Making a DIY Tandoor oven - very cheap

[@SainiBadwalUSA]

Nicely done I also made one with 200L drum and large size pot. I can use mine with propane and coal. Also i can use as a grill

[@ultranitro437]

Wreck your saw, or get a masonry wheel for a 4.5" grinder and be extra careful.

[@marklarsontube556]

Nice one! You could also stick a hair dryer into the bottom hole of the bottom pot and blow air straight up. That thing will get super hot like a genuine tandoor. You could also use it as a forge to heat metal!

[@rickyb436]

I didn't think chicken could melt... but that may actually do it! ha ha seriously though, this thing gets HOT. 550C plus :)

[@fishesfromtupperware]

Thanks! Great vid! I'm going to use perlite instead of gravel (perhaps top it with gravel to hold the perlite down). Better insulation and it doesn't have to dry out.

[@dcp008]

Thanks Nick Collins and Rick Bovill for the wonderful idea. Successfully installed my mini tandoor in the balcony which is working so well. :-)

[@rickyb436]

fantastic :D I hope it works out well for you. If you''re ever having issues with it just remember that airflow is key! check my second video for comments on that. Thanks for the feedback :)

[@dcp008]

Rick Bovill pls suggest how can I upload pics of tandoori dishes prepared in it 😋.

[@rickyb436]

D C P Hey Not sue... you could maybe add me on G+, or upload them to imgur.com and post the links? I'd love to see them though :D

[@marbar1230]

Great idea, I would prefer to use it with candle as home warmer instead of a cooker. But it still can be an emergency way to cook, LIke when we have no electricity or gas. Good job!

[@joelongstaff7601]

Rick thanks for the reply I'm going off to the garden center for some pots to try this out.

[@rickyb436]

No worries Joe, please see my second video for an essential modification! Good luck finding long skewars too- try and find a takeaway catering equipment supplier (who sell commercial pizza ovens etc, they will sell skewars)

[@rosievasquez4378]

Thank you thank you for sharing and God bless you and your family

[@rickyb436]

Thanks a lot Rosie, you're very welcome. have an awesome day and a Happy New Year!

[@lvd2001]

Does the food taste better when using this tandoori than a weber? I can see the food will taste more smoky..but overall ? much better?

[@RazzLerSkedaddLer]

I admit it, I was excited seeing the outcome. I wanna do this!

[@davebeech236]

Makes a nice addition/alternative to a BBQ.

[@tishsmiddy71]

Thanks for sharing. Thanks for taking your time for others to see and get what you're doing Thanks

[@danmegoutdoors8709]

i was thinking about using a saw to cut the bottoms off, did it take long and how many blades did you go through, thanks in advance

[@pctong5387]

Thank you for posting this wonderful video. Need to make one soon.

[@TrpleAgnt2011]

really excellent thanks . Looks like the real thing...And thanks for taking that label off !

[@thomasshlala6772]

nice video. if you're using this as reflectrd food is not coming in contact with the clay. don't think it would be toxic do you?

[@grandmasterflash213]

Yea mate i made one yesterday, same problem as you, put the coal straight in the bottom of the pot, i couldn't get it to light! I need to make the raised grate to get the airflow.

[@rickyb436]

Cool! The grille is essential I think. I made a much better once from a steel wire soap dish from Wilkinsons, I just prized it apart to make it fit. Works great, next video will show it briefly. Will post it when I'm next on my computer

[@chrisgreen8539]

Judging by the temperature readings shown on Nick's video, these can get over 800 F... maybe as high as over 900 F. Hot enough to melt aluminum... so it might be a good caution to use stainless steel or at least iron implements in this one.

[@rickyb436]

yea, you can quickly loose most of the hairs on your arm too as I found out! it seems like ages since this was made and I wish I had time to add to it but basically you need very long steel skewars to use it. I think the ones I had in thi video were bought locally in a hurry as my giant steel ones were not here yet!

[@rickyb436]

and yes, I've seen temps in excess of 500c (930f)! using a digital remote thermometre

[@stxflyer]

You can fill the area between the pots with wet sand and make a cooler, as well.

[@rickyb436]

+stxflyer do it!

[@ravosblackrose]

coat the top with a perlite + dissolved silica gel mixture. Light, easy, super insulative. You are welcome

[@z969307]

How do you clean out the coal dust debris in the bottom?

[@AbulKasam]

made this over the weekend - had a lot of trouble getting the heat to stay high. I am guessing this is either because it rained the night before - and the gravel was wet - or it was a problem with the airflow. Do you have any further advice on how to ensure it has a good high temperature?

