Question for Gasmate Hot Ozi owners
Submitted: Sunday, Sep 17, 2006 at 20:28
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D-Jack
Hi all
Thanks to all who replied a few weeks ago about portable BBQ options. After much thought and research I decided to go with the Hot Ozi - a solid plate small round BBQ which sits on a pole directly onto the top of the gas bottle and acts as the hose.
Now though, I have a couple of questions for current Hot Ozi owners (or anyone else who can answer the first question)
1) The instructions clearly state it is to only be used with bottled PROPANE. Is the LPG we get a hardware stores/servos/caravan parks etc actually propane, is it just a difference in terminology between Australia and NZ (where they are made), or are they different fuels?
2) I anticipated a mild steel hotplate which I could burn lots of nice greasy fat onto and form a good protective barrier, only having to scrape off the excess and leave the fat on to protect it in between uses. However the surface is non-stick like most frying pans and you can't even use metal bbq
tools on it. This is probably good for bacon/eggs/tomatoes etc, but not really the 'genuine' thing for bbqing t-bones/sausages etc. we pretty
well could have gotten the same effect from a non-stick frypan on our 3 burner stove. How have other users found this non-stick surface and what do you do with it as far as cleaning etc.?
Thanks for your replies in advance.
D-Jack
Reply By: Member - Cruiser (NSW) - Sunday, Sep 17, 2006 at 21:07
Sunday, Sep 17, 2006 at 21:07
Where did you buy yours from as I am looking at getting one and it seems that the pricing on these varies a fair bit.
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Follow Up By: D-Jack - Sunday, Sep 17, 2006 at 21:30
Sunday, Sep 17, 2006 at 21:30
$63.55 at Stratco (where I just bought
mine - assume they are Aust wide), $80 at Rays and Snowys (
Adelaide), $69 at Bunnings but no Bunnings store in SA can seem to get them at the moment. Everywhere else had heaps. The web address enquiry person didn't even bother to reply to me as to who the retailers in Aust were.
They are an awsome and fully patented design (so there are no others like it), I just hope the non-stick is OK.
D-Jack
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Follow Up By: Member - Cruiser (NSW) - Sunday, Sep 17, 2006 at 22:20
Sunday, Sep 17, 2006 at 22:20
I assume that by Stratco, you mean the mob that do sheds/carports etc.
Unfortunately I dont have a Stratco/Rays or Snowys within cooee of me and as for Bunnings, yeah, right.
Even BCF (Qld and NSW only I think) dont have the them.
The local Great Outdoors have them so might just have to go with that.
Thanks anyway.
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Reply By: howie - Sunday, Sep 17, 2006 at 21:30
Sunday, Sep 17, 2006 at 21:30
i obviously didn't read the box and stuck it straight on my LPG bottle ( i think its the same fuel)
however, i did know that it was a non-stick plate from some of the others i had seen.
this does not stop me from using it to
cook anything on it, although i had to buy a pair of 'plastic' tongs. this product does not compare with a frying pan on a stove.
cleaning varies between a good wipe after use, to a proper wash in soapy
water.
as for the carcinogenic qualities of the product,
well .................
cheers howie
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Reply By: Chaz - Monday, Sep 18, 2006 at 10:59
Monday, Sep 18, 2006 at 10:59
Hi D-Jack,
I’ve had
mine now for just over a year and
mine also has the non stick surface. I just clean it with a light scourer and I don’t care too much if the surface wears off, but it hasn’t yet. I still use the barbi mate on it, but just a bit carefully.
To my knowledge, bottled gas is pure propane and vehicle gas is propane with a small amount of butane mixed in (10%) to achieve higher burning temperatures. Ihis is a very debatable issue, but I have been using vehicle LPG to fire my BBQ’s for years with no problems. The issue is that if the bottle is left sitting around for a while, the two gasses separate and you’re left with Butane on the bottom and when you get down to that, the gas becomes very unstable and obviously dangerous. Unlike in a vehicle where it’s always being bumped around and mixed so it doesn’t separate.
The trick is to take the bottle for a ride occasionally or just give it a good shake up every now and again.
Mine live in the camper so they always get moved around. Also try to empty the bottle before filling instead of constantly topping up, because you will run the risk of eventually having a bottle of butane which as I understand it, would be like a bomb if it got too hot.
Enjoy the Hot Ozi.
Chaz
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Follow Up By: D-Jack - Monday, Sep 18, 2006 at 11:26
Monday, Sep 18, 2006 at 11:26
Thanks Chaz
Im not too fussed if the non stick wears off, in fact I'd like to remove it all together if I could but am a bit worried about remnants coming off in the food - taste/cancer problems! Thanks for the info on the propane, as I thought but my conclusion was only based on assumption.
D-Jack
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Follow Up By: Chaz - Monday, Sep 18, 2006 at 11:52
Monday, Sep 18, 2006 at 11:52
No worrys, but if you're serious about removing it, just take it to a sand blasting place. I think a good bead or grit blaster would remove it completely without damaging the plate, but then you would have to keep it oiled and out of
water. As you probably know the older ones were just oiled and they were fine if looked after.
Cheers,
Chaz
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Reply By: Member - Bill F (VIC) - Monday, Sep 18, 2006 at 12:04
Monday, Sep 18, 2006 at 12:04
D-Jack
I have one for two years and it works very
well at home
Problems when using it away include, storage of the big size very good waxed box it comes in, wind affects it badly,
unstable on smaller gas bottles even using the clip on feet supplied (one broke but they supplied a spare), cleaning such a large deep frypan with a fat draining hole in the bush with limited
water, fiddling about with gas bottles
Not one of our better buys for
camping, OK for a day trip
Bill F
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Reply By: Member - Karl - Monday, Sep 18, 2006 at 14:26
Monday, Sep 18, 2006 at 14:26
D-Jack,
The gas in the cylinders is okay as thats what it's designed for.
I have used
mine a lot to
cook everything and it's great, I haven't even worried about the non stick coating but it hasn't come off yet.
I have found that it's the best cooker that I have ever tried - beats everything else and packs up small.
Karl
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