neeeeeeeeeek Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I've made a Tandoori oven from dustbin, fire bricks, vermiculite instulater and a plant pot. It worked but the pot cracked; I'm guessing because it had moisture in it. I've bought a new pot and want to dry it out first, I was thinking of the oven on very very low for a couple of hours. Any potters out there? Do you think this will work? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I've made a Tandoori oven from dustbin, fire bricks, vermiculite instulater and a plant pot. It worked but the pot cracked; I'm guessing because it had moisture in it. I've bought a new pot and want to dry it out first, I was thinking of the oven on very very low for a couple of hours. Any potters out there? Do you think this will work? Thanks No>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Maybe try a thicker pot? Possibly cracked if there were bubbles/voids in the pottery which expanded under heat??? How was the food that came out of the oven?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horribleblob Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I've used terracotta flowerpots to bake bread in without the pots cracking in the oven, so it could work, neeeeeeeeeek. Having said that, the quality of terracotta pots these days doesn't seem to be what it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeeeeeeeeek Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 The pot was from a garden center, not exactly fire grade but I assumed it would be OK. It had probably been outside for months prior to me buying it so being porous, I guess it absorbed a fair amount of moisture. I need to dry the new one out first I think before reassembling the oven which is why I thought cooking it on very very low might do it. The food was really nice, Naan breads stuck to the inside and cooked really well. t eh chicken on a skewer was also excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 This sounds like an interesting experiment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeeeeeeeeek Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Some pics http://s2.photobucket.com/user/trumpmuffin/slideshow/tandoori Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Some pics http://s2.photobucket.com/user/trumpmuffin/slideshow/tandoori It looks like you've put a lot of effort into making this oven. I guess if you used a decent terracotta pot, there's a good chance it may work. By this, I mean don't buy the cheapest as I suspect they're designed to fall apart. They're probably not fired to a very high temperature, and have impurities in the clay ... which will explode at high temp (I did pottery at art school). Look for a pot that's got scorch marks on it would be my advice ... that'll mean it's got pretty hot in the firing kiln. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeeeeeeeeek Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Finding the right sized pot was hard enough! I'm going to keep the new one in the house for a few days to dry it out, then give it a gentle burn first time by putting a few coals in the bottom of the oven. Fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 There's a guide to making one here http://www.jamieoliver.com/jimmytandoori/to.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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