[@rickyb436]

You just need more airflow! Have a look at my second video which details some of my findings. Suspend your charcoal on mesh, use lump wood for higher temperature.

[@sarcasmo57]

It looks pretty nice too.

[@dakotamouse]

What fun! Looks like it works just fine. And even if it didn't the cost was low and you obviously enjoyed the project. Ignore the nay sayers.........they sap the fun out of life!

[@rickyb436]

cheers! It's BBQ season again here - still busy with the house renovation but I'm going to have to build another one soon; ready for summer. the nay sayers crack me up though!

[@videomejoe]

How well does the terracotta pots hold up to heating and cooling, do they crack easily?

[@silvacdsbr]

Hi Nick, do you protect it against the weather? I've built one following your instructions. Unfortunately, the sky is pouring with rain and my tadoori is now soaking wet! I'm just wondering if I'll ever be able to dry it out. Thanks for posting the video.

[@rickyb436]

Hey Carlos, I do most of the time, I use a large blue Ikea bag as a cover. The handles easily tied around the handles on the old bbq it sat on. Saying that, I have left it out for weeks in the rain with no issues at all, it didn't cause any damage

[@silvacdsbr]

Hi Rick, thank you for your reply. I've covered it with bin liner. Now, I'm just waiting for the Sun to show up. Take care.

[@rickyb436]

No problem, have fun!

[@Prabhu19951]

I made this with the modifications... I recommend u fill the side with anything u get and seal the top with clay... So no heat is wasted and gravel wont get wet.... And my problem is it takes forever to cook... And I don't get the real tandoor taste.. Any advice

[@rickyb436]

+Prabhakar Thoushat hey it just sounds like you're not getting enough airflow. it should cook very quickly. Try using charcoal lumpwood rather than briquettes - they burn hotter but can be smokey at lower temperatures. most of the cooking heat comes from the sides of the pots - keep that in mind!

[@Prabhu19951]

Oh okay thanks. :)

[@finalpowerplay]

Hi Rick. How do you empty the used charcoal from the tandoor?

[@rickyb436]

A A just flick it through the hole in the bottom with a spatula. See second video; the hole is bigger

[@pamelabarnes3409]

I liked your video but I could not read the font of the instructions. There is basically no audio. So I watched what you did but I don't understand because I could not read the instructions. Can you modify the video with audio- telling us what you are doing or can you change the font?

[@digitalsublime]

silent cinema, I love it, I know someday people will talk in videos and we will not have to read anymore.... the advancements of science :))

[@digitalsublime]

Are you the wife of the genius? :))) my reading skills are fine, but why read from a screen when the person has a mouth... ooooww i know is so difficult to talk, such a demanding task

[@rickyb436]

I speak on the next video! I figured there may be international viewers so opted for subtitles - and yea I kinda cocked them up and they're not very easy to read :( (sorry)

[@jasbirjassi5306]

Hi mate gonna make one on the weekend, quick question mate, would it be better if the chimney bit was some how glued on the bottom

[@melissaallen3918]

Over a million views. Totally genius. You are cookin'. Thank you!

[@reneschuster1875]

insulate the bottom inner pot with fire rated insulation and add vent holes

[@joelongstaff7601]

Rick great post.How did you make sure there isn't lad in the glase of your pots,dont want to poisen the family.

[@rickyb436]

Joe, thanks for your comment :) It never crossed my mind as the pots are not glazed; they're just bare/raw terracotta. In discussions about cooking on terracotta someone always chucks in the lead curveball to the mix and nobody can ever prove anything. I'd say avoid any glazed pots of any description as you will never be able to be sure what the glaze contains. I think you're in for a better chance of survival cooking with terracotta than you are in a galvanized bin though!

[@chrisgreen8539]

Thanks to both Nick Collins and Rick Bovill for this cool hack. :-)

[@rickyb436]

Cheers Chris

[@Gollammeister]

9

[@Les__Mack]

Maybe if you regulate the air intake and/or use the end cut off a pot to diffuse the heat the food might not burn. Thanks for a great video! I love this idea.

[@dstill3434]

Awesome! Can’t wait to make one!

[@AbulKasam]

also - what to do about the black soot? Seems to get on the naan bread... any ideas?

[@sallybourne3562]

Have had a go at this but don't seem to be getting enough heat, what am I doing wrong?

[@rickyb436]

Hi Sally, I'm going to put a new video up quite soon with some improvements you can make. It will work as it is but the key is airflow, you need to get air under the coals by raising them on a grille. The major change I made since this video was to drill bigger holes in the bottoms of the pots. It took 5 minutes and the heat is crazy now. I'll pit a new video up tomorrow hopefully!

