1kg coles turkey breast roll in a cobb

Hi all,

Heading north of Perth for 10 days over xmas with a likeminded group of friends and we're doing a big cookup for xmas dinner.

my parents have kindly lent us their cobb for the trip, and my wife and I plan on cooking a 1kg coles turkey breast roll with some sort of stuffing for the occasion.

has anyone cooked one of these in a cobb and be able to give us non-cobb cookers some advice on how many beads, how long for to make the perfect turkey roll roast? :)

cheers,

jason and avril.
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Reply By: Member - Fred B (NT) - Sunday, Dec 06, 2009 at 23:12

Sunday, Dec 06, 2009 at 23:12
the instruction book is your best bet. you can even download a copy from online.
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Reply By: Member - Keith P (NSW) - Sunday, Dec 06, 2009 at 23:14

Sunday, Dec 06, 2009 at 23:14
My other half suggests to use the Cobb fuel..(cobbetes we think they are called)..with about a quarter cut out of it (too hot otherwise). Also to leave the turkey in its foil for cooking...and add water to moat so as to minimize dryness. Dont keep lifting the lid to check either ...let it cook on undisturbed...yu will prolly know when it is about right...speshly if yu are a bit hungry LOL
Another good tip she just told me was to log onto the Cobb website n check it out...apparently they have lotsa info there.
I dunno why she couldnt write this herself...feel like a bloody secretary now lololol

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Follow Up By: V8 Troopie - Monday, Dec 07, 2009 at 02:00

Monday, Dec 07, 2009 at 02:00
If it were my turkey to cook on my cobb I would use 7-8 heat beads. I would also poke one of these spike roast thermometers into the turkey's center, poke it through one vent hole in the lid so the thing shows when the roast is done without having to open the lid.
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Follow Up By: Member - Min (NSW) - Monday, Dec 07, 2009 at 13:11

Monday, Dec 07, 2009 at 13:11
They are called Cobblestones. No always easy to get but IMHO very good.
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Reply By: Best Off Road - Monday, Dec 07, 2009 at 07:24

Monday, Dec 07, 2009 at 07:24
We've given the heat beads the Tijuana Brass, too slow and fiddly. Cobb now have things called "Greenfire". They're a one piece self igniting brick that are ready to cook on almost immediately. Pack of 6 is $10 to $12.

They have a supposed burn time of 2.5 hours which is a bit optimistic. If we need to cook for over two hours we simply chuck in three or four heat beads after an hour and a half and they catch.

Jim.


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Follow Up By: Holden4th - Monday, Dec 07, 2009 at 19:07

Monday, Dec 07, 2009 at 19:07
Has anyone used the Greenfire beads in a charcoal Weber? One of the hard things to do in a charcoal Weber is the crackling - if the Greenfire beads are as hot as they claim then acombo these and heat beads could possibly do the trick
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Reply By: Member - Peter R (QLD) - Monday, Dec 07, 2009 at 08:13

Monday, Dec 07, 2009 at 08:13
Have used the Cobb for a number of years now and one thing to be careful with is the new Cobblestones which burn very hot.

I use half a cobblestone with 4 heat beads to cook a piece of pork scotch fillet (about 1kg) so would imagine the same for your turkey.

To overcome the heat I use a Roasting rack , which lifts the meat off the normal grill plate and the ring around it stops the vegies falling off.
The meat needs to be turned after say 30 minutes and it will take around 1hr 20min to complete the cooking.

Rosasting rack shown here

As the blurb says the roasting rack is necessary if using coconut fuel.


A forum thread with some good advice here

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Follow Up By: Cruiser .- Monday, Dec 07, 2009 at 11:49

Monday, Dec 07, 2009 at 11:49
Peter,

I have to agree with you on all points mate.

The Cobblestones are great but the rack must be used in conjunction with them.

Cheers,

Xruiser
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Follow Up By: George_M - Monday, Dec 07, 2009 at 15:00

Monday, Dec 07, 2009 at 15:00
The roasting rack is a good idea, particularly if you use it in conjunction with one of those rubbery baking dish thingeys.

I bought one from Target (it was called a "trivet", I think) for $3.00, and bent the legs with a pair of pliers so that they fitted the circular slots in the top of the Cobb grill.

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