Just ordered a Cobb grill. Should arrive in 2-3 days. I want to try it out at home first before taking it camping.
Do any of you have any good recipies for the Cobb grill?
Mark and Sue
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You don't really need special recipes. The Cobb does come with a small cookbook, and using that, you can figure out time and stuff for recipes in other books. The interesting part is the book was written in South Africa, so sometimes it's a challenge to figure out what the heck they're talking about.
We had pork loin last night with honey mustard marinade on the Cobb. Yum!
Honey Mustard Marinade
1/4 c. Dijon or other mustard
2 T. honey
2 T. olive or vegetable oil
1 garlic clove, chopped
Marinate at least a half hour but no more than 24 hours. I'd guess we used a pound or so of pork with that. You could use chicken or beef with that, too. I marinated it in a FoodSaver cannister, but you can use a regular dish or heavy plastic bag if you want.
This recipe came from one of those small Betty Crocker books that come out every month that you see by the checkout at the grecery store. This particular one deals only with grilling.
We also had a roast on the Cobb a while back that we totally loved. We just marinated it in zesty Italian dressing from a bottle and put it on the grill. We used indirect heat so it wouldn't burn and cooked it about an hour and a half to two hours. I think it was about a two pounder. The roast came out tender and perfect and so good. For the indirect grilling, I discovered the top of one of those indoor grills that you put on the stove burner, the gadgets that everyone had a few years back and sold on their garage sales the next year, works PERFECTLY in the Cobb. It sits down inside the bottom section over the firebox, covering the coals, while the holes on the outside edge let air flow through. You could use any piece of metal large enough to cover the coals but not smother them.
You'll want plastic utensils so as not to scratch your Cobb. The dollar store is where I got ours.
I hope you'll like your cooker as much as we do. There doesnt' seem to be much enthusiasm for them on this forum.
Spirit Deer
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That's on my list of things to try over summer. The corn is supposed to cook nicely in the well below the grill rack.
I made Rice-A-Roni in the well the other night. I don't think I'll try rice again. It would have worked okay except I didn't have enough charcoal. The real reason I don't want to do it again is it was a big pain to get it out of the well. It's narrower than I realized, so hardly any spoons fit in to scoop things out with. For large items that can be removed with tongs or a big fork though, the well should work well, er, great.
We're vegetarians, so when our daughter gave us our Cobb as a "trailer warming" gift, we wondered how often we would use it.
Well, we used it on our shake-down cruise this past weekend and now we are sold on the Cobb! Using 10 charcoal briquettes, we cooked 3 cobs of corn, 6 red potatoes, (corn and potatoes wrapped in foil and placed in well) a "vegetable medley" of tomatoes, onions, peppers, celery, mushrooms and pineapple, in a foil pouch cooked on top, and fresh asparagus spears.
Cooking was effortless...nothing needed to be turned or checked. We cooked the potatoes and corn for about 30 minutes, added the other vegetables and cooked everything for another 30 minutes. DELICIOUS!
We cleaned the cobb with soap and water at the campsite, then placed it in the dishwasher when we got home...no problem!
I'd recommend the Cobb to anyone - am am anxious to try more recipes!
Mark and Doris
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Newbie, you hit on one of my favorite things about the Cobb. It's so darn easy to clean! There are lots of pieces but none of them are hard to clean. I've always hated cleaning the wire grates on other grills. The Cobb's grate is non-stick and so easy!
You said nothing needed to be turned, but when you cooked the corn in the well, did you have to turn it over a few times or just put it in there and forget it? Ditto the spuds? I've wondered about that. I was thinking it might cook on one side and not the other.
Spirit Deer, we never turned the spuds or the corn...we left the top on while we were cooking and they sort of "baked". The potatoes were red potatoes and they came our very juicy! The corn was done but not burned anywhere. So easy!
Newbie, thanks! Sounds wonderfully simple. I'll definitely be giving it a try sometime. I'm having fun experimenting with my Cobb. I just bought a big new grill cookbook and I've been trying stuff from that.
Bob, I think the Cobbs are sorta hard to find. I don't know of a brick and mortar store that carries them unless you live near a Camping World store. CW online had the best price we could find online. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask and I'll answer if I can.
Believe me, the coals throw PLENTY of heat! You'd be able to stir fry just fine. I don't have the wok but I don't think you need a special wok for it. IMO, anything that fits on top the rack would work fine and probably be less expensive. It'd be especially easy to find a frying pan to use if you couldn't find a wok.
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Ok, I'll leave now.
