Topic: Playing with the tandoor.

[Curry Barking Mad]

Hi All,
Just some pictures of my last use of my tandoor.
Cheers,
Mick

[Unclefrank]

That looks wonderful CBM where did you get your Tandoor from?

[Curry Barking Mad]

Cheers UF,
I saw it on ebay, it came out of a takeaway.
Its a steel tandoor as used in those restaurants that market themselves as 'balti' houses.
I can't tell the difference between food cooked in this gas steel tandoor and the standard clay and charcoal types.

Mick

[Unclefrank]

Is it gas or do you have to fire it up with charcoal etc?
And can you leave it outside?
Really thinking about getting one but unsure if its worth it as i already have a BBQ and get really good results on that.

[Tomdip]

Hot diddly damn that looks fantastic!

[Curry Barking Mad]

Is it gas or do you have to fire it up with charcoal etc?
And can you leave it outside?
Really thinking about getting one but unsure if its worth it as i already have a BBQ and get really good results on that.

It is gas, it could live outside if kept under cover I suppose but I keep it in the curry shed.
I have to use it outside the shed as I have no extraction in the shed.
Having built my own clay/charcoal tandoor, I prefer the ease and cleanliness of the gas tandoor.
I wouldn't disagree with you about getting good results on the BBQ but this takes things to another level. The naan breads are really good.

Mick

[chewytikka]

Wow Mick
Me thinks you'll start some Tandoori envy with those pics, look amazing
Are you still using your posted recipes or do you have any upgrades?
cheers Chewy

[Curry Barking Mad]

Cheers Chewy,
I've been using pretty much the same recipes for a long time now.
Regards,
Mick

[Unclefrank]

Thanks CBM.
Doing my garden up you you see so a tandoor would be my absolute thing to get because naans is the only thing i cant get right (my oven is crap), thanks for your knowledge  ;D

[haldi]

I have to use it outside the shed as I have no extraction in the shed.
Mick

My tandoor and cooker is in my shed/garage
It does have a fairly high roof, though
I've had no problems with fumes, or any danger of something catching fire
I just cook with the shed door, wide open
The closest ever got to causing a fire, was when I was cooking a curry, and it flambeed a foot high
The flames eventually subsided
But that was a very long twenty seconds