The design is functional – if you’re into sleek stainless steel, you might prefer the Cobb or Lotus Grill, although these are charcoal burners. I’ve had Cadacs for years because they’re convenient for caravanning due to portability and height when assembled. The trouble is their grill, brai, bbq plates are terrible quality and customer service isn’t any better. The Party Grill has several different hot plates and ways of working – for instance you can use it as a traditional hob to heat a pan or boil water (4 mins 20s for 1 litre of water). There is a reversible BBQ grill and griddle plate and the lid can double as a wok. This means you can cover all bases on the cooking front.

Built with a tough powder coated steel lid and body and incorporating a thermoplastic base, this Cadac 2 Cook 3 Pro Deluxe cooker is designed to withstand the rigours of camping, caravan or motorhome trips and holidays. To make cleaning easier, the external surfaces of the stove can be wiped with warm soapy water making the post meal clean up simple and stress free. Windshield protection and stable feet And please do read the warning that follows. Some cheaper versions of these stoves can explode or set on fire. We’ve been getting a stream of scary stories from readers since posting Jim’s warning (see next). An incorporated rear wind shield in the lid and two removable side windshields helps to protect the flames for efficient and safer cooking. With its compact and lightweight design, the Cadac 2 Cook 3 Stove is easy to transport and store, making it a great choice for cooking outside your caravan, campervan or motorhome. Equally this lightweight, yet stable stove, is an ideal camping cook station for camp trips with family and friends. Easy to clean and use Put all the other ingredients in a bowl.Squeeze any water out of the cool bulgur and add the grains to the bowl.If we do go with the grillogas it comes in two varieties the BBQ Dome or the reversible, i am leaning towards the reversible but is this wise would i be better buying the BBQ Dome and purchasing the reversible plate as an optional extra, interested to hear from end users with some experience of these and also some info on gas sources. This LP (low pressure) versiongives higher cooking temperatures, but because of the gas bottle is more suited to car, campervan and caravan users. The HP version(which takes canisters) is probably better for people wanting to keep weight down.

They will not help with a situation because there is no equivalent at the moment meaning they don’t need to worry about their quality and customer service. I’m holding out for the new ninja outdoor bbq as their products last and have great customer service, and then I will not buy another Cadac product. We compared the brands’ published boil times with our own experiences and generally, as we suspected, the cheaper the design, the longer it took to reach temperature. The testing of stoves also happened to coincide nicely with our testing of the best camping food – we ate thousands of calories so that you don’t have to.

Windshield protection for improved cooking efficiency

Last night we decided to use our Cadac BBQ as an oven to cook dinner. I turned on the gas and lit it in the normal way, made sure it was burning and left it with the lid on to get hot. Our first test was a litre of water, which took eight minutes to boil with a slight wind. A windbreakmakes a difference. Don't know if this has been discussed before, apologies if it has but, it might be worth mentioning again. An update to the traditional alcohol burner style all-in-one camping stove, this stylish, super light design from Primus comes with a small but mighty 2000W piezo controlled gas burner that can boil a litre of water in just four minutes. There are two versions of the Safari Chef 2 – low pressure and high pressure. The low pressure version requires a regulator and hose which are sold separately and can be used with both standard screw-top cannisters or plugged directly into your caravan gas outlet. The Cadac Safari Camping Stove HP (High pressure) can screw directly into cannisters without a regulator, but costs a bit more to buy.