Right up my street this one, got to give this ago!, i can feel the pain already

Ha Ha,very good Phil

I think though the lyrics could maybe change to: 'As you lay there by the tandoor', would that work prob not

Phil ;D JOAN BAEZ "Copper Kettle"

Hello

I,ve used both and can't tell any different, I do know that my local indian store supplies natco spices to most of our local BIR's, trouble is for me that is i have to buy huge bags of the stuff as the store doesn't sell small packet but i bet its fresh.

Hope that helps
Fishy

Lol sausages, dont get me started i'll be puttin tins of baked beans in there next ;D.

Got my hickory wood coming tomorrow i will let you know how i get on.

Fishy

Hi Coogan, good to here your getting good results too and yes the mushrooms did over cook slightly but not burnt and still tasty, i didnt time cooking but id'e say it took about 5 mins for the chicken and that was slightly over cooked but still juciey, i did put a spud on the bottom to stop the bottom pieces burning as the meat was close to the charcoal.

I too will be using mine indoors under the open kitchen skylight, i have a carbon monoxide meter at work so i will test just to be safe and report back.

Coogan you must have the older version they have added a detachable grill so you can split the tandoor and use as a barbi (not that i will be doin that anyhow) but maybe you could get the grill from them, it sits on the ridge where the tandoor splits.

I will let you know how i get on with hickory wood and naans.

ATB

Fishy

well i think i have made the hottest curry around here, made the eaters cry!, far to many birds eye's and powder, i threw mine in the bin, i wont decribe the toilet in the morning LOL

Quote from: chriswg on September 10, 2011, 02:45 PM
I'm still a bit sceptical of these but its good to hear your opinion Fishy. My biggest grudge is that I can't really see the big improvement over using a charcoal BBQ. The only difference seems to be that you cook upright. Does the design act like a mini jet-engine and accelerate the airflow out of the top? Then there is the problem that you can't stick naans to the inside of them - well maybe you could but you probably wouldn't want to eat them.

I got really close to ordering one a few months ago but I decided it really wouldn't get used enough to justify the expense. I already have an awesome gas BBQ that cooks tikka just the way I like it. I think using the massive skewers helps as the inside of the chicken cooks at the same time as the outside meaning you get can reduce the cooking time and have more juicy results. I'm not convinced that standing them upright makes any real difference. It's such a shame that Nipoori didn't sort their act out and get one to the BBQ otherwise we might all be singing it's praises now.

The Napoori's shape is designed like the tandoor, as i understand the tandoor's venturi effect keeps the heat even throughout the oven, also it gets upto 400 deg, you wont get that on a barbi.

As for cooking naans it would be tricky due to the smallish opening they suggest putting the naan on a pan onto the supplied grill, the oven splits in halve easily so can be done without hassle, i will try this and report back.

This does the job for me and as said ive had the best results so far just need to get that hickory wood for that extra smokey flavour, yummy.

ATB

Fishy 

opps! sorry for the pic size, i thought i sorted that lol