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Quote: Originally posted by stacetop on 05/5/2011

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I'm in the to buy or not to buy camp too! It's mainly the price that puts me off.

When you say the BBQ part is hard to clean can someone please explain why?

The size also puts me off, fellow caravaners can u store them ok?

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I use a small amount of water whilst the flat plate is still hot or heat it back up again after your meal and a few sheets of kitchen towel.

Use a spatular / plastic fish slice to wipe the kitchen towel around the plate to more or less "steam wash /clean" the plate and it cleans very easily without any trips to the sinks.

If you do really want to use the BBQ sections of the Cadac (but i cant see the point really as you are still "cooking on gas" and not BBQ coals, then to ease cleaning cover all sections, without blocking vent holes etc.. with foil then when finished collect up the foil and dispose of in the bin, not so environmentally friendly / cost effective but you dont have to then use cleaners and detergents etc.

Hope this helps

Andy 

Quote: Originally posted by camdm025 on 06/5/2011

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Stacetop,

The recent cadac's come with a rather unusual looking circular steel plate for the bbq as opposed to the old metal grid style most people are used to

( old stlye http://www.garden4less.co.uk/cadac-carri-chef-deluxe.asp?partner=fr ).  

(New style http://www.campandfish.co.uk/cadac-carri-chef-deluxe-combo--includes-free-cadac-bbq-cover-23820-p.asp)

The new one gets quite messy on top and underneath and with either you also have to clean the drip tray and some people also clean the deflector plate. Thats a lot of scrubbing, so many people simply choose to use the ridged grill plate instead, which is much quicker and easier to clean.

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Quote: Originally posted by asdj45 on 06/5/2011

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If you do really want to use the BBQ sections of the Cadac (but i cant see the point really as you are still "cooking on gas" and not BBQ coals..........

Andy 

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We use the griddle and the drip tray ring for less fat cooking, line the drip tray with foil or similar and easy to keep clean then. Never really liked the Cadac idea of putting water in it so that the fat can congeal then you still have to get rid of the fat and still clean the ring - too much double work for me. Cheap foil from the "basic" section of any store provides an easy cleaner solution

Hope this helps

Andy   

Oooh, i think i missed the bit in the manual about putting water in the drip tray. Never tried that.

Think I might write off to cadac as well and ask for a roast pan. No harm in trying.

Quote: Originally posted by shawxclan on 04/5/2011

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Wouldn't touch a Cadac with a barge pole. Ours caught fire.

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