The Cobb is a grill, it's an oven, it's a cooking surface, it's a smoker, it's a roaster, it's a warmer and a lot lot more!
The Cobb is not simply a Grill, although it can do Burgers, Steaks, Hot Dogs, Chicken Breasts and more, it can also roast entire Chickens and Roasts, it can bake bread and pizza, it can even steam vegetables. In a phrase... it is a "Kitchen in a Bag".
About the Cobb
The award winning Cobb system barbecues, grills, bakes, smokes, boils and warms. This unique light-weight cooking system is simple to use and maintain. The Cobb includes a heavy-duty carry bag and a cookbook filled with delicious recipes and cooking instructions. The Cobb system may vary from country to country.
Approved by the South African Heart Foundation, the COBB's unique design allows fat and grease to drain into the flavor well for healthy cooking. The COBB cooking system is virtually smokeless, since the fat and oil drain away from the fire. The Cobb is patented worldwide.
The Cobb Grill is made of only the highest quality durable materials and because the Cobb has no moving parts, nothing can go wrong.
This highly portable grill weighs only 4kg (8.5 lbs) and has a height of 30cm (12 Inches) and diameter of 30 cm (12 inches). Its stainless steel mesh base creates a heat shield with air pockets built-in, so it stays cool to the touch, and can be picked up or touched while cooking (a GREAT safety feature making it perfect for boating). you can cook on any surface... this is a true tabletop grill
The COBB is very fuel efficient, using only 8 charcoal briquettes (300grams / 9oz) for 3 hours of cooking!
Because it can be easily taken apart and put it in the dishwasher and has a ceramic cooking surface.
The flow of air through the holes in the grill into the dome ensures an even cooking area, so that meat comes out both moist and crispy – this feature also makes the grill great for smoking.
Use the flavor well for marinades and vegetables, makes lovely gravies you can simply spoon out Concave grill with solid center keeps juices off the coals, hence almost no smoke or flare-ups.
History of the Cobb Grill
evolution of the Cobb Grill
The design of the Cobb Portable Grill originated with safety in mind. An innovation straight out of Africa, the Cobb was initially designed as a cooking system for people in rural areas without access to electricity so they could cook in a safer environment, with less danger of out of control fires. The first proto type of the grill was a ceramic sphere-shaped device that cooked well, but was heavy and cumbersome. The initial fuel source for the Cobb was dry corn cobs, abundant in rural Africa, hence the grill’s name. The unit has been refined over and over, and the result is a small, eco-friendly, portable and incredibly efficient barbecue. Compressed charcoal briquettes – a universal commodity, have replaced the corn cobs.
The Cobb has taken over ten years to get to the point it is today. The Cobb has certainly created a following for itself. The Cobb most certainly does ‘make life easier’
With the possible distribution of the Cobb Cooker in third world countries through international aid organizations, it ishoped that it will some day contribute to a reduction in deforestation, injury and loss of life and property from primitive and dangerous cooking methods.
The all new fully Stainless Steel Cobb Premier will last for years, since there are no parts that can rust, break or wear out.
Other exciting new innovations are currently in the works and you can expect to hear more soon.
How the Cobb Works
The Cobb's patented design allow just the right amount oxogen into the fire chamber from small holes below the coal. This heated air is then pushed upwards to the cooking surface. However, since there are no holes in the center of the cooking surface, it is dispersed sideways creating an evenly heated cooking surface.
The air then passes though holes on the outer circumference of the cooking surface and flows upwards around the inside of the dome and back down onto the food. This circulation keeps the heat at an even throughout the grill and keeps moisture in the food while cooking.
Also because there are no holes in the cooking surface, no fats or juices can fall directly on the coals. This makes the grill almost smokeless, while maintaining the charcoal flavor. Keeping the fats away from the food, makes for healthy cooking. Studies have shown that fats dripping onto heated coals and then redeposited onto food in the smoke can cause cancer. The Cobb avoids this danger completely.
The design of the Cobb Portable Grill originated with safety in mind. An innovation straight out of Africa, the Cobb was initially designed as a cooking system for people in rural areas without access to electricity so they could cook in a safer environment, with less danger of out of control fires. The first proto type of the grill was a ceramic sphere-shaped device that cooked well, but was heavy and cumbersome. The initial fuel source for the Cobb was dry corn cobs, abundant in rural Africa, hence the grill’s name. The unit has been refined over and over, and the result is a small, eco-friendly, portable and incredibly efficient barbecue. Compressed charcoal briquettes – a universal commodity, have replaced the corn cobs.
