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“Cook a whole chicken with 8 briquettes of charcoal on a Cobb.”

Cobb CB042 Pro Portable BBQ Grill and Smoker

The Cobb Premier Portable Stainless Steel Grill & Smoker is a really unique grill. Actually, it’s not exactly a grill – at least not in the traditional sense. It’s more like a small and fuel efficient oven to use on the deck or to take tailgating or to use as a camping stove.

Cobb was invented in South Africa. It was designed to be used with corn cobs as fuel which is where the name comes from.

The American version of the Cobb uses charcoal. You can buy little mini charcoal rings or just use 8 standard briquettes in the bottom of the cooker. That will get the heat up to 450 degrees and burn long enough to cook a whole chicken without refueling.

The food cooks on top of the cooker with a lid on to hold the heat, and you can also put vegetables in the moat area around the charcoal where you add water to keep moisture in the unit as the food cooks.

One really neat feature of the Cobb grill is that the outside is cool to the touch, so that’s good if you have kids or pets or even if you are not so coordinated. It also means that you can move the unit while the food is cooking if you need or want to for some reason.

The outdoor cooker is convection (which is why it’s so easy on fuel and greener than most grills), so I usually cook items I’d be more likely to smoke. It can be used with the lid off to grill burgers and steak, but I add more fuel if I do that (and also cook the meat partially with the lid on).

They have a bigger model out now, and I think I’d suggest that. The original will hold a whole chicken (yum – very moist), but I’d like to put a few potatoes around the bird. With mine, I put those in the moat where they come out kind of crispy on the outside and softer inside and with charcoal flavor.

Just recently I found that Cobb is on Facebook. I signed up, so I now get recipes and tips from other people who own Cobbs. I would recommend getting on the Facebook list, because this is a pretty new outdoor cooker, and it does help to get ideas and tips.

NOTE: the difference between the Cobb CB042 Pro and the Cobb Premier is that the steel base is coated in high-quality enamel instead of stainless.

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The Story of DUCANE

Located in Union City, New Jersey, Ducane Products Co. began as Ducane Brothers Metal Fabricating in 1946. The company moved to Little Ferry, New Jersey, in 1949 to begin production of oil-fired, warm air furnaces. In 1968 the newly named Ducane Company moved its home base to South Carolina where, in 1975, it introduced the first line of Ducane gas grills. In March 200, Ducane Products Company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Weber-Stephen Products.

During the last 30 years, Ducane has grown to be one of the most recognized gas grill brands in North America. The Ducane manufacturing facility in Barnwell, South Carolina, is state of the art. Built of the finest grade weather-resistant materials–stainless steel, die-cast aluminum, and baked enamel paint–every premium Ducane gas grill is designed to withstand the elements, handle the toughest recipes you can dish out, and deliver a lifetime of grilling pleasure. When asked, more than 75 percent of Ducane customers responded that they would “definitely” replace their current grill–if the time came–with the Ducane brand. It’s certainly no surprise that Ducane grill owners are so loyal. As the Ducane slogan goes, Buy Your Last Grill First.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful: Quality and Great Customer Service,April 16, 2009 By This is the nicest grill I have ever owned and I can’t believe it really is only about $100 more than the last grill I had which was a total piece of junk. It is really nice, quality made. It heats evenly and quickly and is really much larger cooking area than I thought. Its perfect. I put the entire thing together on my own and I’m a pretty petite woman. It was nowhere near as complicated to assemble as I thought. However I could not locate the knobs for the grill (dials) or the handle for the door. I re-checked every box, maybe it was there and the kids conveniently “relocated” it or it was missing in the first place (which I believe). I called Ducane, a few questions later they shipped out what was supposed to be 3 knobs and 1 handle, only got 1 knob. Tried again, only one knob. 3rd time is the charm and the woman I talked to the last two times said she would have the error corrected to reflect the proper part. Really their service was amazing and I’m thrilled with the grill. I splurged on a nice Ducane Grill Cover, I’m glad I did but this baby will get a parking space in the garage come winter, I’m in love with it! Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)

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Gas Grill Buyers Guide

How To Buy A Gas Grill

Well – first of all, forget anything you’ve heard about gas grills. There are lot of myths out there, and I’d like for you to really think about what I am about to pass on to you. It will make sense when we are done, and hopefully you can make a great gas grill purchasing decision. First, you need to decide how you like to cook on a gas grill.

Do you like putting your meat on the grill and walking away until it is done, or do you like cooking things fast and hot? Do you cook directly over the flame, or indirectly? Once you have figured out what you want out of a grill, you’re ready to go shopping. A lot of publications out there say to set your price point and then shop. That is not the way you should do it. First of all, you may not have any idea what grills cost these days. Second, you get what you pay for. As Benjamin Franklin used to say, “The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.” If you follow my 7 guidelines on how to buy a gas grill, you will make a more educated decision in buying your next gas grill.

Let me walk you through a typical grill purchase. A person goes into a mass merchant store and looks at a huge grill that has big warming racks, high BTU’s, and a list of many other impressive features. They are trying to impress people with this list so that the basics that are required for a great grilling experience are passed over. Sufficiently impressed, this person purchases the grill. He/she gets it in a box, takes it home, and spends most of the day on Saturday cursing and putting it together. Then he/she fires it up to cook… all of the sudden the grill looks like it is on fire! Startled, he/she dumps most of his/her beer on the grill, trying to douse the flames. Frantically trying to save the food, he/she tries to turn the heat down, only to realize there’s really not any heat control. So, all of the food has to go on those large warming racks.

A year later, that person has to spend $70.00 to $90.00 dollars to replace the parts that went bad on a $200.00 grill. The average mass merchant grill needs new parts every 14 months. So in three years, $400 to $600.00 dollars have been spent on a grill that never satisfied the customer in the first place. He/she could have spent just a little more in the beginning and been much happier. To avoid the same old traps a gas grill buyer needs to look for the following: 7 features to avoid ruining your food

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