The Mighty Cobb
Submitted: Friday, Jul 30, 2004 at 20:58
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Harry
G'day all you bush chefs,
for those that are familiar to the Cobb you will know what I'm talking about. For those humble beings still cookin in the
camp oven, I know you cannot beat the seasoned flavour you get out your
camp oven, but never the less the cobb has certain advantages over the very much loved
camp oven.I still use
mine as
well.
Up-side:
#1 Weighs in at 4.8 kg, cast iron,
mine is 19 kg (Hardings foundry
ballarat)
#2 When it bluddy
well rains it's hard to do your roast or any cookin with the cast iron, the Cobb goes in the tent annex and just keeps on cookin.
#3 You can use an awful lot of wood to keep the cast iron going.8 heat beads for the Cobb (buy only the best ones)
#4 Very difficult to burn your tucker, slow and easy does the trick, mum
#5 SAFE with kids around, not hot to touch, you can actually sit it on your lap whilst cookin.
#6 Can be used as a heater in tent or van SO long as ventilation is provided otherwise produces carbon-dioxide which is not good for healthy living.
And probaly other advantages I haven't mentioned as
well.
Downside :
#1 You have to carry your fuel with you.
#2 It doesn't
cook as hot as
camp oven, others might beg to differ on that 1.( it will if you use more beads)
The Cobb is just another way of cooking your tucker, so get on with it and don't burn the potatoes mum.
Ave a great "Aussee" day
Harry
Reply By: GO_OFFROAD - Friday, Jul 30, 2004 at 22:49
Friday, Jul 30, 2004 at 22:49
My
camp oven is spun steel, so very light, and will work with heat beads, and when hung over the fire, instead of burying the thing with coals on the lid [LOL, why would you, cant
check it, and makes a mess, and need coals, instead of fire]
Takes 1.5hr to do a 2kg roast, chuck in the vegies after an hour, and let them for half an hour, with a 10 minute coals on the lid while hanging over the fire to crisp/brown them. [only need 1/2 a shovel full once, and tip them off back into fire when done.]
I put all the vegies in a plastic bag to coat with oil, before adding them too.
And if you put tin foil in the oven, pull it out when cooked, still nice and clean.
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Follow Up By: Member - Ivan (ACT) - Friday, Jul 30, 2004 at 23:12
Friday, Jul 30, 2004 at 23:12
Don't forget mate, while the meat is cooking, add 1/2 a cup of
water to the
camp oven, and lower the oven over the fire so you can
hear the water bubbling, but not working to hard, to judge the heat.
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Follow Up By: GO_OFFROAD - Friday, Jul 30, 2004 at 23:14
Friday, Jul 30, 2004 at 23:14
Good to see you were paying attention Ivan 8-)
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Follow Up By: Member - Jimbo (VIC) - Saturday, Jul 31, 2004 at 10:56
Saturday, Jul 31, 2004 at 10:56
Ivan,
I've tried the add water method and I got a stewed roast. I roast as you would normally and judge the heat by listening for a gentle sizzle coming from the oven. I start by putting a good lump of butter in the oven to ensure it isn't dry, also use this to baste the vegies. When it's all cooked, whip it out and add water with disolved flour/gravox to the juices. Boil to thicken whist slicing the meat, best gravy you'll ever eat. Also helps clean the oven. Once you serve the gravy, pour water into the oven and put it on the fire whilst you eat. Oven virtually cleans itself.
Jim.
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Follow Up By: GO_OFFROAD - Saturday, Jul 31, 2004 at 11:37
Saturday, Jul 31, 2004 at 11:37
mmmmmmmm, to much water maybe.... ;-)
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Follow Up By: Harry - Saturday, Jul 31, 2004 at 19:46
Saturday, Jul 31, 2004 at 19:46
That's ok Off-Road, we'll forgive for owning a
Bedourie oven.
They
cook well too, I use
mine inside the Cobb, but they are'nt so forgiving if you don't take care, your tucker can get the burnees matey.
You sound like you've been doin it awhile , so you are probaly keepin an eye on the temp.
Try somebodies Cobb for a cookin session, it works
well, and as I said it's another innovation to what we love doin, eatin good tucker in the bush.
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Follow Up By: GO_OFFROAD - Saturday, Jul 31, 2004 at 23:52
Saturday, Jul 31, 2004 at 23:52
Sorry Harry, if you had used a
bedourie, you would know its very hard to hang a oven by 2 hooks over the fire, unless you can balance one very
well when it has the roast and vegies in it ;-)
Hillbilly for me, with afew mods, they make a great all round item.
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