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Mick shares pictures of his gas tandoor, which he acquired from a takeaway and finds comparable in performance to traditional clay and charcoal tandoors. He discusses the ease of use and cleanliness of the gas model, particularly praising its ability to produce excellent naan breads. Community members express admiration for his setup and recipes, with Mick providing details on his chicken tikka and naan recipes, as well as tips for making garlic naan.

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Offline Curry Barking Mad

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Playing with the tandoor.
« on: June 19, 2011, 05:22 PM »
Hi All,
Just some pictures of my last use of my tandoor.
Cheers,
Mick

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Offline Unclefrank

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Re: Playing with the tandoor.
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2011, 05:26 PM »
That looks wonderful CBM where did you get your Tandoor from?
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Offline Curry Barking Mad

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Re: Playing with the tandoor.
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2011, 06:01 PM »
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
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Re: Playing with the tandoor.
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2011, 06:38 PM »
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.
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Offline Tomdip

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Re: Playing with the tandoor.
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2011, 06:46 PM »
Hot diddly damn that looks fantastic!
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Offline Curry Barking Mad

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Re: Playing with the tandoor.
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2011, 07:22 PM »
Quote from: Unclefrank on June 19, 2011, 06:38 PM
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
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Re: Playing with the tandoor.
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2011, 07:22 PM »
Wow Mick
Me thinks you'll start some Tandoori envy with those pics, look amazing :o :o
Are you still using your posted recipes or do you have any upgrades?
cheers Chewy
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Offline Curry Barking Mad

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Re: Playing with the tandoor.
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2011, 07:28 PM »
Cheers Chewy,
I've been using pretty much the same recipes for a long time now.
Regards,
Mick
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Offline Unclefrank

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Re: Playing with the tandoor.
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2011, 08:24 PM »
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
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Re: Playing with the tandoor.
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2011, 08:59 PM »
Quote from: Curry Barking Mad on June 19, 2011, 07:22 PM
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
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