[@sun6v546]

Just feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnttttttttttttttttttttttttaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasticcccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc , Mate . U R an expert , Of course.

[@TomBeran]

I have made one too - I got a 99p stainless steel sink drainer to use as a grill works a treat! :)

[@ezpg2176]

How! If u have picture please!

[@rootsyn]

How much weight does the flimsy 9.99 barbecue its sitting on take ?

[@Cook4Fitness]

Alton Brown took a large pot and cut the bottom off like you did. And the he put it in his grill. He got it to I think 800 degrees with fewer steps, though your method looks to be better quality.

[@rickyb436]

cool. I presume you mean 800f? you should be getting hotter in a tandoor constructed like this. check my other video I uploaded recently for a modification to this model which really unleashes it!

[@laurieshentalevenn1988]

Don't ruin a saw, use a round ceramic / tile cutter blade. I do NOT mean on a skill-saw either, I mean on a frame saw like the one you were using to crate the groove cut around the pot before you cut the bottom all the way off with the rip saw.

[@elvirabarbamuniz9885]

Que utiliza para el fuego? Es decir conque' cocioy la comida,leña 0 alcohol,?

[@mdejongste8313]

Nice, fits well in even small garden!

[@Euc_spirit]

How did you get the ashes out of the oven?

[@lauracullen3895]

How about changing your font color? No outlines needed unless you want printing unreadable.

[@scubamage]

+Laura Cullen And yet you were able to read it.

[@sanjayahlawat2826]

I am impressed, looks the genuine item.

[@paige17]

Hi, what method do you use to light the fire? I'm using coals and fire starters, but it's not generating enough heat.

[@rickyb436]

***** Hey Paige. I use a weber chimney starter (which is great to have for BBQ's anyway) to light the coals and then dump them in the oven. I used to just use kindling and coals though right int he bottom of the oven and that worked too. the absolute key is airflow - please check my second video for advice on that! I made the hole bigger in the second version of the oven and it improved things to no end. It's required that the coals are slightly suspended if possible. a bit of old mesh or grill will do for that. just to check you're using the right coals too - you must not use house coals. they need to be BBQ briquettes or lumpwood charcoal. lumpwood is a bit more s okey but burns hotter. briquettes are more consistent and will still burn hot enough. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYfEp2BjeLyGos0 - this is the weber starer I use - I use forelighters instead of paper though - the ashes off paper end up everywhere. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmGtZH2vmspprK8 - that's my second video which details modifications to the original oven

[@paigestankevicius5820]

Thanks for your help. I'll buy a chimney starter today :)

[@rickyb436]

Paige Stankevicius no problem! they're honestly great just to have anyway. I will say though if you were unable to light a fire in the bottom of the pot normally then you almost certainly have airflow issues. A chimney starter won't solve your airflow issues but it will make life easier when you do. -make sure the bottom pot has plenty of air around it. note that I had mine on a grill! it had all-round free-air. -make sureto suspend your coals in the bottom - just like in a kettle bbq. -make sure to enlarge the bottom pot holes (see my second video)

[@LebSista]

Wonderful idea and thoroughly thought out video! Have you tried baking naan breads on the side? That would be my main reason to ever make this!

[@Rhythmicons]

I'd be concerned with lead in the clay as those aren't meant to be food-safe clay pots.

[@LebSista]

@@Rhythmicons oh thanks!

[@DawnWarner432]

I found Candle that last 72 days I wonder if the pots will withhold those days of heat

[@amardeeptahim2933]

Best way to make a tandoor... Thanks mate...!

[@rickyb436]

+Amardeep Tahim thanks :)

[@heathenous81]

I suggest adding an upper grill to cook on. This would probably work well cooking a small turkey like they trash can method.

[@rickyb436]

Hey, it would probably be too hot to be honest; this kind of overn is only for tandoori style cooking; this is mostly skewared meats (kebabs) that are small in volume and cook quick - the idea is that the heat transferred into the skewar cooks the meat from the inside and the radient heat cooks it from the ouside - so it's in there for a very short amount of time - putting anyting on top of the oven would burn it very quickly on one side and it would be raw on the other - I don't suggest you do this!

[@stephenelkins8045]

Any idea how to determine if the clay pot has any lead in it? Scratch test?

[@heritagevr4010]

Doubt it.

[@Keyspoet27]

As long as the pots are unglazed clay thete is little to worry about. The lead, if any, is in the glazing.

[@zhongshunfu2261]

Where to buy the insulation sand. And what is the name of the insulation material

[@PETERJOHN101]

Perlite which he did not use.

