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Beginners Guide => Hints, Tips, Methods and so on.. => Cooking Equipment => Topic started by: goncalo on January 30, 2013, 12:36 PM
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I've come across this terracotta. I was wondering if I could use something like this to build a tandoor? My idea would be to put this teracotta within a physical structure with a few bricks and sand covering all around for insulation.
(http://www.gardencentre.ie/images/products/Large/BH111254P.jpg)
http://www.gardencentre.ie/product/Outdoor-Living/Outdoor-Living-Outdoor-Heating/BH111254P (http://www.gardencentre.ie/product/Outdoor-Living/Outdoor-Living-Outdoor-Heating/BH111254P)
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Hi
The only possible drawback that I can initially think of is the diameter of the top section.
The site suggests a diameter of around 41 cm for the larger part. This in turn suggests that the top section will be possible too small to cook naans with - possibly constraining your project just to skewer based cooking.
This may not be a show stopper for you - but worth consideration?
Cheers
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The only possible drawback that I can initially think of is the diameter of the top section.
The site suggests a diameter of around 41 cm for the larger part. This in turn suggests that the top section will be possible too small to cook naans with - possibly constraining your project just to skewer based cooking.
This may not be a show stopper for you - but worth consideration?
Thanks Solarspace. I actually only just realized that after posting. Indeed, it's a big show stopper as naans are quite high on my wants list.
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Had a similar idea myself gagomes. :)
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,8678.msg77317.html#msg77317 (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,8678.msg77317.html#msg77317)
and with a dustbin here:
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,8915.msg79858.html#msg79858 (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,8915.msg79858.html#msg79858)
Cheers, Frank. :)
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Had a similar idea myself gagomes. :)
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,8678.msg77317.html#msg77317 (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,8678.msg77317.html#msg77317)
and with a dustbin here:
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,8915.msg79858.html#msg79858 (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,8915.msg79858.html#msg79858)
Wow, that is some pretty interesting work, Frank! Having not read the whole thread, I am wondering if these are your tandoor projects? I'm considering (well, since a few hours ago) to try and find someone to custom-make me a terracota pot to my wants and needs. See, I have a few things in mind:
1- Fixed garden tandoor
2- front gate (for handling in and out pizza and bread), lateral mini-gate for venting and top gate (for hanging skewers full of meat and slapping naans on).
I also want to make it cost effective and essentially safe to use. I need to start investigating all my options :)