What kind of stove/grill.....

[cpaharley2008]

Does everyone use while camping? I have a propane stove upon which I can cook, with utensils, meals and coffee. However I found this interesting grill and after using it, I love it. It was made for developing countries in 90's in order to utilize corn cobbs as fuel. I use 8-9 briquets and can cook for 2-3 hours. It can be used like a crock pot, low heat and slow cooks. But you can also grill with high heat burgers/dogs/veggies like a conventional grill.
Here is a picture/video Cobb Portable Grill Store - Cobb Premier Portable Grill and Tabletop Cooking System

[Green Frog]

Originally Posted by cpaharley2008

Does everyone use while camping? I have a propane stove upon which I can cook, with utensils, meals and coffee. However I found this interesting grill and after using it, I love it. It was made for developing countries in 90's in order to utilize corn cobbs as fuel. I use 8-9 briquets and can cook for 2-3 hours. It can be used like a crock pot, low heat and slow cooks. But you can also grill with high heat burgers/dogs/veggies like a conventional grill.
Here is a picture/video Cobb Portable Grill Store - Cobb Premier Portable Grill and Tabletop Cooking System

That looks like a pretty interesting unit... but it seems a little pricey to me. I guess the ones for the developing countries didn't come in the deluxe stainless version, huh? I'm going to bookmark the site, but I fear it will be a while before I can scrape together that much available trailer $$$ what with the other replacements and upgrades I'm facing. It would be a great finishing touch, though!

Froggie

[cpaharley2008]

The grill sometimes go on sale for less than $100 in the porcelain/enamel version. That is really all you need, the other accessories do not appear to be that critical.

[Kevin K]

This is what I use outside
Works perfect and it's about 40 years old.

[2yax2go]

Oh, Kevin....you make me want to hunt up the White Gas Coleman that used to be my parent's when I was a kid....I'm thinking it's at least 50 years old since I'm...ahem...a bit older than that and it was around when I was 7 or 8.

Currently, we used the propane model that is also at least 30 years old. We add a full length cast aluminum griddle for cooking pancakes and such as that. But, I'm on the search for a small cast iron griddle instead.

When we have electricity we take our 2 person George Foreman grill and electric tea kettle.

For group camping we'll haul out our Freedom 300 tail-gate grill:

http://www.freedomgrill.com/

(think Tim Taylor of Tool Time)

[Green Frog]

Wow, Kevin! That 40 year old Coleman doesn't look like it's ever been fired up. I got out my little old two burner propane stove to carry me through until I get the two burner cook top bought and installed. As it is, I don't have to hang that big old propane bottle on the tongue yet.

Froggie

[HikeSticks]

I do most of my cooking on my Trillium stove but I also have a Coleman stove ( less than 40 years old...LOL) and I also use my $20. portable BBQ. I have a folding Coleman oven too that sits on the burners and it's great for heating/cooking buns etc.
The Cobb grill certainly looks interesting but how on earth could anyone in a developing country afford one? How were they produced/distributed, I wonder? Government grant to the producer and donated to the end user?
Barrie

[cpaharley2008]

Here is the brief history, naturally the ones used in elsewhere made use of local resources.
About The Cobb

[james kent]

Originally Posted by Kevin K

This is what I use outside Attachment 37725
Works perfect and it's about 40 years old.

I have a similar one that was in the Mother-in-laws basement when we cleaned it out. She used it for one week and then it sat on a shelf still in it's original container since 1964. We'll be taking it with us next week to the Ont Bolerama.

[Jane P.]

Originally Posted by Kevin K

This is what I use outside Attachment 37725
Works perfect and it's about 40 years old.

Good new info!

I inherited the same unit with my Bigfoot. I haven't used it yet, but I'm thinking it will do just fine!

Having said that, I am interested in the fact that the cobb can be used as a slow cooker while we are out training dogs for the day. But clean-up while dry camping is always an issue with respect to water.

[jen b]

So far I have just cooked on my inside stove top, since it's there and requires no extra setup. But I also have one of those classic Coleman outdoor stoves, which my family used on our small handful of camping trips when I was a kid in the 70s.

[Mary F]

Wow, Jim. Thanks for the tip. L ks promising, and you've actually used (and love) it. That's a great recommendation.

I'm one of those who prefers NOT to carry an additional Coleman stove and fuel, so I do most cooking inside the Casita. But, of course, there are times it would be nice to be oriented more to the great outdoors - especially when camping with friends and/or family. We might have to get one of these...

[AndyGee]

El cheapo $20 portable propane BBQ and propane Colman sometimes. My wife is pretty creative as we only used to use the BBQ while tenting on motocycle trips. Frozen waffles cook up quite nicely on the BBQ

[Andrew GPSMapNut]

Almost all our cooking is done outside. The most used are; a portable BBQ and a butane stove. On serviced sites, we also use an electric kettle and a single burner range.

[Marv]

I have one of the original Cobb grills (with the black plastic case). I have used it to smoke meat on a rack raised up off the grill surface an inch or so and three or four briquets for fuel. It maintained 200 degrees measured at the top of the dome. You have to babysit it though, every hour or so I had to add one more briquet.

Marv

[Jon Vermilye]

I use a Coleman combination grill / single burner unit. Between the grill section & the one burner it does most meals reasonably well...

[Jane P.]

Originally Posted by Marv

I have one of the original Cobb grills (with the black plastic case). I have used it to smoke meat on a rack raised up off the grill surface an inch or so and three or four briquets for fuel. It maintained 200 degrees measured at the top of the dome. You have to babysit it though, every hour or so I had to add one more briquet.

Marv

A deal breaker ... unfortunately.

[Jane P.]

A couple that I dry camp and train with recently bought this setup: Char-broil - Char-Broil Grill 2 Go ICE - Gas Grills - Camping World

They keep it in the back seat area of their truck.

Space is a real priority for me. I simply don't have room in my SUV for this big a grill (or the Cobb grill for that matter).

One grill that we have not discussed is the "O" grill: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...R900267CMY8102 I think that Adrian has one and is very happy with it.

[Ray N]

I take along the 50+ years old Coleman stove that my father and I used when I was a child, as well as the single mantle lantern of the same age. However, we usually cook inside with an electric skillet and microwave - but when we do cook outside it's almost always with a $29 Weber Smokey Joe. I guess I take the old Coleman along mainly for sentimental reasons. We do use the lantern quite a bit, however.

[Scott H]

I bought a O-Grill as recommendation from a similar thread on this forum a few years ago and couldn't be happier! Better than my expensive home grill. I've even taken to putting a skillet of bacon on it in the morning to keep the smell out of the camper.