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In reply to Post #29
yes just noticed that with added carp tax
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In reply to Post #28
they look like a hybrid of everything to me
They look like they are basically a cadac safari, spray painted green?
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In reply to Post #27
Fox Cookware Cookstation - just seen these come out and they look like a hybrid of everything to me ?
Gas powered as well so nice and simple to use.
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In reply to Post #26
I've done this a few times in a pinch. But the basket for me then seems to deform and not fit back in the cobb. It's fine when it cools down again, it just expands and goes egg shaped.
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In reply to Post #20
You can also put the Cobb fire grate with your choice of fuel on your gas stove to get it lit, but I usually use these - usually only need one to get the whole basket of briquettes or whatever you use going.
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Totally agree with Gerry on all this but.....if you are new to Cobbing I would recommend using the Aussie Heat Beads first till you get used to using it, then maybe move on to the RCB10. That's what I did and to be honest usually still prefer the Heat Beads 
And yes, get a small biscuit tin for putting the coals out
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In reply to Post #22
the best way is if you have a small biscuit tin or something lift the basket out tip it in the tin put the lid on they will suffocate quite quickly as they cant burn with out oxygen
DO NOT DUNK THE HOT BASKET of fuel in water or tip water over it
you can tip the coals out into water but there has been people dunking the basket of burning coals in water and the thermal shock snapped the wires of the basket 
NEVER EVER PUT THE LID ON IF FLAMES ARE THERE YOU WILL !!! melt your grommets and possibly your top ring
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In reply to Post #22
Throw it into the lake 
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In reply to Post #21
Lovely thank you, I did everything wrong 
I've just ordered those lighters. How do you put the coals out?
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In reply to Post #20
LOOK AT MY POST BELOW you need to stand the tubes all upright as per the picture
now as you have found out they are harder than any other charcoal to light but they are better than any other charcoal too if you have finished cooking you can simply put them out and they are easy to light again next time you go
now again the post below the BEST by a country mile are Lekto Natural Firelighters trust me invest in a box the 250 it will be enough to light your Cobb around 90 to 100+ times if your in a hurry use 3 more or if not use 2 NEVER EVER PUT THE LID ON IF FLAMES ARE THERE YOU WILL !!! melt your grommets and possibly your top ring
smoke and smell free !! each bundle will give decent flame for UPTO 10 MINS EACH !!
there are lots that LOOK like these bundles but none are as good
LINKY POO  
TOPTIP buy a 42litre trug bucket and on a windy day stand it in there its a brilliant windshield and transporting it in the car you can even fill it with water for washing it or washing up AMAZON
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In reply to Post #19
I was literally comming here to ask this. I've just got some and I can't get the stuff to get hot. What's the secret to light it, what do I need to know?
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In reply to Post #18
TBH I have both and only use the LP one on a Propane bottle and no problems at all
I did buy the latest SAFARI CHEF 30 PRO QR thinking I was going to get well enough to get out again but its still sealed in the box so like a lot of things I am going to get rid of
LINKY POO
as far as RCB 10 the only thing you can knock it for is its more difficult to light compared to other fuels but once lit the heat output is very very consistent
one thing !!!
I have tried every fire lighter there is one type I would never ever use is the white kerosene block poxy stinking things FIRE LIGHTERS TRUST ME !!!!! invest in a box of LEKTO NATURAL FIRE LIGHTER no smoke no smell each bundle will burn for 8 to 10 mins !!! and light the RCB 10 tubes better faster than any of the other brands
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In reply to Post #17
I've not tried RCB 10 yet but will have to give it a go, I use Aussie heat beads but to regulate the temps I just use 6 or 7 on low & slow cooks and only get about 3 hours out of them.
Do you not find the Cadac burns the base of things, leaving the top uncooked? I have the HP version and struggle to get the burner low enough to stop this from happening, a bit of tin foil under whatever I'm cooking helps but it still does it.
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In reply to Post #16
Chris
good post but I I will disagree with you about Cobb
long times my fuel of choice will cook for 5 hours without topping it up obviously can really lengthen it by topping it up
I use RCB10 these are the daddy IMO
as they can be cut and will give different burn times RCB10 Tubes you can cut them 3cm burns about 3 hours,
and 5cm about 5 hours take a bit longer to light stand the tubes upright I also have the Cobb kettle this is great really gets it going fast and boils the water for tea
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my Cadac`s I can do everything the lid is a wok or pan for a stew or curry it works great as a gas BBQ the flat griddle a full English its a stove to boil a kettle so dont need a separate one put the lid on its an oven for pies Pizza a roast dinner etc
I bought my first one donkeys years ago and it was on a 2 week French trip on a huge lake with zero facility's
3 days in a massive cold snap sub zero temps I went into town bought a propane regulator and bottle and by god it was a life saver as the Camping Gaz butane was really struggling
and Cobb`s I am on my 2nd I upgraded to the Air when it came out anything over 3 nights the Cobb came less than that the the does everything Cadac comes 
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I've actually got all 3 (Cadac/Cobb/Weber GA) the Cadac is good as either a hot plate or gas bbq but you can pretty do anything it does with a gas stove and a pan. You can sort of bake stuff with the lid on but it doesnt seem to keep the heat in that well. The Cobb is great as an oven but not great for bbqing and unless you get the Cobb air then you have to really work at it to control the temps, the size of the charcoal basket is also restrictive as you need to top it up if your doing any sort of long cook.
With a few accesories the Weber GA is much more versatile as it has proper air vents, I have a plancha and a bread tin modified to make a charcoal basket and it can pretty much do it all, hot plate, low & slow and hot & fast bbqing..I think the only con is the size of it but if your cooking for more than 1 then the extra space makes all the difference.
For most of my sessions I now just take the Weber and a pocket gas stove for boiling water and it doesn't matter what my mates come back from the super market with, I can cook it.
I guess it comes down to what you want to eat and how much effort you want to put into cooking it. I'm well into my bbqing (I have several Weber bbqs and smokers at home so maybe slightly biased) but really enjoy using the GA..I will probably sell the Cobb and Cadac at some point. They are both good at what they do but I used to have to take both on a long sessions due to that.
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