Tandoor

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seeker110
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Tandoor

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Unread post by seeker110 » Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:26 pm

Has anyone made a tandoor at home. I was thinking about cutting in half a 55 gal. drum,after that I am blank.Not sure If propane or coal.Size of input and exhaust holes.Room enough for a pizza?Insulation.Any shoqeen.
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anajmi
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by anajmi » Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:21 pm

try this http://www.tandoors.com/tandoor_residential.php
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seeker110
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by seeker110 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:21 pm

It would be too easy.No sweat equity.
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anajmi
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by anajmi » Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:28 pm

Well, you can wash dishes for a year to pay for it.
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seeker110
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by seeker110 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:09 pm

I do that regularly,there has to another way.
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anajmi
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by anajmi » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:35 pm

How about Jhadu Pota? Is there a chance that you do that too?
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seeker110
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by seeker110 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:23 pm

I have a lady take care of that.I also dont like making beds,washing clothes,dusting or regular cooking.Dont like any kind of shopping.Only store I go to is hardware store.
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anajmi
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by anajmi » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:48 pm

hmmm. So what you are saying is that you are pretty much useless!!
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seeker110
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by seeker110 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:56 pm

No,I play a mean game with tools.So hows it for you.Writing a check would not take up 1/2 a day of gathering stuff,another 1/2 to build it.Use it few times and then chucking it in garbage.Unless the lady decides to do it before me.Miss out on all my wife's ideas.(I TOLD YOU SO). :D
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anajmi
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by anajmi » Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:19 am

I am a big fan of tools. Do pretty much everything around the house. Have been recently into painting. Have done a great job with my kids rooms and the living room. Did the dining room too. I am a big fan of the movies, so have setup a bose home theatre in the house. Not a big fan of doing work in the backyard.
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seeker110
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by seeker110 » Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:18 am

I bet you didnt wear the old old clothes and ruined your so so good clothes,well it happens to me every time.I dont mind painting but my wife sure hates the mess I leave behind.She had to have this greenish color in the computer/office.The blue masking tape is great.
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Muslim First
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by Muslim First » Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:07 am

Building A Tandoor
http://piers.thompson.users.btopenworld ... lding.html
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anajmi
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by anajmi » Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:52 am

seeker,

You are absolutely right. I have ruined all my home clothes. Although when people doubt that I could do such a fantastic job, I put my clothes on display. :wink:
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Humsafar
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by Humsafar » Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:45 am

Fantastic job? House painting is no big deal - you can't mess it up even if you tried. Modern tools make it simple and easy. With rollers, tape and a little patience even a half-fool like me can do a half-decent job. Although I agree there is no guarantee that you won't ruin your house clothes.
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anajmi
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by anajmi » Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:54 am

Well, I have themes in each of my kids rooms. My daughters room is like an underwater place. I have sky blue on the cealing with clouds painted all over which I did individually using spray paint. The walls are ocean blue with a 1.5 foot wave going all around the center of the room. I have tattouages of fishes and dolphins and corals etc. My sons room has a "cars" theme (the disney movie) with a black and white checkerboard going all around the center of the room and car tattouages around. Have you tried doing a checkerboard with masking tape? It is not easy. So yes, I am proud of what I have done and it is fantastic!!
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Humsafar
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by Humsafar » Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:10 pm

hmmm... that sounds fantastic! Would you care to post some pictures? I wonder what's the theme in your room- Islamic green? :wink:
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anajmi
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by anajmi » Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:32 pm

I thought about that, but lowes doesn't carry that shade of green. So my room has the builder color for now. But that will change soon.

By the way, I still haven't figured out how to post pictures over here. Any ideas?
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Humsafar
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by Humsafar » Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:40 pm

Upload your pics on a free server like google docs and post them here with the "img" tag. Or you could post them on Flickr, Picasa and other photo sites and provide a link here.
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anajmi
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by anajmi » Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:55 pm

I was wondering if it is possible to just post it over here in a post?
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Humsafar
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by Humsafar » Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:51 pm

You mean copying and pasting an image? I don't think it will work, never tried it. To post an image here or on any web page it must reside somewhere physically - that can only be on a server.
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anajmi
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by anajmi » Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:24 pm

Well, I've seen a lot of images posted in posts by brother S. Insaf. Does the link get rendered within a post? Brother Insaf, if you are reading this, please let us know.
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Muslim First
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by Muslim First » Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:59 pm

Back to Tandoor

Pizza Tandoori Oven Part 1 of 2 Design
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3rIb-dj6no&NR=1
Pizza Tandoori Oven Part 2 of 2 Firing Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsJwe_UN ... re=related
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Admin
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by Admin » Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:32 pm

anajmi wrote:Well, I've seen a lot of images posted in posts by brother S. Insaf. Does the link get rendered within a post? Brother Insaf, if you are reading this, please let us know.
anajmi,

We post the pictures for Insaf saheb and host them on our server.
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anajmi
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by anajmi » Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:57 pm

ok got it. Thanks
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seeker110
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by seeker110 » Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:05 pm

The tandoor I was thinking of is basically our stovetop oven without the top,layered inside with clay.Cutting the drum in half and layering the inside with clay some how makes it harder to do pizza.Sliding grill-tray would make easy access.By the way anybody with a throwaway kitchen stove?
Is it true you have to put hair in your clay to keep it all together, so it wouldnt crack after the first temp. change (600F).
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Muslim First
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by Muslim First » Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:45 pm

How about this

Pizza Tandoor oven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z63KWmKJ ... re=related
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Fatwa Banker
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Re: Tandoor

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Unread post by Fatwa Banker » Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:44 pm

Seeker, what are you trying to cook in a Tandoor ? Other than naan, there are easier ways that will get you close.
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