Hi Chaps

Thanks for all your indulgences and lengths.

I may be ultra-sad and measure the length of Az's 'curry spoon' this week end (hopefully curry lessons will be all good and go ahead) as that could just reveal the true optimal length of a professionals tool

Cheers again

Welcome!

Don't forget to post some pictures of your curry creations!

Cheers

Hi Everyone

Thanks for all the replies, and I hope this may be of help to other members too!

For those that were very kind and provided measurements of their 'curry spoons', please can I impose upon you to confirm if your measurements were from:

a) Handle tip to spoon tip.

b) Handle tip to start of spoon base.

I thought I had my 'Curry spoon' length issue resolved into approx 12 inch or 14 inch max, until our good friend JerryM 'chucks in' a 17 inch-er! into the equation

Thanks again!

Regards

Hi rockyholland

Thanks for the reply. I think you are almost certainly correct. Will try with butter ghee.

Regards

Hi

martinvic, many thanks for the link and suggestions, much appreciated!

I think one needs to use whatever tool they are comfortable with. I started from the beginning with a large curry spoon because that is what I saw all the BIR chefs using. Now it feels so natural, I couldn't imaging using anything else. Although I totally accept what others have said about producing the same results with plastic tools etc.

The trouble is, when using a big gas burner, my plastic handled spoon was melting - even when away from the direct flame, hence why keeping hands away from the flame at the other end of a long spoon is a must! in this case a wooden spoon or a non-stick plastic fish slice is going to be destroyed in no time. But the right tool for the specific situation. I believe you have an induction hob Phil? - so for you this is never going to be a real problem

Thanks chaps.

Hi

Nice find with that video.

Anyone have any ideas on whether he was using butter ghee or vegetable ghee?

Thanks!

Hi

Need to buy a new long handled serving spoon / curry spoon.

Mine has a rubber handle - and I have had enough of the rubber handle melting and leaving red hot molten plastic / rubber on my hand

I cannot find a local shop selling anything remotely 'curry spoon'. So found these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Serving-Spoon-12-Stainless-Steel/dp/B00366JW04/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1328014298&sr=8-13

http://www.redrob.co.uk/p-3187-plain-spoon-with-hook.aspx

Question is! - what is the ideal length for a general purpose curry spoon? 12 inches, 14, 16?

Oh, also does anyone have any opinion if the spoons above actually any good as a curry spoons?

Thanks in advance!

Hi Ian

That Madras looks fantastic! great job and pictures. Wish I could have that right now 

Hi Razor

It really does not say on the pack? who peculiar 

Don't know I'm afraid, but they have a care line you could try: For more details on Knorr products and stockist information please call our Careline on Freephone 0800 731 1411 (Mon

Hi

When I met Az before he was indeed most friendly and came across as a thoroughly decent chap. I would imagine that there would not be a problem in some pictures and a video or two! - obviously only he can truly answer that.

I guess we need to remember that filming in his kitchen his reputation and livelihood is possibly on the line so we would need to be careful and considerate.

Edit: On reading that back, it did sound a little like stating the obvious! - sorry about that!

Cheers