We brought one back from South Africa last year that cost £45 although a bit of a way to go just to buy a barbi