Topic: Small clay tandoor pot for domestic oven?

[DalPuri]

What's the inner dimensions of that steel tandoor please Mick?

Doesn't look far off a 13kg gas bottle. I've got a few of those kicking around that only the scrap will take.
Cut the top off a bottle, wrap it with high temperature insulation wool, tie it with fire rope and bobs yer uncle.
A mini steel tandoor.  ;D

[Kashmiri Bob]

Mick (CBM) gave a link with his book for a outdoor solid fuel tandoor build that looks a proper job.
Rob 

I thought he gave up on that and opted for a small gas one because the big one was a right pain.

I didn't know that.  Disappointed; it looked the business.  Back to the drawing board. Seen some of the purpose- made stainless portable tandoor (charcoal) ovens advertised, bit pricey but looks like an option.

Rob

Hi Rob,
Just to clarify....
My original brick and pot tandoor worked well as in what it was designed to do, however, there were some issues.
The issues that I didn't like may not be a problem to others.
I found that on lighting it there would be a layer of soot lining the clay. I have seen some photos on here where this looks like the case,this had to be burned off for me as I don't want to eat soot on the back of a naan bread. It would only be burned off once the tandoor had reached a very high temperature (sorry didn't measure it). This would be too hot to hold your hand over the opening let alone consider inserting your arm into the tandoor to slap a naan on the side.
Once the soot had burned off I would have to wait for the temperature to drop and then you could cook on the skewers but still had to wait further before being able to cook naan breads.
Once it was at a temperature to cook the breads it was a bit of a pain adding more charcoal and trying to regulate the temperature. All this when perhaps only cooking for a couple of hours was too much hassle for me.
So I decided that gas was the way forward.
I found a steel balti house type tandoor on Ebay and drove to Bradford to get it.
It is so much easier, cleaner and a whole lot more fun. The taste is still fantastic although it is gas fired. The smoke created from juices dripping onto the hot lava stones adds plenty of flavour to the meat etc


The brickwork BBQ in front used to house the original tandoor. Curry shed and steel tandoor behind.


I have changed the burner fitting since this was taken.


Chicken Tikka and Tandoori Chicken

Many thanks Mick.  Great advice.

Rob

[Curry Barking Mad]

What's the inner dimensions of that steel tandoor please Mick?

Doesn't look far off a 13kg gas bottle. I've got a few of those kicking around that only the scrap will take.
Cut the top off a bottle, wrap it with high temperature insulation wool, tie it with fire rope and bobs yer uncle.
A mini steel tandoor.  ;D

Hi DalPuri,
A fair bit larger than a 13kg bottle mate.
The internal measurements are...
Height = 28 inches
Diameter across the base = 20 inches
Diameter across the top opening = 16 and 1/2 inches

Just been out in the rain to get those measurements ;D Must be mad

[DalPuri]

Cheers Mick, I was going to do the same but had me slippers on.  ;D
Luckily, the 19 was just outside the back door. 
Pretty tall then. As big as a 19kg.  Dont fancy trashing one of those though.

[Secret Santa]

I lost mine when my (now ex)wife cleared the house out while I was at work!

Damn but those women know how to hurt a man. A kick in the Nads would be less painful.  ;D

[DalPuri]

A while back i wanted to build a rocket stove. Never did start it, but the past few days have been thinking whether i could build a double rocket stove to incorporate an oven.
As with most new ideas, you find that someone has already invented it. 

rocket stove 1.mp4


Portable Rocket Stove Pizza Oven

No hanging around for hours waiting for the heat to build up. Very fast reaching temps of 450 and very economical.
Insulation is the key with these stoves.
Scaled down and fully insulated, a tandoor could be made with the same principles.

Cheers, Frank.