Camping was a great success!
Unfortunately no pics due to my phone dying. Really nailed slow roasting on the go with these Cobbs!
Came back to report on the salt blocks i purchased as people were interested.
I would like to start of saying that they did in fact season the food, not much but food did develop a salt crust.. It didn't go hot enough imo to do steaks but pork loin chops were great on it. Scallops came out the best, with the salt really adding to the flavour and outside texture.
I will say that it wasn't anything special and the agg of getting it to temperature and then fiddling with it to get it hotter/cooler made the novelty wear off quick.
Then came the worst part - cleaning it... Some stuff cooked on pretty hard and the rough side of a sponge was not enough to clean it. I took a scouring pad and a bit of oil to it and even then its not perfect but the block didn't really get noticeably thinner. luckily because its salt, bacteria wont grow on it, so so long as it is relatively clean, it will be fine.
Would i recommend?
I would not recommend an expensive one until you have tried it but think a cheap one is worth a go. Buy a small thin one for under a tenner and try it out. Worst comes to worst, you've got yourself some decent salt to grate or smash for the grinder if you decide to never use it again.
