Topic: Chewy

[Stu-pot]

Too early for me... I was looking a the new one.  Just checked out your "big bertha" ...  Bit of elbow grease & a few quid and I'm sure she'll be good! 


Mr. Punter

[chewytikka]

Tandoor restoration project moving along fine.

Hard graft removing years of baked on grease on the outside case.
Eventually, primed and two coats of Hammerite smooth type metal paint
and pleased with the finish, might flash it over with some Indian graphics later on.



Filled some historic cracks in the pot and built up the base with fire cement,
Learnt alot about relining the whole pot, off a few experts I know.  ;D ;D
Again I might tackle that at a later date, very interesting banter about coating
the new clay with various organic materials.

Anyhoo, left it to dry for a few days, then set a small charcoal fire to cure the refurb.
Worked fine and the pot is good.



A couple of days later, decide to fire it up properly and get it really hot,
like in a restaurant.

Trial and error on how much charcoal to use, so I went with 2kg of lump wood
and about 10 briquettes, filled the baffle plate and piled it high and set it away.
Let it burn and build the heat for 40mins with the lid half on.



Decided to test it by cooking a couple of Naans not long after.
Had made enough dough for 4 big Naans and they turned out great first time.



The charcoal smoke did make a marked positive difference to the taste, so I may
probably stay with old school charcoal, as the clean up was very easy.





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[Gav Iscon]

Its certainly looking the bees knees Chewy. I can feel a side by side comparison coming on. 

[chewytikka]

Yes, getting there Gav.
Sounds a good idea, bringing your metal version round, for a cook off.
Have to check the weather report as rainy days are a no no at the moment.

Tandoori Hut plans drawn up, but I've got to finish restoring the bay window first :
It'll be nice when its finished  ;D ;D

cheers Chewy

[livo]

You know what they say about showing fools and women unfinished jobs!!

[Naga]

If your weather is anything like a Scottish Summer, you'd better get that Tandoori Hut up and running as soon as! Looking good, Chewy. Exciting times!

[Garp]

Good report, Chewy.

Looks like lots of fun and looking forward to further efforts 

[mickdabass]

Hi Chewy

Your Tandoor looks great now. Look forward to seeing those table naans.
I could do with a hand held thermometer gun as I find the charcoal  can soon run out of steam and the temp soon drops off. I have to light mine at least 1 hour before use - depending on what I am cooking.
The restaurant charcoal in the large sacks is really good. It burns for longer and maintains the temp better. Problem is the couriers must throw it around a fair bit so the bottom of the bag is reduced to dust. It works out the same price pro rata as the stuff from the garden centres. This on the other hand looks really good. More money but potentially much better

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ouse-Valley-Restaurant-Charcoal-Briquettes/dp/B00P0X34SW/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1431435996&sr=8-6&keywords=charcoal+restaurant

 I made some great naans at the weekend but it was quite windy and the wind managed to give the naans a nice gritty texture. Something to do with oiling the naans before cooking and the ash from the charcoal lol

Regards
Mick

[Micky Tikka]

Looks like it's cleaned up great chewy 
And building a nice dry home  I bet your home will be ready before mine  :  ;D
Cheers MT

[Unclefrank]

Hi CT here is my Tandoori home. I have insulated since these photos will post pictures when i transfer them to my laptop.