The Cobb is a complete portable cooking system which can do a great deal more than smoke your food. It's clever, compact design allows you to also grill, bake, boil and fry and there is a wide range of accessories available to further extend the Cobb's capability including a stir fry dish, griddle and heavy weight frying pan.  Ideal for camping, picnics, sailing and festivals, it's also gained some notoriety as the portable cooker used by The Hairy Bikers who carry it around on their motorbikes and stop off in beautiful but windswept locations to create amazing dishes on the move. Also billed as a healthy cooker, the Cobb is designed so that fat and oils drain away from food into a well and are also diverted away from the heat source, thus minimising cooking smoke and spitting.

The Cobb can be used virtually anywhere and is supplied with a lightweight, durable carry bag for easy transportation. Constructed in high quality stainless steel with a high grade stainless steel mesh base, the Cobb is designed to keep the heat in and the cold out and can withstand most weather conditions. The mesh base construction ensures the sides and base remain cool during the cooking process so the unit can be used on any surface. It's rubber feet root it in place and, particularly for sailers, will mean your Cobb will not slide around on deck.

 

As far as food smoking is concerned, the Cobb works in a similar fashion to a ProQ Food Smoker, although constructed quite differently. Charcoal briquettes, heat beads - or ideally the purpose designed Cobblestone, a giant briquette made from coconut husks which fits perfectly in the Cobb charcoal basket - are lit to create the heat source and wood chips or pellets can be added directly the charcoal or by using a foil pouch. The charcoal should be established for up to 25 minutes before starting to cook. The Cobb well can hold a liquid marinade which would provide the water smoking feature which creates such brilliant results in the ProQ range by infusing your food with extra moisture and flavour. Once you've placed your food on the grill rack and put the domed lid in place, you're ready to smoke.

Beyond food smoking, your cooking options include:

* Baking - bread, cakes, pizza etc.

* Barbecuing - meats, chicken, vegetables, fish & seafood

* Frying - eggs, meat, fish, steaks

* Roasting - whole chicken, meat joints etc.

The basic construction - from the bottom up - includes a base or outer casing with mesh sides and non slip feet into which slots an inner stainless steel sleeve. The charcoal basket or  fire grid fits into the centre of the inner sleeve. The fire grid is surrounded by a well or 'moat' which is designed to capture juices from the cooking process but can also be used as an extra cooking area, particularly for vegetables which can be cooked in meat juices or as the water pan feature when smoking food.  It will hold up to 250ml of water, wine or beer and additional seasoning or fresh herbs can be added to it. The heat source is then covered with the grill grid. Depending on the cooking process you are planning, the grill rack or other accessories such as the frying pan or stir fry pan (available separately) are placed on top of the grill grid for cooking. The domed stainless steel lid can be used for baking, roasting or smoking and will ensure food remains extra succulent. The lid will warm during the cooking process so take care not to touch.

 

Cobb Premier Pack includes: Cobb, Roast Rack, Carry Bag and colour Cookery Book

Dimensions: 330mm diameter x 330mm high (dome on)

330mm diameter x 260mm high (dome inverted for stowing)

Weight: 3.8 kg (8.5 lbs)