Camp Cooking

[Jordy19]

Does anyone have experience cooking with a Cobb? I have a Weber kettle at home and use a mini version for cooking while camping, but I've heard Cobbs are pretty good.

Cheers


Jordy

[pop058]

Carolyn (Mrs Ho Har) will be along shortly :D She cooks up a range of top tucker in one. :)

[DBKDISCO]

Easy to use and cook nice roast meat and bread, stays hot for a long time.

[The ho har's]

Thanks pop, yes I am here:D

Cobb... we have ours in the camper and cook.... Scones, pizzas, roasts, snags, eggs, steak, cakes, vege bake, patoto bake... should I go on:) The cobb does excatly what your home oven does only smaller:D Big enough for 4 as long as you are not huge eaters:)

and if cold makes a nice heater to sit around;)


Hmm I can smell the scones pop:D

Mrs hh:angel:

[landyadrian]

I have had a Cobb for years . I go through phases of using it. I find it has good and bad points.

It does a good roast but I find you need to turn the meat to get it crispy both sides. I find it fiddly to clean compared to my other cooking partner, being the Hillbilly. If you want to cook a steak I find I cant get enough heat under it and it stews the meat.

However its great in the fact you can take it into a parkland light it up put the lid on it and your away. I find if its cold the heat you get from it you would almost need to sit on it.

Currently the Hillbilly is in phase for me. I cook with it on the fire using the adjustable accessories. It does great vegies using the vegie ring.

If you want great even cooking with it use heat beads if its a 12 inch pot put 12 + 6 heat beads on top and 6 underneath. If you want crispy meat and veg just leave the lid ajar just slightly to let the steam out. another good portable cooker is the campfire brand frying pan with lid. You can cook an excellent roast in it on the gas. Its great.

One other thing with the Cobb its a bit boring when its cooking as not much seems to happen. not like cooking on the fire

Cheers

[Ranga]

I agree with Mrs Ho Har, on all counts.

The only problem I have is it doesn't fit in any of the storage compartments of our new Trayon camper :( I can't bring myself to sell it - hopefully we can work out somewhere to put it!

[Homestar]

The only problem I have is it doesn't fit in any of the storage compartments of our new Trayon camper :( I can't bring myself to sell it - hopefully we can work out somewhere to put it!


It would fit in the 101...:angel: I could store it for you until you find somewhere for it...:D. You're coming to Glenreagh right...:D

[Ranga]

You could store a bloody upright stove in a 101!

Still undecided about Glenreagh - will depend on work commitments or lack thereof.

[The ho har's]

You could store a bloody upright stove in a 101!

Still undecided about Glenreagh - will depend on work commitments or lack thereof.

Yes you could....but you need 240V and thats no fun when camping:)

Work commitments.. we hear you, Harry's work is closing after 25 years:(

You need stuff done on the Trayon or 130?????

Hey we may be a mobile IT and fabrication unit to travel Aus:D

Mrs hh:angel:

[mick88]

We have a Cobb and really only cook roasts in it, but find it to be excellent.

Cheers, Mick.

[Ranga]

You need stuff done on the Trayon or 130?????


I might actually. I'll try and get down and see you soon.

[BMKal]

We have two Cobbs and use them for pretty much anything when travelling (and occasionally for a roast at home too).

Off travelling over east and to Tassie for 8 weeks next month, and will no doubt be getting our money's worth out of the Cobbs again.

[Bigbjorn]

I like my cast iron camp oven. Belonged to my grandfather. My late mum had it vitreous enamelled about 40 years ago by a firm that restored cast iron baths. Easy to clean.

Can a camp cook hide a bottle of lemon essence or OP rum in a Cobb?

[The ho har's]

I like my cast iron camp oven. Belonged to my grandfather. My late mum had it vitreous enamelled about 40 years ago by a firm that restored cast iron baths. Easy to clean.

Can a camp cook hide a bottle of lemon essence or OP rum in a Cobb?

SURE:D

Mrs hh:angel:

[intheozone]

I use a webber babyq cooks everything and the roasts are so easy and good I use it at home instead of the oven.

[Avion8]

I just tried the Happy Camper range of meals for the last 10 day trip up to Mt Augustus & back Just pop the unopened bag into the Jetboil for recommended time 10 to 15 mins depending on meal. The Lamb Shanks were delicious, require no refrigeration & if you are real lazy just eat it out of the bag - no washing up except for the fork & spoon:D Also found that Uncle Ben's rice cooks well this way.

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