[@AleshaaRees]

cool job hunn after this winters gona im gona try something like that but allitle wider 2 cook curry pots in it and chapaties yes baby yes

[@rickyb436]

ha, thanks. go for it! let me know how it goes. I reckon the top could be utilised to cook a curry but be warned it's very very hot.

[@christineclemmer7310]

Thanks for making this video! Very helpful

[@mrhyder4658]

after cooking, how do you get rid of the ashes?

[@rickyb436]

Hey, I use a cheap plastic spatula - the type you would use for flipping pancakes. I just push the ash towards the vent hole in the bottom and it falls out - you can collect it from there. easy :)

[@stephenelkins8045]

Some of these pots are lead based. Make sure there is no lead in your pots for this project.

[@sunboy2488]

+Stephen Elkins yeah and don't use plastic flower pots :-)

[@manjubalamahapatra8422]

Stephen Elkin

[@oksothathappened4115]

Manjubala Mahapatra hi

[@Japp2808]

thanks for sharing that info. (led pots) I would have never known

[@steveschatz6256]

Stephen Elkins how can you make sure?

[@g0bl1n1962]

Passing thought. Those posh new electronic multitools that have a variety of cutting blades for various materials, where originally developed from the vibrating plaster cutters used in hospitals. They would give you a cleaner cut (& faster) if you were to use the ceramic tile cutting blade instead.

[@nieblanoir]

Te está enseñando a hacerlo con lo más rudimentario que cualquiera . Incluso lo puedo hacer a la perfección de otra manera mucho más sencilla y sin herramienta alguna . Si tienes dinero para comprar esas herramientas lo tienes también para no necesitar por el momento hacer lo que hace . Criticar el trabajo de los demás , es muy fácil , ser creativo es otra muy distinta

[@Elamour]

Did the pots crack at all from the heat?

[@gregw2388]

+James Delesky They are terra cotta, and should not crack from heat in this range, unless they are splashed with cold water or something while at full heat. I've made an electric smoker this way with great results as well.

[@rickyb436]

+Greg Whitley thanks for that. the pots hold up very well in this heat.

[@Kriswixx]

ive been loking into making a rocket stove.. but combine this, with your terra cotta heaven.. i think there may ve something in a combo betwixxed the two.. thanks for the inspiration! \

[@rickyb436]

+Kriswixx no worries :D enjoy!

[@wiccaman69]

old washing machine drums work just as well after you burn the crap out of them. :)

[@kevinmcbrierty9581]

what els can you use for insulation I'm on an extremely tight budget

[@virusinstall9658]

This brother so poor he can't afford rocks.

[@kevinmcbrierty9581]

+Viru Sinstall just noticed it's only gravel but other videos people use insolation, gravel would not make good insolation . BTW I am fairly poor due to not being able to work as I have been treated for cancer thanks for your comment tho viru nice guy !

[@rickyb436]

use perlite or vermiculite - they're both very cheap - maybe even cheaper than gravel - I really need to make a new video! watch my second Tandoor ideo and I explan the two types of insulation I have just mentioned. Vermiculite is probably the cheapest and you can even buy it on ebay - it's very very lightweight - it has the appearance of something heavy like gravel but it's light, like popcorn :D

[@kevinmcbrierty9581]

Thanks mate ended up maken one using soil for the bottom and stones for the top works great but think I need more air holes at the bottom

[@Super_Cool_Guy]

Rik is there anyway of not burning it...the food I mean

[@NevetsTSmith]

+my videos probably longer skewers. get the meat a few inches further from the coals.

[@rickyb436]

+my videos sorry for the late reply. It's best to put a potato or onion on the botom of the skewer to protect the meat from the very hot coals. I used baby onions, which are actualy very nice to eat afterwards!

[@susannastephens1177]

Please write usi g white letters to be able to read. Thankyou. Am watching with great anticipation of your creation.

[@abuumair6299]

Nice video.

[@milldabeast519]

so i through a burger in and it burst into flames in seconds?

[@rickyb436]

yes, pretty much. it's too hot for that. it would burn on the outside and be raw in the middle - you can mould the burger around a thick skewar, like a seekh kebab and cook it - that will work perfectly as the skewer gets very hot and cooks it from the inside, and the radiated heat cooks and charrs the outside.

[@mbhatty]

is it possible to get sick from chemicals from the flower pot

[@rickyb436]

No, there are none. The pots are not glazed.

[@bizojan]

+Hospitalist007 it is only mud pot

[@williamriley-land1087]

Can you cook flat breads with this?

[@rickyb436]

Hey I don't think they will cook to be honest, the top pot isn't insulated so may not get hot enough - I have not tried it though to be fair. The oven is still packed and I'm too busy working on the house to try it out! since I made this oven in January, perhaps I could make mk.3 in the new year!

