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STAINLESS STEEL

Cobb Premier Portable Grill

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Item # 776519

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The extremely efficient Cobb Premier portable grill features a high-quality stainless-steel design that grills all your favorite foods to perfection.

Requiring only 8 to 10 charcoal briquettes, the Cobb grill provides 3 hrs. of cooking time at an internal temperature of up to 500°F
Grill circulates heat in a convection style, letting you grill, roast, smoke and even bake
Exterior base is made of high-grade stainless-steel mesh that will never rust; base remains completely cool to the touch while cooking
Stainless-steel dome cover accommodates large food items and enhances convection-style cooking
Nonstick grilling surface cleans easily; included lifting tool lets you securely handle grilling surface while it is hot
Unique design allows fats and greases to drain without dripping onto the charcoal, creating a virtually smoke-free grill
All parts are dishwasher safe for easy cleaning
Includes a handy carrying bag
Expand your cooking capabilities with Cobb accessories such as the frying dish, frying skillet, roasting rack and griddle (all sold separately)

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Cobb Premier Portable Grill Customer Reviews

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Cobb Premier Portable Grill

5.0

(based on 4 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

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Portable (3)

Cons

Best Uses

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Aug

2008

(13 of 13 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Awesome little grill

By The Mattweiler

from Maryland

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Compact
Easy To Clean
Easy to Light
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Small for a group

Best Uses

Backyard grilling
Car Camping
City grilling

Comments about Cobb Premier Portable Grill:

This is a great little grill. What stands out to me the most is the lack of flare ups, allowing it to cook meats wonderfully, both tender and moist. It has the flexibility to grill bacon, shrimp, and any other item that typically falls through a regular grill. Cleanup is a joy compared to typical grills, every part can go into the dishwasher, though it's really not necessary. The grilling surface is a high quality non stick, even burnt on barbeque sauce comes right off with almost no effort. The accessories I have are the frying pan top, the wok pan, and the roasting rack. Of those accessories, the roasting rack is basically mandatory to get the full functionality of the system. Don't waste your time with the wok, but the griddle surface is good if you're camping and want to do as much as possible with one thing. Thus far I've cooked pork tenderloin, chicken, salmon, steaks, corn, mixed vegetables, and white fish (using smoker chips). Everything has turned out outstanding. The one caveat is that when cooking things in a linear fashion, one after another, you'll probably have to add a few more coals to keep it hot.

Sep

2010

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Expensive but versatile mini-grill

By LoMa

from oakland, ca

About Me Occasional Griller

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Pros

Adds Flavor To Meal
Can cook burgers steaks
Can sear meat and veggies
Can slow roast
Long cooking time
Lots of accessories
Nearly smokeless
Portable
Very versatile

Cons

Accessories are expensive
Difficult to clean
Very expensive

Best Uses

Car camping
Cooking for 2 to 4 people
Fire restrictions
For Self/Couple
Portable Use

Comments about Cobb Premier Portable Grill:

We primarily use this grill for car camping - it is very expensive, but uses little fuel, is easy to light up, and has a long cooking time - about 2 to 2-1/2 hours (even though the charcoal will burn up to 4 hours, it really only cooks hot enough for 2 to 2-1/2 hours). With its accessories, also very expensive, it is even more versatile. After you've finished cooking, you take off the cooking grid or other cooking accessory. The charcoal can burn out by itself, or you can put the charcoal into your campfire ring or put them out in water, removing them one by one from the fire chamber using tongs. Before you do that though, you can always roast up some marshmallows - the charcoal tends to flare up when you take off the cooking grid.

We use this in conjunction with campfire cooking. We can make any kind of pasta sauce on the Cobb Grill unsing the wok/frying pan accessory, while the water is heating over the campfire to boil up the pasta. Works great for things like chili beans too and all sorts of sautes and poaching too. Also works fine for making real oatmeal. The saute pan is stainless steel, and does NOT have a non-stick finish.

We use the non-stick skillet/frypan to make our breakfasts, frying up or scrambling eggs, making omelettes, canadian bacon, etc.

There's also an aluminum griddle accessory that we use for burgers and steaks, and also regular bacon. The grease drains off into the moat near the fire chamber, so cleanup is messier, but the food isn't greasy! None of the grease reaches the charcoal so you don;t get flare-ups.

