[Closed] Cobb BBQ

seems like a lot of cash for a fire.....

i bought the Son of Hibachi last year and am very pleased with it.

fires up quickly and easily without having inhale any smoke. can be packed away whilst still hot and the carry bag doubles up as a cool bag for beers/food on the way to the river/grill spot.

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We have one, good piece of kit. We managed to cook a full Sunday pork roast for three of us the very first time we used it.
The accessories are good, especially the fry pan, and it is really frugal on fuel, but we only use brickets for the breakfast fry ups and quick BBQ stuff when camping. For longer cooks we find the cobb fuel to be better, lasts a really long time.
Easy and simple to use, and the fact that you can cook on table tops without burning, or move it by picking it up mid cook is really usefull.

The only downside to it is cleaning it out afterwards.

Having said that I would not be without ours!

On the flip side we used to take our Webber Q away in the van, there is a small version about the same size and as it runs on gas there is a lot less of the ash mess to deal with.

I've used one for years, and they are fantastic.

Don't buy one if all you want is a barbecue though, you will be wasting your money.

If you want something that can make a full roast dinner on a campsite including the veg etc, be a fire to sit around in the evening, then do a full breakfast in the morning they are worth the money.

The bonus with the Cobb fuel (other than the huge cooking time) is there is no ask to deal with after cooking. Just a solid lump to put in the bin.

Thanks for the feedback everyone, some good info'. We have a couple of trips lined up and want to cook a bit more to keep costs down so need something. The hibachi looks good too so will have a look at them as well.

If you just think of it as a BBQ then there are better options. Use it like an oven though and it's superb.

If you just want a BBQ for camping, I can highly recommend one of these:

http://www.tauntonleisure.com/outwell-cazal-portable-compact-camping-grill/p7186?source=froogle&utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=comparison_shopping_feeds&utm_nooverride=1&gclid=CIfZhdXK9r0CFfDLtAodnncA_w

Folds flat, burns well, costs peanuts.

If you just think of it as a BBQ then there are better options. Use it like an oven though and it's superb

It's really not just a barbie. I got mine for use on a boat - cool sides - and because it's an oven. So roasting a whole chicken is easy. So easy, it's my preferred chicken roaster at home - water and lemon juice in the "moat" keeps the chicken moist and juicy. Also hot smokes as well (ever tried tea-smoked chicken, surprisingly tasty). Does good pizza as well
like others have said - a fold up barbecue will do if that's all you want (and take up less space in the car)
BTW - son of Hibachi - around £90, a lot of money for a fire. cobb, around £10 more for an oven
EDIT - and it burns around half a dozen briquettes at a time. Cobb fuel is around £1 a go, but no waiting, just light them and you're ready.

as others have said, mainly comes into its own for 'proper cooking', but is a shedload of money for the size i think. we looked at all options and went for a cadac, you looked into those? again, relatively expensive, but far more versatile. can easily do BBQ and then the morning fry up too 🙂

if its just a BBQ youre after id get a simple fold-up barbie.

We've always used a 2 ring gas cooker and a small Weber BBQ in the past but I think I have to persuade the missus that we need a Cobb this year. Cooking the same dishes on the stove with the odd BBQ does get boring, having the ability to roast stuff and make bread & pizzas easily is all kinds of win for me 😀

I suppose it comes down to if you like eating and cooking decent grub, or if you're happy with a jar of pasta sauce with some chorizo thrown over a plate of fusilli with the odd charged banger & cardboard burger!

Cheers,
Jamie

Hmm interesting, not seen a Cobb before. Anyone actually use one as a home BBQ (as well as camping), storage is pretty tight for me and I don't want a normal BBQ taking up space, the Cobb being a bit more versatile is appealing for camping to. I did read some posts saying the food doesn't actually taste the same as with a conventional BBQ as the fat-dripping + charring doesn't happen, although someone did mention using the roasting thing instead of the griddle to allow fat to drip onto the charcoal/cobblestones, has anyone tried that? Having food actually taste like it's BBQ'd would be a requirement...

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If you think that's all you can cook on a two ring stove, you are very, very wrong (or very, very unimaginative).

fuzzy - i'll check but I think the roasting thing sits on the fat draining thing so there's still something between the meat and the coals and the fat is directed away from the coals. there still that smokey taste you get from a coal fired barbecue so you're not going to mistake the taste for a gas grill, but there's less charring

If you think that's all you can cook on a two ring stove, you are very, very wrong (or very, very unimaginative).

That statement was a touch of me convincing myself (and no doubt the wife, who is from good Yorkshire stock) that I'd be happy to fork out over a £ton on one TBH 😀 We've done all sorts on two gas rings but the Cobb does open up a whole different way of cooking that really appeals. With a toddler we spend less time on the hill / beach and more time at the campsite, thus more time to actually enjoy cooking al fresco.

Cheers,
Jamie

It's really not just a barbie.

Isn't exactly a barbecue? i.e. cooked with a lid and indirect heat, vs a grill where there's direct heat and an open lid.

Or does it do something different?

We have a Weber Smokey Joe, which is a typical kettle bbq. We often use it as a grill as it's difficult to get the coals around the edge for indirect heat due to its small size.