Topic: Large Flamed Cooker

[parker21]

hi guys
haven't seen the video yet, but regarding the flame. even with my 2.2kw camping stove i have had a 5ft flame after i had heated the steel pan to 100 degrees when i dry my rice and heat the balti serving bowls for a couple of hours. i added the oil to pan sizled the garlic then added the tomato passata and the flame almost hit the ceiling scared the crap out of me :-[ have only managed this a couple of times but without the spices and chilli powder.

regards
gary

[haldi]

i added the oil to pan sizled the garlic then added the tomato passata and the flame almost hit the ceiling scared the crap out of me
regards
gary

I've had that experience too
Mine was with adding some rather oily curry gravy, to some really hot fresh oil.
It went crackle crackle whoosh!!
I was really scared too
It burnt high for about ten seconds
It felt more like ten hours
It would be better if you were expecting it, but it doesn't always seem to happen

[JerryM]

Haldi,

thanks for your thoughts - appreciated. i am going to get gary's suggested boiling ring - mainly down to ease c/w the electric hob and i feel it's certainly needed to get my Chinese cooking anything like.

i too feel i need to track back on the base to put together several individual "improvements" on the site over the last few months ie Bruce's idea of blending the garlic/ginger, 3 hr slow cooking etc. will report back.

on the Bassar Spice my take would be to add it at frying stage and leave it out of the base.

do u buy it or make - i have it on my list to look next time i'm in my local Asian store to buy some.

[Bobby Bhuna]

on the Bassar Spice my take would be to add it at frying stage and leave it out of the base.

I bought some recently and added at the frying stage. Once I added 1/2 tsp along with the standard spice mix (BE), and once I added 1 tsp in place of BE's spice mix. Neither time made it any better than usual. The curry with it in place of spice mix was bland. It does noteable redden the curry. Concerningly enough, my pack says that I have to heat it to above 65 degrees. Who knows what craps in there!

Here it is.

[Yousef]

BB,

Is that available online I'd like to get some of that mix.

Haldi,

Excellent video I hope to see some more soon.

Stew

[Bobby Bhuna]

BB,

Is that available online I'd like to get some of that mix.

Haldi,

Excellent video I hope to see some more soon.

Stew

I'm afraid not Stew, I have the luxury of living right next to an Indian / Pakistani cash and carry (although I only discovered it a few weeks back). Drop me a PM with your address and I'll send you a pack.

Cheers,

BB.

[matt3333]

BB,

Is that available online I'd like to get some of that mix.

Haldi,

Excellent video I hope to see some more soon.

Stew

It is available online see link
http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Al-Noor-Pakastani-Bassar-Curry-Masala.html
Matt

[Bobby Bhuna]

Good find!

Sorry about that, I wasn't trying to be misleading - I just assumed it was just one of those really random packs I happened to aquire! There's a lot in that cash and carry I've never seen anywhere else.

[JerryM]

i've gone for the smaller boiling ring (HA319, 2.5kw)

Nb the larger version HA316, 8.8kw is 16 inches square and physically too big for me although i would have gone for the larger output otherwise.

will keep u posted on how it performs.

[TikkaMik]

I will look forward to the results Jerry,
At 2.5 kw it is only a touch more powerful than some camping stoves,
As all the owners of various restaurant/ takeaways that I have spoken to have said their burners are 4.5 kw at least,
Should be interesting,
Mik