I've cooked (yet) another chicken on mine tonight and don't notice the wind problem. But I never had the old style Cobb so I have nothing to compare it with. Did you have the old style?
Cook duck you will see the problem with the grease.. with a solid side one it would be easy enough to clean.
This time of year not problem with wind but I can see when it gets cold this is going to be a real disadvantage. When I bought the thing I thought that the mesh was prob filled with a clear resin.. no idea some idiot would leave it as an open mesh.......Cross with myself for not checking.
No have not had a solid side one but it does nto take rocket science to see that stainless stell with holes (steel being a conductor of heat) is going to be less good at insulation than solid plastic with no holes (plastic being an insulator)
I bought aan aluminium windbreak on ebay to use round it, but didn't need it. The only wind problem I had was blowing out the matches
We liked it so much we're thinking of not bothering to take the stove. Only problem is, DH is rather fond of his coffee. So what do other cobb users take with them for brewing up when you don't have a EHU?
We usually take one with us since running out of gas at 11pm and couldn't have a bedtime cuppa ............. not so much a problem nowaday tho, camping with Ukcs buddies
Single burner, with 3/4 gas bottles ... would be fine I'm sure
for about £10/£15 cheapest gas I have found is Wilkinsons at 99p per cartridge
One of the brief case cookers which are available everywhere for around a £10 Wilkinson do them for that price and there gas canisters are only 95p each. Also Woolworth's do them for £15 including a gridle pan to go on it.
The single burners are good and you can boil your kettle on the cobb as well, just take the grill plate off and put your kettle onto the fire basket directly over the coals and it will boil your kettle!
Yes I had thought of that but waiting for it to heat up seems a lot of hassle for a single cup of coffee. Might try it with the espresso maker, but I've just realised the simple solution was staring me in the face - take the kettle & plug it into the car! Doh!
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Topic: Cobb - Your opinions
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Wont be cooking duck as my 8 year old will disapprove!
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cheapest gas I have found is Wilkinsons at 99p per cartridge