It takes a while longer to prepare for cooking when using the wok/saute pan and the frypan/skillet beacuse they have a thick aluminum disc on the bottom which takes awhile to heat up enough for cooking, but also makes the cooking nice and even when they are heated to cooking temperature. The griddle also takes more time to heat up than the cooking grid. When you buy the Cobb Grill, it only comes with the cooking grid, which made of mild steel with a non-stick finish, and which heats up quickly - in about 3 minutes.

You can use the cooking grid for burgers, steaks, and shish kebob without the dome lid, or more like an oven with the lid. We have used the grid to sear a tri-tip roast or chicken breasts and some cut potatoes, and then put on the grilling rack (yet another accessory you'd have to buy) and roasted the seared tri-tip or chickien. You can pile on some more veggies at that point if you want. With the rack you don;t have to turn the meat and the Cobb cooks more efficiently because you're not opening the lid to turn the meat. Same philosophy as a crockpot - you open the lid and you lose a lot of heat. The grill rack, by the way, is fenced, so your food won;t fall out. Limit the amount of food to about 4 lbs for best results.

I've also baked a cake and muffins in the Cobb.

Putting beer or wine in the moat will also help flavor your food.

If you plan your cooking right, you can cook two parts of your meal sequentially, as long as you're not exceeding the 2 to 2-1/2 hour cooking time. You might need to add an extra briquette or two at the start if you either need more heat for searing, are using the griddle or saute pan or frypan accessory, or plan on a slightly longer cooking time, or if it's windy.

Note that your food won;t taste barbecued because the Cobb really doesn't smoke. If you want that smokey BBQ taste, you'll need to use smoking chips. We soak them in water, wrap them in foil with lots of holes punched in it and throw it on top of the charcoal when at least 25% of the charcoal is gray.

I like this product a lot, but just wish it was less expensive. Still I'm happy we got it with all of its expensive accessories, which all fit together with the Cobb in the grill's carrying case. It has changed our camping food life - there's still stuff we cook with the campfire, but we've completely abandoned the propane camping stove. The Cobb Grill is also good for the beach too. There is one problem though, if your campground or beach has a "no fire" restriction, then you usually can't use the Cobb since it does use a charcoal fire...

By the way, be sure to spray or wipe the dome and moat with non-stick spray or oil before cooking - the dome is real hard to clean without some steel or copper wool or Bartender's Friend or Comet or something. The oil helps. You don;t need to use the spray on the moat if you're using the saute or frypan though since no grease will get into the moat with these accessories.

Sep

2010

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Handy oven/griller in a smart little pac

By DKW_hiker

from Greensboro, NC

About Me Grilling Enthusiast

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Pros

Adds Flavor To Meal
Cooks Efficiently
Economical on briquetts
Portable

Cons

Needed roasting rack xtra

Best Uses

For Self/Couple
Great Searing
Indirect Cooking
Portable Use
Versatile

Comments about Cobb Premier Portable Grill:

I have seared, roasted, baked. Done steak, chicken, pork and vegetables. Everything has come out perfect and all with only 10 to 12 briquetts. Perfect for two or three, Wish it came in a slightly larger size for larger capacity. It does clean easily and remains cool on the outside so it can be used nearly anywhere but indoors.

Aug

2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

One of the best products ever

By windknot54

from New Zealand

About Me Master Griller

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Pros

Cooks Efficiently
Easy clean-up
Portable
Well built quality

Cons

None

Best Uses

For Self/Couple
Portable Use
Small Gatherings

Comments about Cobb Premier Portable Grill:

The Cobb is excellent for cooking in a number of outdoor settings such as at the beach, in camp or even on a boat. The design is outstanding in that it cooks very efficiently and contains all the grease generated during cooking, keeping the surrounding clean. The outside of the cooker remains cool to the touch reducing fire hazards and making the cooker suitable for use on a boat or small patio.

We regularly cook roasts or chicken and simultaneously roast vegetables in the Cobb. It requires very little charcoal to to cook a 3lb roast in about one hour. You can also bake with it!

The stainless steel construction and well thought out design makes clean up simple and relatively easy. You can put the whole thing in the dishwasher if you like. It is well built and will surely last a long time.

I consider the Cobb one of the best products I have ever purchased and well worth the money.