Ukee Salmon:

ingredients:

• 3 lb Fillet of salmon (my personal preference is Chinook or Coho)
• 1 tbl spoon Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup Brown sugar
• Garlic – 6 cloves, crushed
• 5 cm knob of fresh ginger – chopped fine
• Kosher salt to taste
• Freshly ground black Pepper
• One lime, squeezed
• Dill, dried
• Butter, 1 tablespoon, Melted
• 1/2 cup Real maple syrup and 2 Cl. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, mixed

Directons:

Rub the fish with Olive Oil.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper
Cover with brown sugar and spread ginger, garlic.

Place on pre-heated Cobb grill.
2 minutes before done, brush with melted butter and then maple syrup / Jack Daniels mixture. Squeeze lime juice and sprinkle with a bit of parsley.

The following steps are optional and may be added if circumstances allow:

Boil the Maple Syup, and Jack Daniels mixture in a sauce pan, until it is slightly thickened.

Brown the garlic slightly on frying pan before adding it to the salmon.

8-9 briquettes (adding a bit of flavor wood to the fire is always a good idea)

Cooking time, approx. 20 minutes. Turn after 12 minutes
Use standard cooking surface or the Cobb griddle accessory.
Cook with lid on.

This recipe was created by Paula Olsen

Cobb is continually working on new and exciting additions to the Cobb line of products and there are some very exciting additions coming in 2010.

The Cobb dome extension. Have you ever wanted to cook a bigger roast than what could actually fit on your Cobb?
How about a beer can chicken? This, and a lot more will be possible with the new Cobb dome extension.

Cobb dome extension

Cobb dome extension

The NEW Cobb cook book “Grill on the go”. New and exciting ways to prepare Cobb smacking dishes. Over 60 tried and tested recipes designed for the Cobb. Hard cover and filled with beautiful photos.

New Cobb cook Book - GRILL on the go

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Cobb cutting board. Made from long lasting, hygienic bamboo, shaped to fit perfectly with the Cobb dome lid.

Cobb bamboo cutting board

The new 4 piece Cobb utensil set, uniquely designed for the Cobb. Stainless steel, compact and portable, comes in a handy carrier bag. Surface tips covered in food grade silicone. Picture coming soon!

Cobb utensils

We would like to hear from you. Would you consider purchasing any of these as an addition to your Cobb, what new additions to your Cobb would you be looking for?

Copied from the manufacturers website is the following list of claims:

Fast, Clean, Green.100% Organic.Ignites instantly.Burns for a minimum of 2 hours at 11,500 BTUs.Ready to cook in 12-15 minutes.Same original BBQ flavor without the chemical after taste.Easy to pack and carry.ndividually vacuum sealed for organics preservation.No ignition fuels needed.

I decided to test the product in the Cobb and purchased a pack from Canadian Tire.

The product is nicely packaged and I particularly like the fact that each brick is individually vacuum sealed.

Probably the greatest downside of this product is the fact that it is not at all as easy to light as the manufacturer claims – as a matter of fact I found it impossible to light without using Strike-a-Fire or Zip starter matches!

I have heard from people who had the same difficulties lighting the brick and I have also heard others say that it lid very easily, so maybe the quality varies from one batch to the other?

When it ligths, the built-in “fire starter” burns very intensively for a minute or two, but the fuel still takes about 15 minutes to get ready, which is not much different from regular charcoal.

The manufacturer claims same original bbq flavor withoug the chemical after taste. In my opinion this fuel does not impart much flavor at all, so if you like the flavor of bbq – you will have to add it by using wood chips or pellets with it. The smell is not offensive, but not what I would call typical smell of bbq.

The claimed cooking time of 2 hours is fairly accurate. I found the Lokkii fuel to be not quite hot enough for searing of steaks, but suitable for roasting and cooking that requires less intensive heat.

Price is also an issue – $4.99 for 2 bricks, which works out to about $2.50 per meal – compared to the cost of regular charcoal which is probably closer to 50 cents when used in a Cobb grill.

I guess that you have already come to the conclusion that I am no great fan of this product – and that would be true. However, it is not all bad, there are obvious advantages that should be mentioned.

Air and waterproof packaging makes it well suited for use on boats or as a part of the emergency preparedness  kit that we are all supposed to have.

The packaging also makes the product much cleaner to handle than regular charcoal.

For those who are like me, enjoying the flavor of real bbq, stick with real charcoal.

Lokkii bbq fuel

Time has finally come and the first of quite a few different products we will be introducing is GameSaver vacuum packaging systems from Foodsaver .

I use my vacuum packer a lot, especially during the summer fishing season. It prevents freezer burns and keeps frozen fish tasting like fresh for many months.

GameSaver is not the typical vacuum packer that you will find at your typical retailer, it is a top of the line, heavy duty vacuum packaging system, designed for reliability and repetitive use.

Check out our web store for further details and pricing.

FOODSAVER® GameSaver® Turbo Plus

Roasted chicken on the Cobb is fabulously delicious and few meals are easier to cook than this one:

Ingredients:

One whole roasting chicken 2.5-4 lbs, extra virgin olive oil, 2 tbl spoons garlic powder, 2 tbl spoons lemon pepper, 1 tbl spoon seasoning salt (Hy’s brand, if available) and dried parsley.

• Brush the chicken with plenty of extra virgin olive oil
• Apply ingredients in above mentioned order.
• Sprinkle dried parsley for appearance
• Place chicken on the roasting rack

Light your Cobb with 9 briquettes
Cook with lid on
Cooking time: approx 90 minutes (measure temperature with internal probe to ensure that chicken is properly cooked)

Delicious Cobb Roasted Chicken

I am in no way an experienced blogger, but I felt that this would be a good way to communicate better with the many Canadian owners and users of the Cobb grill as well as to be able to introduce new products, share recipe’s, answer questions, etc.

Please keep coming back and make sure you add your comments, questions, etc.

A lot of people have phoned us or visited us at trade shows, telling us about all the amazing meals they had cooked on the Cobb. If you have a recipe to share, make sure to post it here so it can be enjoyed by others too!

Johan