I've had my Cobb for just over 7 weeks now & like everyone else thinks its great. I've been using standard bbq brickets (spelling??) from ASDA, no problem BUT.............I've seen a couple of postings mention heat beads, me bein' a fick scouser wos wunderin
what are they & where can I get em?
Whats so great about 'em as opposed to bricketts?
If they're so gr=eat I'll try this w/e whilst in Llanberis.
heat beads are briquettes but kind of denser ie feel heavy for size and burn slower and hotter.I find they are better for the cobb than ordinary ones.They are often onlypart burnt after the end of cooking and I put them out with water and use them again!
Got mine from John lewis, but have seen them in big tescos and other places with big BBQ ranges.
We do the same as theasmum ......... just 6 beads enough for 3/4 hrs cooking and if not completely burnt out, we wet them and let them dry out to use again
And as above ... we get them from Tesco for only £3.99 .. enough for about 15 bbq's
we used them in suffolk recently as it was all local co-op sold and they were great. They lasted for hours so became a way of keeping warm on a cool late evening! Will buy some for future as they were miles better than any other bbq fuel.
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Topic: Heat beads on the Cobb
