Cadac - tips please

While it is possible to use the Cadac from the external gas outlet, I've always found it more convenient to use a 'stand-alone' gas bottle.  It means I can position it exactly where I want (change poition according to thw wind, time of day etc) and no long trailing gas pipe.  Just my preference thougH - I know there are many who are happy with using the gas point.

David 

Had Cadac 17yrs now but the nonstick coating started peeling off the flat griddle after 6 month so I complained about it and was given a new one, but I preferred the old one slightly different style so I wire brushed the remaining coating of and seasoned it with salt and I've now got a perfect non stick cast iron surface thats even better than before. As for the BBQ wire a trip to a car spares for a wire brush with a scraper and just scrape the worst bits and wire brush the rest. When I was working in the kitchen i used Vanquish which is fairly easy to obtain but it comes in 5ltr so it is a bit too much just for the Cadac just have to be carefull because that can also strip off the non stick surface.

I had the same problem with the griddle on the Cadac 1 with the non-stick coating.  We had a new plate too, but now use a bake-o-glide sheet cut out to the size of the griddle.  This works an absolute treat for us.  It makes it really easy to clean and the non-stick griddle is in immaculate condition.

David 

David, there are many occasions when there are 2 chefs doing the cooking on our Cadac and very often do something which might have a sticky coating which would be a nightmare to clean, so I just use a sheet of silicon paper again like yours cut roughly to size and use a couple of bulldog clips to hold it down  when we've done just remove and throw away it also helps to stop things burning by acting as a barrier.

I've used my bake-o-glide sheet for at least a couple of years now and it's still going strong!  

David 

OP, the best tip I could give is buy a Weber!! Now that's a BBQ!!

OP, the best tip I could give is buy a Weber!! Now that's a BBQ!!

no no no no no.......Cobb rules 

I agree with most of the comments made by DSB. I find the Carry Chef 1 a good alternative to a traditional charcoal BBQ. It is also very good for fried breakfasts for the two of us. Having looked at the newer Carry Chef 2, I don't think it is as good.

I use a cadac for outdoor cooking but a traditional BBQ it certainly isn't. Use my Cobb for that. My issue with the Cadac is that it is difficult, whilst cooking, to relight when you turn it down low and it has invariably gone out.  You have to partially 'disassemble' it! A small 'window' level with the burner would have helped in the design. 

There's no BBQ flavour because it ain't a BBQ! It's a grill!