CADAC – Outdoor cooking the South African way!

The Cadac Skottel Braai – now a well-known innovation in the Netherlands – originated in South Africa. When the original ‘Boer’ farmers were out in the open field, to prepare their dinner they took an old ploughshare, lit a fire under it and ‘braai-d’ (barbecued) their meat. They had no butter or oil, which wasn’t a problem because the grease from the meat prevented burning.

Decades ago, CADAC, then a gas cylinder manufacturer, had the bright idea of mounting an industrially manufactured, round enamelled version of a ploughshare atop a pipe on a gas cylinder. This was the birth of the ‘Skottelskaar Braai’ (literally from Afrikaans the ploughshare platter barbecue), which was later shortened to the ‘Skottel Braai’.
Now, many years on, a complete range of CADAC products is available, but the basic idea remains the same: preparing a meal in the open air easily, quickly and healthily on appliances which can be dismantled, folded and packed in a carry-case in an instant.

CADAC introduced the Patio range in September 2005. Barbecues for the garden, such as the Pro and Neoway charcoal barbecues. It quickly became apparent that CADAC was not manufacturing your average barbecue: at the Spoga exhibition in Cologne, Germany, the Neoway was awarded the innovation prize for its patented ash receptacle and its perfect heat distribution.

South Africans braai at all major sporting events.

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