Cadac Carri Chef 40/50

MikeBos
MikeBos Forum Participant Posts: 35
edited February 11 in Parts & Accessories #1

I'm trying to decide between the Cadac Carri Chef 40 and Carri Chef 50 gas BBQs and looking for any advice to help with making a choice.  I've seen the Carri Chef 50 at a local dealer and it looks well made, although bigger than I would need (only cooking for 2).  My next step is to try and view the Carri Chef 40 for comparison, if I can find one on display not too far away from Shrewsbury.

Essentially they have the same features, so I'm inclined to choose the '40.  Does anyone have any advice to offer from their own experience of these products? 

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  • SteveL
    SteveL Club Member Posts: 12,300 ✭✭✭
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    edited February 11 #2

    Sorry, I can’t help with the choice between those two. However, if it was me only cooking for two I would go for the Safari chef. We are still using one of the originals that we have had for years. I am going to have to replace it with a new one soon. We do have one of the larger versions, no idea what number as we have had it even longer than the safari. We found it unnecessary bulk to cart about when there was just the two of us.

  • Arch
    Arch Forum Participant Posts: 347
    edited February 11 #3

    From my experience with the large and small is don't bother, all the effort of cleaning isn't worth it we sold ours after a short use and purchased a portable single burner gas stove for £10 and use a pan it gives the same results without the cleaning effort, we also now take our dual draw Ninja air fryer which does every thing a far better purchase than the Cadac.

  • JollyKernow
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    edited February 11 #4

    Another vote for a safari chef Steve. Plenty big enough for 2 people and small enough to stow under a seat in the van. I have the mark 1 and 2. If anything I prefer the older one, I've had to replace the grill plate thing on the newer one after only a year due to corrosion. The mark 1 is of better quality and feels more sturdy than newer models.

    All cadacs suffer with the flame going out in anything but a breeze but the safari chef is easier to draught proof with one of those fold up tin shield things. I got mine from towsure.

    JK

  • MikeBos
    MikeBos Forum Participant Posts: 35
    edited February 12 #5

    Thanks all for your comments, I'll have a further think about my choice.  

  • Kasspa
    Kasspa Forum Participant Posts: 359
    edited February 12 #6

    I have the Safari Chef 2 which comes with the lid, very versatile bit of kit & we manage to cope with it even when there are 4 of us.....

    Now listed as: https://www.cadacuk.com/product/safari-chef-2-pro-qr/

    Go Outdoors may be a good place to view the different models!

     

  • Paul Richards
    Paul Richards Forum Participant Posts: 23
    edited February 16 #7

    I also found the Cadac a nightmare to clean. I now use a small electric griddle. Loads to choose from around the £3-0 mark. This is just one example https://www.towerhousewares.co.uk/slow-cookers-and-multi-cookers/cerasure-copper-teppanyaki-copper-t14037cop?srsltid=AfmBOopSzNNtLs6IOEph6nMvCYxQV9RBUym1X81rheWrmBWaz3OL1ohGlMw

  • SteveL
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    edited February 16 #8

    It does depend on what you cook on them. Ours gets used a lot for fish, which doesn’t get it that messy. Sticky BBQ sauces with a lot of sugar are a definite no no. The example suggested above would work fine on most sites in the UK. However, not so much in France where a lot of the places we stop only have 6 amps. It appears to be rated at 1800 watts.

  • DSB
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    edited February 18 #9

    We have a CarriChef, which we now only use at home.  It's rather big forc just the two of us, so we now have a Grillo Chef, which we take away with us on caravan trips.

    With regards to cleaning, we don't generally find it a problem.  More often than not, we use the chef pan and we use a silicone cooking/ baking liner (Bake-O-Glide are a good make, but there are llenty around) cut to the size of the pan.  It makes cleaning really easy for us.

    I know Cadac now have an electric Cadac.  With the increasing difficulty of getting gas, perhaps this is the future for the cadac range??

    David

  • eribaMotters
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    edited February 18 #10

    I've had 2 Cadac for the caravan. When I broke down what/how I was using them it was as a heat source, not a BBQ. As others have found they are a pain to clean so I made a sideways step a few years ago. I use an induction hob on an extension lead so I can get away from the van and cook outside when the weather is nice. Our Tefal model has a low default/start up level and has proved fine on 6amp French sites. The bonus is if we only need one hob/ring when cooking inside I use this and make the most of my electric hook up.

    As a back up I bought a single burner Foker gas ring that I run off my Campingaz 907 bottle, carried as a just in case my main Calorlite bottle runs out when in France. https://www.gasproducts.co.uk/foker-single-burner-gas-camping-stove.html

     

    Colin

  • mickysf
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    edited February 18 #11

    These gas and electric outdoor cookers are fine but BBQs they are not. Solid fuel is at the heart of this cooking technique. We have a Cob BBQ using charcoal or hardwood  briquettes and a Ninja Air fryer both of which we use outdoors. Both produce beautiful meals but only the Cobb produces that near real authentic BBQ taste. The Ninja is the quickest and cleanest method but lacks that real outdoor cooking experience.

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