Cobb Cooker
Submitted: Wednesday, Aug 18, 2004 at 21:18
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Member - Andrew (Bris)
Lashed out last Saturday and bought a cobb cooker.
Seems to be a pretty good piece of kit.
Have been giving it a good try out at home. So far, roasts have been great.
Burnt the bottom of a cake. Bread,
well, with more practice it might be okay. As a bbq, couldn't seem to get enough heat. Scones, great.
Now I'm looking for any suggestions or hints on what else I might be able to achieve. Especially any hints for using it to bbq.
What type of beads do others use? I bought some self lighting 'heat beads'.
Does anyone know whether these cookers can be used in times of fire bans?
Reply By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Wednesday, Aug 18, 2004 at 21:53
Wednesday, Aug 18, 2004 at 21:53
G'day Andrew,
When BBQ'ing it has been suggested that the 3 legged tray for the heat beads, should be turned upside down so the heat is closer to the plate. I was also wondering whether there would be any reason why i couldn't cut a circular piece of heavy mesh wire with small holes and place that on top of the upturned fire basket so that more heat beads could be used.
Cakes need to have a cake rack placed under the cake tin to take the direct heat off the bottom of the tin.
Heat beads need to be best quality. I've not seen any self-igniting ones, but would be concerned they may not be dense enough to burn hot enough to do the job
well.
As far as fire bans, i was told by a
ranger at
coffin Bay (SA) at
Easter that we could not use one at that time....SA has a silly fire ban from Nov to May each year; no exceptions.
Some people have suggested using the Cobb to heat the inside of a tent etc, BUT THIS IS FROUGHT WITH DANGER due to carbon-monoxide poisoning risk.
Cya
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Follow Up By: Rosco - Bris. - Thursday, Aug 19, 2004 at 08:29
Thursday, Aug 19, 2004 at 08:29
Hey Roachie
When you're up the Cape soon, if you happen to go into
Camp 9 at 12 Mile
Waterhole in Lakefield, have a scout around and you might score yourself a spare wire tray. Keep an eye out for the crocs though, saw one
well over 3 metres long sunning himself.
That's where I tossed ours out with the ashes ... clever heh?? :-{
Realised it when we tried to fire it up at
Cape Melville.... oh
well.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Thursday, Aug 19, 2004 at 09:57
Thursday, Aug 19, 2004 at 09:57
G'day Rosco,
Thanks but no thanks.....those bloody crocs scare the living shyte out of me and I won't be going anywhere near the mongrels.
What sort of tray was it? Out of a
camp oven? etc
Cya mate
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Follow Up By: Rosco - Bris. - Thursday, Aug 19, 2004 at 10:25
Thursday, Aug 19, 2004 at 10:25
The wire bit from our Cobb
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Reply By: trikidiki - Thursday, Aug 19, 2004 at 01:11
Thursday, Aug 19, 2004 at 01:11
Andrew,
Cobb recommend that you use Heat Bead brand heat beads, the method I have used for cooking a cake is 4 heat beads, turn the top plate upside down, place cake mix in a cake tin and sit it on the top plate, the curved surface of the plate under the cake tin seems to keep enough direct heat away from the cake tin to stop burning the bottom of the cake.
Dick.
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Reply By: Troopy Travellers (NSW) - Thursday, Aug 19, 2004 at 06:12
Thursday, Aug 19, 2004 at 06:12
I made the beer damper (recipe in cobb booklet) in a non stick pan straight onto the grill and the bottom didnt burn but was crusty, I didnt mind that. I have now got the stir fry/pizza thing and will try that shortly. Someone else makes pizza in it.
Carolyn
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