Tandoor

[imbecile]

Realistically, can I use my fan oven (revs to about 240 deg C according to the controls) as a tandoor and cook me some tandoori lamb tonight?

[imbecile]

FWIW the answer was yes.

[Einion Yrth]

imbecile said:

FWIW the answer was yes.

I wouldn't suggest atempting to cook your naan breads by sticking them to the side of a fan oven though.

[Noger]

I wouldn't recommend it, but you can cover the tmperature sensor in your oven to get it higher - this was a trick Jeffrey Steingarden (aka the man who ate everything) used to get a conventional even hot enough to cook a pizza properly.

Edited by Noger on Friday 17th August 15:47

[imbecile]

Noger said:

I wouldn't recommend it, but you can cover the tmperature sensor in your oven to get it higher - this was a trick John Steingarden (aka the man who ate everything) used to get a conventional even hot enough to cook a pizza properly.

As an irresposnsible person, this sounds quite a good idea to me - cover it with what?

[Noger]

He soaked a piece of cloth in water, and froze it. Then drapped it over the sensor.

The oven broke !

[Plotloss]

Einion Yrth said:

imbecile said:

FWIW the answer was yes.

I wouldn't suggest atempting to cook your naan breads by sticking them to the side of a fan oven though.

With Naan you can get a fairly good approximation of the tandoor by using a dry crepe pan.

[missdiane]

I am so unprofesional, never made naan bread from scratch

[Noger]

Plotloss said:

Einion Yrth said:

imbecile said:

FWIW the answer was yes.

I wouldn't suggest atempting to cook your naan breads by sticking them to the side of a fan oven though.

With Naan you can get a fairly good approximation of the tandoor by using a dry crepe pan.

Or even a decent pan (gets coat).

I do middle eastern flatbreads on the BBQ, that works well. Nan not so good. Must try the crepe pan idea. Similar to Hestons "perfect" pizza using a hot griddle pan in the oven ?

[jas xjr]

a few years ago i saw a little tandoor that you placed inside your oven. or did i dream it?