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Curry Chat => Lets Talk Curry => Topic started by: loveitspicy on February 25, 2012, 10:42 AM
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New build project
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I had 3 Tandoors made one is too small as such at the neck to safely put your arm in to stick naan breads to the side
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loveitspicy - they look great - a few questions if I may as I might like to have a go at this myself?
where did you get the terracotta pots?
did you put the holes etc in the bottom yourself?
Is there a danger of cracking the pot when you do so?
if so how do you overcome that?
regards
Steve
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Hi Steve
Im in Thailand mate - i had them made up at a little kiln i found - to be honest ive no idea what is going to happen!!
I would think i will have to surround them in something then encase them - the problem ive had before is the temperature getting too hot and yes these would crack i reckon - mind you at 20 squid is worth a go! i know the gas fittings are about 15 squid but im trying to get one which is semi auto - ie you turn a knob and it ignites the flame
The holes were made at the time of making
best, Rich
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cheers Rich - most helpful - I'm thinking that the nearest thing I could source locally would be at a garden centre but I reckon they are more expensive than
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Sounds like a fantastic present
I'm wondering with these tandoors if they should have been made out of a different clay?? but having never made one before ive no idea - i did find another little place that makes fire bricks so if they fail it could be a trip to get the fire clay and take it to the potters and get them to make another
best, Rich
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Here's a good link
http://www.villagok.dk/tandoor/ (http://www.villagok.dk/tandoor/)
Tandoor looks pretty straight forward, the brickwork to hold the insulation in, could be substituted for something less labour intensive, if need be. It is a permanent feature once it's up. The weather in Scotland knocks alot of outside activities on the head, or else I'd cook outside alot more than the odd barbeque :(
ELW
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Thanks for the link ELW
I was thinking of making it a bit more portable the same as you can buy in the UK
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best, Rich
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Thats an excellent diagram, thats all a tandoor is really isn't it? If the clay pots you have are working for you now & with a bit of bodging, that should work a treat :) Getting the base of the pot to sit flat would be important. I don't know how hot a tandoor oven gets on the outside. How hot is your pot getting during cooking?
ELW
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Those three pots look really excellent. Whoever made them did a first class job by the look of it. Was that ?20 each or ?20 for all three? Your diagram for the stainless steel chamber looks spot on. Will you be adding vermiculite or something as an insulator?
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I like it loveitspicy,
The teracotta will stand up fine just keep it dry,
Ive made a couple now but the british damp weather does take its toll and now take ages to get it propper hot
ie naan cooking but tikkas and sheeks are fine
heres some links:
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=3461.0 (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=3461.0)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51918422@N03/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51918422@N03/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39497298@N08/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39497298@N08/)
This is prob more what your going for?
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=5894.msg58192#msg58192 (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=5894.msg58192#msg58192)
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Those three pots look really excellent. Whoever made them did a first class job by the look of it. Was that ?20 each or ?20 for all three? Your diagram for the stainless steel chamber looks spot on. Will you be adding vermiculite or something as an insulator?
Cheers George
I do need some insulation of some type but having a hell of a job trying to find any - the chamber might even be square if its easier
27 squid all 3 mate ( including some stainless steel rod ) - I hope to complete the job in the next couple of weeks
best, Rich
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I like it loveitspicy,
The teracotta will stand up fine just keep it dry,
Ive made a couple now but the british damp weather does take its toll and now take ages to get it propper hot
ie naan cooking but tikkas and sheeks are fine
heres some links:
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=3461.0 (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=3461.0)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51918422@N03/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51918422@N03/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39497298@N08/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39497298@N08/)
This is prob more what your going for?
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=5894.msg58192#msg58192 (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=5894.msg58192#msg58192)
The INSPIRATION for this project actually came from your build UB and CBM's - Mick's gas fitting's on his tandoor - i know im so close to India but for the life of me i cant get hold of a Tandoor that is why im making a couple
So thank you - you two guy's
best, Rich
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Love it!
Please keep us updated ;D
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I do need some insulation of some type but having a hell of a job trying to find any - the chamber might even be square if its easier
27 squid all 3 mate ( including some stainless steel rod ) - I hope to complete the job in the next couple of weeks
I love places like Thailand where it's possible to get great things made at very reasonable prices. Can you imagine buying such pots in the UK? If they were a standard design - a take it over leave it model - then they might cost perhaps one or two hundred quid each. But if you asked for custom specials like you have - I think the variations you've incorporated are brilliant - they'd nearly fall over laughing before saying that set up costs would be about a grand, plus another grand for each special pot.
Vermiculite may be available there from gardening centres, or try loft (fibreglass type) insulation. I found it holds up surprisingly well to the intense heat.
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You have a good point there George, and it just relates back to good old, "Rip Off Britain"..... :(
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If you would be prepared to accept Thai living conditions/lifestyle/wages that I have been reading about then I'm sure the UK could match those prices ::)
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Somewhere in between would be nice.... ;)
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Guys - there is a lot of ripping off here too!
But having said that there is a lot more of the old fashioned trust as well a deal is a deal with the working class - ie the potter he didnt know me from Adam and was prepared to make a tandoor from my guidance - and i paid a small deposit and didnt get in touch with him for 2 weeks - i went back as arranged and they took it out of the brick kiln - i should have had a camera for the whole thing to document - next time!!!
The working class people here are so brilliant - the problem lies in the Western influence
Unfortunately the quality of life cannot be matched between here and in the UK - if you are prepared to go a miss on things which you can readily have there. Dont get me wrong im British through and through - but lets be honest its cold damp and wet at the mo - we sat in the garden and ate watermelon from the fridge yesterday - it was 32 degrees and it is just starting with the hot season.
And the markets to say the least are a curry mans dream!! fresh chilies, coriander, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers
best, Rich
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Cheers George - i am trying to get hold of insulation but its a heck of a hard job - im sure it will happen eventually.
The garden centres are NOT the same as the UK with an abundance of bits and bobs - that is one thing with this place - they are trying to become more western because of the westerners living here suggesting to their Thai partners and friends how to make these businesses but its a long long way short.
best, Rich
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This might be of some help to you Rich.
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/399897-building-a-pizza-oven/ (http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/399897-building-a-pizza-oven/)
Earth Oven (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-OOkMt4fvg#)
Frank. ;)