Lovely to hear from you Tim! Have you got a Cobb? I really recommend them, and it’s so convenient being able to pop it in the back of the care or to wherever in the garden you fancy cooking/eating.

Gill, hi from Devon! We all reckoned it was the best roast chicken we could ever remember having, although admittedly we were helped by John having bought a free range bird from a local butcher! We had done sausages the first time we used the Cobb and they were fine, but you could only do about 8 or so at a time, so it would be hopeless for a crowd. Also the special compressed block of charcoal (called a Cobblestone) lasts for about three hours so it is more suited, as you say, for cooking smaller amounts for longer. Apparently bread is good – I’ll try that next.