Topic: Home Tandoor Tips

[solarsplace]

Hi Solarsplace
tbh it was hit and miss. Averaged 50% success rate.
The heat is fearsome
Im going to take the easy option and get some welding type gloves before my hands look like Freddy Krueger's

Hi Mick

Well, sounds like you are getting a lot of fun and success out of your new Tandoor

Gloves sound like an essential idea!

Please keep us posted with any tips, personally have so many boring things with a higher priority that need money spending on them like flooring and car repairs that any dreams of a Tandoor take a considerable step back, so anyh excuse to push it higher up the list  :

Regards

[mickdabass]

thats genius! what diameter are tavas?

[Razor]

Hi Mick,

My Tava is 30.5cm in diameter. 

That's 12 inches to you Phil ;D

Ray

[commis]

Simples!

[Peripatetic Phil]

My Tava is 30.5cm in diameter.  That's 12 inches to you Phil ;D

Boasting again, Ray  ;D

[mickdabass]

The diameter is 9 1/2" so Rays 12" would fit just right lol

[Razor]

The diameter is 9 1/2" so Phils 12" would fit just right lol

Sounds like problem solved Mick?  I only paid about 6 quid for mine from my local Asian Supermarket?  Be great for keeping those naans warm too!

Ray

[mickdabass]

Certainly does Ray.
Great idea.

[haldi]

Do you think it would be wise to buy a thermometer of some kind? It would be interesting to know how hot it gets anyway

I notice that a modern tandoors have a thermometer on them, but mine doesn't
I would be interested to see how hot it gets, but I think you've just got to get to know, your tandoor.
I preheat for three quarters of an hour then cook my naans
I turn it off and cook the tikka
It took ages for me to get that right!!
I'm sure yours will be different, but it will be just as good
There are very few things I have bought that have given me so much entertainment as the tandoor.
Do some more photos, I would love to see it in action

[chriswg]

Damned if you haven't got me wanting one now!

Do you think Spices of India would give CR0 members a 10% discount off their orders if we give them a free banner spot on the home page?

To measure the temperature you need something like this (although probably a cheaper version). http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=221048&C=Froogle&U=221048&T=Module