Thread: The Cobb

The TD5 has an inbuilt cooker, located on the left side of the donk when viewed from the drivers seat, cooks 2 garlic breads to pefection in about 40 minutes...

operation is simple...
open hood
place 2 garlic breads on the turbo heat shield
close hood
drive for 40 minutes ish pull up,
wait 5-10 minutes
open hood
remove garlic bread


ENjoy...


and a Series 3 petrol will cook 2 pies to perfection by placing the pies in alfoil (3 layers minimum)and sitting them over the 1+2 and 3+4 ports on the manifold, drive for 1 hour.

now if only I could work out how to make it cool the beers down in the same timeframe Id be set

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

now if only I could work out how to make it cool the beers down in the same timeframe Id be set

have you tried sticking them in the intercooler......?

i think what you need to cook in the car on the move is the dreampot......
have a look here.....its the old haybox technology wrapped in plastic......



http://www.dreampot.com.au/conceptb.htm



the same pricipal can be done with newspaper.....a towel....and your sleepingbag.....normal camping gear you already have......

Crump,

I nearly bought one, after thouroughly testing the cobb (eating a roast out of it), however, further review of it along with another neat device could the Hill-Billy (Made by a family in Victoria). I opted for the Hill-Billy.

The Hill-Billy works like a conventional Camp Oven, with Beads or Coal External, rather than internal. Sorry. The Beads cooking inside with the food can't be that Healthy for you. Plus With the Hill-Billy they have modifed a gas fitting to burn down or Up depending on whether you are having a barby on the top plate, or oven below. Thus you can cook by beads, Coal or Gas. Your Choice. You Do not Need to Buy the Gas Component if You do not want too.

I nearly handed over the dough for a Cob, though went the Hill-Billy way at around the same price from memory. I'm Happy

I you like to take risks, you may be able to cook some things wrapped in foil, while driving, but I would not attempt it.

There is no way you could cook a roast with the slightest movement.

I have an early cob, with the plastic surround. They have a small moat in the bottom (around the fire tray), that you put water in to keep things moist. Vegetables wrapped in foil, can be placed above the moat, and below the cooking tray.

Meat is placed on a convex drip tray on top, which is covered by the lid. The tray is convex to drain fat to the outside (into the moat), so it does not drip onto the heat beads. A roast is delicately balanced on the tray - any movement and it would fly off, taking the lid with it.

Originally Posted by Outlaw

actually there is another one which keeps doing the camping show circuits (and late night tv maybe) that lets you cook over a few hours... a completely sealed unit..

Originally Posted by Turtle61

Wha? A steak in alfoil wrapped around the exhaust pipe?

Note the operative words "a completely sealed unit" - that ain't a Land Rover!

Ron