Cadac Safari Chef (1 Viewer)

[Candapack]

Just back from 7 weeks in France, despite good weather used it twice.
A pain to clean, especially when not on a site, and with gas bottle heavy and takes up a lot of room in a van conversion. Think we'll ditch it and carry a couple of disposables which can be replaced as required.
Wife not so sure, says it's useful as an Outdoor oven for whole chickens etc, which I think we've used it for once in about 8 years.
Could fit an external gas connection but still don't see us using it more often.
Anyone else go rid?

PS, anyone want to buy an 8 year old Cadac, (needs cleaned)?

 

[PJGWiltshire]

We have an external BBQ point. I obtained a gas ring for £30 and have a griddle pan. This enables us to use the ring for general cooking outside along with the option to griddle various grills (steaks fish etc). Also have Camping gas 907 bottle and a screw on top burner plate. Now this gives us the option to use heat source to cook two items at once.
Although we have a larger MH we also carry gas BBQ. I probably can say used it about three times this summer and only when we were invaded by the kids

 

[Sportsnapper]

We've the latest model and an external bbq point. Used prob 12 times in a three-week stint in France, either for lunch, dinner or just pizza for lunch. Cooked breakfast the other week at Lincoln. Cleaning just needs some v hot water and a spare bowl so not to get greasy stuff in the grey water tank.

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[Minxy]

One of these with whatever pan you need on top! They are usually under £10 and the cartridges for them cost £4 for 4 normally and last for a LONG time.

 

[tonka]

One of these with whatever pan you need on top! They are usually under £10 and the cartridges for them cost £4 for 4 normally and last for a LONG time.

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Agree... As long as you pay no more than £1 a can you cant go wrong. I often stock up when they do offers at the shows or places like B&M / Homebargains do them on offer.
Quick easy and handy.. We drove down to Benidorm recently and i took mine in the back of the car so we could have a proper brew on route..

 

[BobtheBass]

We don't wash ours at all now. Just a squirt with some Flash Power I think it's called and a wipe with kitchen roll and it's good as new.

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[Kitch]

I've been using these on the bbq this summer, if no pot washing on site bag it up and wash it when you get home.

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[Caggsie1]

A friend has one and uses the heat silicone mat thingies, brill, no real dirty cleaning, just dunk the mat.

 

[DangerMousy]

Love our Safari Chef and wouldn't be without it - its the most compact, versatile and easiest to clean gas BBQ we've had.

We don't wash ours whilst we're away - we just wipe it out with kitchen towel between uses. If you do it whilst its still slightly warm then its easy to get most of the residue off the griddle and out of the drip pan...even after cooking sweet chilli chicken (the sugar from the sweet chilli marinade tends to burn on a bit).

When it needs packing away we just put the slightly dirty parts in a plastic carrier bag and then pack away as normal. We only wash it after the last use of the trip....and only then if we're on a campsite so we can use their sinks (otherwise we wait till we get home).

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[PeteH]

For many years I had a (Spanish) Cast Iron one NEVER washed it, just wiped it with Olive Oil and Kitchen Towel. Washing kills the "prooving" IMV. Same aplied to the old cast iron pots and pans Mother had when I was a Kid.

 

[Two on Tour]

Weather permiting we use our Safari Chef most days when on the van. It rarely ever gets washed as a good wipe down with kitchen towel brings it up ready for it's next outing.
After seeing ours in action, now four of our motorhoming and caravaning neighbours have them.

 

[Chris]

One of these with whatever pan you need on top! They are usually under £10 and the cartridges for them cost £4 for 4 normally and last for a LONG time.

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That’s all we use.

I think I read on here that they are banned in Australia because they can explode if the cartridge overheats.

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[StephandJohn]

We couldn't get on with our Cadac Safari either and bought this instead two years ago;
https://www.cadacinternational.com/uk/products/camping-range/2-cook/?variant=2-cook-prodeluxe
Used it lots in the last two years because it has two gas rings which convert individually in to flat plates and grills so its very versatile.

 

[Lenny HB]

One of these with whatever pan you need on top! They are usually under £10 and the cartridges for them cost £4 for 4 normally and last for a LONG time.

