Topic: Homemade Tandoori oven construction photos and blog

[JerryM]

Hi George, Ive been thinking the same i guess

UB, we have a wood burning chiminea, probably ~25L and it eats wood like no tomorrow. insulation will be key along with ability to control the air draw. thinking thermal block onion skins surrounding the hot part where i guess u'll need fire rated brick & mortar.

the other thing for me is to accept a build along trial and error and therefore the construction could be more fragile initially to allow mods as needed.

[George]

Hi George, Ive been thinking the same i guess I'm governed by the top opening which needs to be about 12" diameter

I was thinking, after I posted my previous message...I cobbled together my own 'liner' rather than use a proprietary clay pot. A proper clay pot would probably have a smaller internal volume and should therefore be easier to heat. Also, my insulation was poor or non-existent, so heat escaped, I guess, and couldn't build up. I only achieved about 300C; some 200C short of my target temperature. I'd be interested to hear of the temperature achieved by anyone else here.

Anyway, for my next attempt - this summer perhaps - I'll be aiming for a cavity which is just large enough to accommodate one naan bread and one or two rods of chicken tikka. The cavity doesn't need to be any larger than that for my needs - cooking for no more than 6 people. You could still churn out half a dozen naans, one at a time, and should have better control. More importantly, the running costs should be less, to get up to anywhere near 500C, whether you're using gas or charcoal.

If I was buying a ready-made clay pot, I'd probably buy the smallest one which could take one naan bread and one or two rods of chicken tikka. I agree that the opening needs to be large enough or it would be very difficult to use.

[George]

the other thing for me is to accept a build along trial and error and therefore the construction could be more fragile initially to allow mods as needed.

Yes, that's my thinking...pile up the bricks like Lego. Who needs mortar for a trial run? Only stick the bricks together with mortar once you've proved that it works and your design doesn't need any modifications in terms of design or build.

[Unclebuck]

this really is suck it and see for me hopefully i can start the inner cavity in the next couple of weeks

Hi UB,

I have some tandoor design drawings if they would be of any use to you? 

It would give you an idea of the ratios of the dimensions and you can presumably scale them according to your needs.

Hi CA,

That sounds just like the thing im after please post them. Thanks UB.

[Cory Ander]

That sounds just like the thing im after please post them. Thanks UB

Hi UB,

If you send me a personal message with your email address I'll scan them and email them to you.

[Unclebuck]

That sounds just like the thing im after please post them. Thanks UB

Hi UB,

If you send me a personal message with your email address I'll scan them and email them to you.

Done with thanks.

[Cory Ander]

Hi UB,

I've emailed you the specs for "The Tandoori Clay Oven Mobile Tandoors", together with my estimates for the dimensions of a "domestic" tandoor.  This company makes and supplies "Shahi" tandoors, which are commonly used in BIRs.

I think you'd expect to crack a few of the clay/terracotta pots first 

You might also want to check the specs for the "TandooriQ" tandoor here:  http://www.tandooriq.co.uk/specification/specification.html

I hope these help 

[chilli head]

I have thought of making a tandoor out of refractors these are the things that go at the back of an open fire. the shape of these back to back makes like a square funnel shape and these work out at about ?30 each.
 Andy

[Unclebuck]

Hi All,

About time i did a little update here the project is coming along nicely and the prospects of some tandoori tikka and naans are becoming a little more exciting!! cant wait to fire this baby up but more still to do. as you can see Ive done a rectangle hearth with all in ballast.



then i assembled a oval shape base from standing engineering bricks [bricks in photo wasnt used] with air vent [also for sweeping clean] at front, rendering around to seal and to give more strength.


spacing soldier's out and markings


Pointed


Rendered around base


BTW chaps ive uploaded these photos to flickr see here   This will be updated as i go

[Unclebuck]

I'm using this Terracotta clay pot as the liner its the biggest one i could find and a bargain price of 15 pounds it had buy me written all over it! all i needed to do now was to carefully using a angle grinder cut out the bottom, starting at the center i cut out wards like cutting a cake into 8ths then gently taping the segments away making sure i left the lip of the pot intacted to keep the pots natural strength.