We love our Cobb Cooker, and use it frequently for bread baking and lots of other things.
We had a major mishap, the plastic Top Ring suffered a melt down. Of course , those at Cobb were amazed that such a thing could happen and had no explanation without lab tests and etc. as it is such a rare occurrence. But, a quick google showed its quite common and caused because the "Grommets" (or heat insulators) age and need replacing before they collapse, and hence a melt own.
Parts are readily available from Cobb and delivered postage free ( because its a common occurrence ??). The Top Ring costs about $20 and the replacement grommets are about $10. Could be that timely replacement of the grommets is a good maintenance routine to avoid the dreaded meltdown.
There's a pic of the melt down and also a pic of a loaf of bread it turns out
Hello Bob
Would you mind telling us what beads you are using. We have used the fibre rings (they changed them) and it was ok, the replacement did not work. We tried "easy light" with no good result. Now we just stop using it. Sad state of affair!,
Your bread looks pretty yummy.
We have not used ours long enough for a melt down but will keep this in mind
Regards
Christine
grahamg said
06:58 PM Dec 12, 2015
I noticed that if you leave the top on after you finish cooking it overheats the plastic
gemmybob said
08:59 PM Dec 12, 2015
We use heat beads to cook with Christine, and have had spectacular results, that bread in the pic took only 25 minutes to bake, only complaint is the top is pale and the bottom is extra dark. We also reclaim the un-burnt heat beads with a pair of tongs and put them in a biscuit tin where they extinguish, we relight them when we bake next.
-- Edited by gemmybob on Saturday 12th of December 2015 09:02:57 PM
gerard gue said
11:23 AM Dec 13, 2015
Thank you Bob. We will try again on our next travel
Merry Christmas and all the best for 2016
Regards
Christine
Gazzburger said
06:50 PM Dec 13, 2015
hi Gerard what is the make of the motorbike in your profile picture it looks like a Dow or a 250 royal crusader regards gazzburger
gerard gue said
10:02 AM Dec 14, 2015
Hi Gareth
1958 motobecane. (0verseas) only 125 and one cylinder 4 strokes
I loved it but it was yesterday when I was young and.......beautiful
Cheers
We love our Cobb Cooker, and use it frequently for bread baking and lots of other things.
We had a major mishap, the plastic Top Ring suffered a melt down. Of course , those at Cobb were amazed that such a thing could happen and had no explanation without lab tests and etc. as it is such a rare occurrence. But, a quick google showed its quite common and caused because the "Grommets" (or heat insulators) age and need replacing before they collapse, and hence a melt own.
Parts are readily available from Cobb and delivered postage free ( because its a common occurrence ??). The Top Ring costs about $20 and the replacement grommets are about $10. Could be that timely replacement of the grommets is a good maintenance routine to avoid the dreaded meltdown.
There's a pic of the melt down and also a pic of a loaf of bread it turns out
Would you mind telling us what beads you are using. We have used the fibre rings (they changed them) and it was ok, the replacement did not work. We tried "easy light" with no good result. Now we just stop using it. Sad state of affair!,
Your bread looks pretty yummy.
We have not used ours long enough for a melt down but will keep this in mind
Regards
Christine
We use heat beads to cook with Christine, and have had spectacular results, that bread in the pic took only 25 minutes to bake, only complaint is the top is pale and the bottom is extra dark. We also reclaim the un-burnt heat beads with a pair of tongs and put them in a biscuit tin where they extinguish, we relight them when we bake next.
-- Edited by gemmybob on Saturday 12th of December 2015 09:02:57 PM
Merry Christmas and all the best for 2016
Regards
Christine
hi Gerard what is the make of the motorbike in your profile picture it looks like a Dow or a 250 royal crusader regards gazzburger
1958 motobecane. (0verseas) only 125 and one cylinder 4 strokes
I loved it but it was yesterday when I was young and.......beautiful
Cheers