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Beginners Guide => Hints, Tips, Methods and so on.. => Cooking Equipment => Topic started by: vinders on October 22, 2012, 05:47 PM
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I've just come across this roti/nan oven:
http://www.rotoquip.co.uk/roti%20machine.html (http://www.rotoquip.co.uk/roti%20machine.html)
It looks interesting, but I'm not quite convinced the result for nan breads would be as good as with a tandoor.
Has anyone come across one of these or seen one in use in a restaurant / takeaway?
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No, not seen one, but what immediately struck me was the similarity between the naan that features as the "poster slide" for the video : Roti_Naan_Clip.mpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlhARv1Qke8#)
and the image that Stephen posted earlier with his blowtorch version :
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/bb65101cd9a7efc7c9ff615c44df8618.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#bb65101cd9a7efc7c9ff615c44df8618.jpg)
I don't know how close Stephen gets in terms of flavour, but in terms of appearance I would say he is 100% there !
** Phil.
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Indeed, I should have said that it was Stephen's photo that inspired me to take a look at alternatives to a tandoor.
I'd go one step further and say that the texture of Stephen's nan (it seems more fluffier) looks even better than what this machine can do
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No, not seen one, but what immediately struck me was the similarity between the naan that features as the "poster slide" for the video : Roti_Naan_Clip.mpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlhARv1Qke8#)
and the image that Stephen posted earlier with his blowtorch version :
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/bb65101cd9a7efc7c9ff615c44df8618.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#bb65101cd9a7efc7c9ff615c44df8618.jpg)
I don't know how close Stephen gets in terms of flavour, but in terms of appearance I would say he is 100% there !
** Phil.
Phil, can you post a link to stephens post/thread, looks top notch!, thanks
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Certainly, it's entitled "Tonight's tea (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=8945.msg80140)".
** Phil.
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Not sure how much these machines are but my blow torch was about 15 quid.
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I've just come across this roti/nan oven:
Well spotted! They appear to cost about ?2500.
I wonder why they spike the dough with a spatula before the naan goes into the oven.
I also wonder what's in the blue spray bottle. Water? Or perhaps it's glass cleaner!
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The price does seem prohibitive especially as you can't do other forms of tandoori cooking with this machine.
I guess they spike the nan to stop it inflating too much. It's interesting though that this isn't necessary with a normal tandoor.
No idea what the spray fluid is ....
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A very nice bit of kit. For that price though i'd be having a professional tandoor installed. From members' pictures on the site I believe many are already turning out quality naans without the use of either. As for the spray, maybe melted butter / ghee or flavoured oil perhaps?