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We use one of them lol the time far better than the Smev hob rings in the van. We also have the barbecue version a bit more expensive but does steaks well, picked one up when Robert Dyas had them on clearance for £22.

 

[Steve N Tracy]

I found them not to bad to clean once I have finished cooking remove the food, leave cadac on high setting until it stops smoking turn off and allow it to cool down, all the food and grease debris on the deflector plate turn to ash and can be wiped off, the rest of the barbecue I just spray with dettol kitchen spray and wipe off.

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[Gooney]

I had a Cadac Braiie, just a big enamelled dish over a gas ring standing on three legs, great for bacon eggs sausages and stir fry’s especially. We used that almost every day whilst camping. We graduated to the Cadac Safari Chef with all the different plates, grilles etc. We only used it half a dozen times, it was just too much bother to clean, pack up or transport, it’s in my.garage at home now gathering dust, if anyone’s interested make me a reasonable offer.

 

[Deleted member 29692]

Love our Safari Chef and wouldn't be without it - its the most compact, versatile and easiest to clean gas BBQ we've had.

Completely agree

I’ve never understood the people who claim it’s hard to clean.

It’s simply not.

 

[StephandJohn]

Completely agree

I’ve never understood the people who claim it’s hard to clean.

It’s simply not.

Oh yes it is...!!

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[Deleted member 29692]

Oh yes it is...!!

Hot soapy water and a cloth. Don’t see the problem.

If a Cadac is too difficult to clean then so is a frying pan.

 

[StephandJohn]

Hot soapy water and a cloth. Don’t see the problem.

If a Cadac is too difficult to clean then so is a frying pan.

I was having a joke - I expected someone to say 'oh no it isn't' (a la pantomime).

 

[Minxy]

Hot soapy water and a cloth. Don’t see the problem.

If a Cadac is too difficult to clean then so is a frying pan.

... but at least with a frying pan you can use it inside too ... that with a simple stove does the same job for a fraction of the price and less 'bulk' to carry.

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[David and Sally]

I find the grill a pig to clean

 

[DangerMousy]

... but at least with a frying pan you can use it inside too ... that with a simple stove does the same job for a fraction of the price and less 'bulk' to carry.

It doesn't do the same job though.....the flavour of something cooked in a frying pan is very different to the char-grill flavour of something cooked on an open griddle over a flame where the fat can drip through and occasionally flare up.

 

[Minxy]

It doesn't do the same job though.....the flavour of something cooked in a frying pan is very different to the char-grill flavour of something cooked on an open griddle over a flame where the fat can drip through and occasionally flare up.

Ah, so you're one of the few people who use the Cadac as a 'proper' BBQ rather than just a griddle plate on top ... you're a rare beastie!

We have a gas BBQ, similar to the canister stove above, which has the open grid and it works a treat, lovely flavour.

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[Southdowners]

We've got the Safari Chef 2 and find it very good for cooking generally. I like using the lid for paella and risotto. We had the bigger one with legs but it was too big for two and a PITA to clean because of its size. I don't find it particularly good for bbq though. We have a small Weber charcoal bbq which I will bring with us next time to do steaks, etc.

 

[Shrimp]

We’ve gone thru just about every portable BBQ over the years and still don’t think they’re worth it-for us.
We now carry a gas ring/burner with a camping gaz type cylinder and I just use my pans for things like steak, fish etc. We’ve given up on BBQ-ing.

 

[PeteH]

I was having a joke - I expected someone to say 'oh no it isn't' (a la pantomime).

Go on then. "Oh no it isn't"

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[Hotelman]

We just bought a Weber 1200, with a stand. It looks a great bit of kit, so our Cadac is being made redundant, was good to use but a nightmare to wash. I always used disposable gloves.
I just need to work out how to attach the Weber to the gas attachment on the van.

 

[Grianan]

We couldn't get on with our Cadac Safari either and bought this instead two years ago;
https://www.cadacinternational.com/uk/products/camping-range/2-cook/?variant=2-cook-prodeluxe
Used it lots in the last two years because it has two gas rings which convert individually in to flat plates and grills so its very versatile.

I think this is top of my wish list at the moment ... seems to be the best of both worlds.

 

[DangerMousy]

We just bought a Weber 1200

That does look great (and I understand they get great reviews) but sadly we don't have the space to store something that big in our MH

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