Cooking and eating outdoors is all part of the fun of caravanning and choosing a BBQ for your caravan is an important decision. I was lucky to be away during the warmest week of the year and conducted my own camp site BBQ survey! With nearly everyone cooking outside their caravan or motorhome it was easy to see the advantages and disadvantages of all the different BBQs and grills in action.
One thing that I hate about BBQs is cleaning them afterwards and when you are in the caravan the last thing you need is charcoal dust and soot everywhere and a particularly difficult to clean grill. For this reason, the only choice of fuel as far as I am concerned is gas. Most caravans have a gas supply be it butane or propane and a spare bottle means that you will never forget your fuel supply. Gas BBQs are generally easier to clean and you don't have to worry about charcoal getting damp and being able to light it.
The next must have caravan BBQ attribute is portability. There are some beautiful gas BBQs available but they are generally designed for patio use, not for storage in a caravan! This is where the Cadac Eazi Chef comes into its own for its ability to be quickly assembled and disassembled and stored in its own carry bags. The tough plastic tripod legs quickly detach and pack away with the centre gas stem in one bag and the rest of the unit (main tray, grill plates, BBQ grill etc.) goes into another bag. You now have a flat package that is easy to store in the caravan during transit.
The Cadac Eazi Chef Delux Combo comes with a normal BBQ type grill, a reversible non-stick grill plate and what Cadac call a Skottel which is effectively a giant wok! The grill plate means that you can use the Cadac for normal cooking as well and is great for grilling bacon, steaks and chicken. This means that you don't have to stink out your caravan with cooking fumes. The deluxe has a large dome lid which is quite handy and helps trap a lot of heat and keeps the rain off if the weather takes a turn for the worse. With the pot stand you can also put pans on the Cadac although we generally use the caravan cooker for pots as it means the whole grill is taken up.
Cleaning the Cadac is easy as all the cooking fat and residue is caught by the fat catching pan and the Teflon coated grills are virtually able to be wiped clean. Cadac sell their own proprietary cleaner and a quick spray with this before a normal wash removed even burnt on food.
The Cadac will operate off any regulated gas supply and it weighs around 12kg. The cooking height is 75cm and I find this to be ideal. Overall, the Cadac is a superb BBQ and I thoroughly enjoy cooking with it without thought of a protracted cleaning episode later!
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