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Curry Chat => Talk About Anything Other Than Curry => Topic started by: mickyp on September 13, 2019, 10:44 AM

Title: Skewer rest
Post by: mickyp on September 13, 2019, 10:44 AM
Cut a couple of bits of channeling to keep the tikka off the grill, cheap and cheerful
Title: Re: Skewer rest
Post by: Onions on September 13, 2019, 12:01 PM
...and way to show off the old c.8th-century Luristan bronze skewers ;)   8) 

Tricky skills with the adaption!
Title: Re: Skewer rest
Post by: mickyp on September 13, 2019, 12:48 PM
Nah, I said chicken Tikka, not Chicken Tricka :)
Title: Re: Skewer rest
Post by: jalfreziT on September 13, 2019, 03:53 PM
 Not sure if it is galvanised?

Recently I was going to use some old galvanised fence posts in a fire set-up but then read something about it releasing toxic zinc fumes. That said, I
Title: Re: Skewer rest
Post by: mickyp on September 13, 2019, 06:22 PM
Yes it is galvanised and I wasn
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Post by: mickyp on September 13, 2019, 08:21 PM
Well that's that Idea well and truly kicked to touch, thanks for the info JF.....
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Post by: livo on September 13, 2019, 10:43 PM
Welding gal steel can cause metal sickness if zinc oxide is inhaled.  It is observed as a white powdery substance and is the same compound used in zinc cream sunblock. I'm not sure if you'd experience it with that setup. Maybe. It would depend on how hot it gets.
Title: Re: Skewer rest
Post by: chewytikka on September 13, 2019, 11:16 PM
Like the little decorative skewers,, Ive been served the same in Turkish restaurants.
you could get a proper grilling rack to use, for about a fiver (food grade metal)
Love the way middle eastern people say KaBOB :D
Title: Re: Skewer rest
Post by: mickyp on September 14, 2019, 08:42 AM
Got them off eBay JD Europe, the first lot was