[@williamriley-land1087]

Thanks for the info and awesome video. Good luck with the mark 3 if you attempt it and happy holidays.

[@rickyb436]

William Riley-Land No prob's Will. It's just occured to me though - you said flatbreads, which are usually cooked on the floor of a pizza oven... is tat what you meant? or did you mean naan breads? flatbread dough may not stick to sides of a tandoor oven anyway (and likewise you would not want a naan bread stiuck to the bottom of your pizza oven! )

[@williamriley-land1087]

There are *so many* kinds of flat bread all over the world, they're so varied! Seems like any kind of flour fine or course, leavening (or not), batters, dough, it's a really neat kind of home cookin' :) Some people cook naan in Tandoors. I've never done it but it would be fun to try... here's a short clip of what I'm talking about: How to make naan bread in Tandoor Oven - indian restaurant cooking - indian cooking - pabda20 Cheers W

[@catpip_]

Will it work with bread?

[@christoferbrown2254]

Why use gravel and not sand?

[@rickyb436]

see the follow-up video mate! I change it to vermiculite and perlite which is much much better. if it was a case of sand vs gravel, don't use either - but if that's your only option then gravel every time; it's likely to be lighter and better for insulation

[@maryduff8831]

Hmmmm why not use a tile blade on a skill saw or power saw not knowing what you call them over there.

[@markodelic8795]

I did it oven during your instruction and the fraction of the pot material which you recommend was broken eye of my baby. My baby is now blind . The health inspectors said that the flower pot is not good for tandoori oven, because is not enough resistant for hot temperatures. I am worrying everybody, please do not do that.

[@AHandsomeman]

If you use 50cm skewers the food won't burn, your skewers were too short that's all.

[@rickyb436]

+AHandsomeman I really need to make a new vid! I have a selection of skewers that I got shortly after I made this.

[@OhioCoastie94]

Seems very prone to breaking apart if bumped the wrong way.

[@crawfish069]

This is a neat idea but your font color is hard to read.

[@rickyb436]

yea sorry about that, I could have made a better choice at the time. I'll look into adding subtitles / closed captions in KZbin's native format so people can access them easier. You may find the pictures more useful, and check my follow-up video for some modifications if you end up making one of these. Thanks

[@dourastyle8597]

Very nice

[@jerszak7574]

Vermiculite first,, then top with the stone to keep it from shifting. 1/4 the weight.

[@rickyb436]

Jer Szak yep, you're spot on. see the second video. that's what I did in the second version.

[@roophayre3995]

where did you get that heat resistant glove from

[@daschundloverable]

+roop hayre try amazon.

[@КонстантинМуравьёв-х9л]

и честно показали горелые шашлыки в конце)) такие здоровенные горшки стоят подороже кирпичей

[@Liquidcadmus]

thats amazing, nice job

[@cjfishtales2238]

Do not use garden pots for direct cooking as shown in this video. All kinds of dangerous stuff in those things. Not to mention that while terracotta can be quite heat tolerant. Garden grade isn't going to hold up

[@XTBuddy]

what about cleaning the pot?

[@rickyb436]

you don't really need to to be honest; the process of starting a new fire and letting it come up to temperature does a pretty good job of cleaning it :)

[@VasilyevAlexandr]

Угли нужно дожигать. Стенки должны посветлеть.

[@Sam-qe3di]

Jeez that's so freakin' clever!! Well done mate!!!! Lol hahaa 👍🏼😀

[@Rhythmicons]

I'd be very concerned about any unwanted toxins in the clay as these weren't designed for cooking.

[@DrunkinFerretFace]

Reading some of these comments. Seems someone is throwing Pearls to the hogs...!

[@FreakyScaryChannel]

Why not just by a Blow Torch and Burn your food to a crisp...? Looks like the end result is about the same...

[@rickyb436]

I didn't have a blowtorch at the time, but you're right it would have been a much more effective way to burn the food. If you just want to cook it, try this :)

[@willm.696]

The tandoor does not burn the food, but rather cooks it very quickly. The result is a moist and tasty food that cannot be duplicated outside of a Tandoor.

[@rickyb436]

Cheers Will, you're exactly right. The thick skewer that rests in the coals gets extremely hot too and cooks it from the inside. It's a very quick, effective cook. Admittedly the stuff on the end of the video does look a bit over done ha ha.

[@willm.696]

Another reason to use a tandoori instead of a blow torch is that the 2 use very different methods of heating, the blowtorch uses convection and the tandoori uses infrared radiant heat. The cooking in the Tandoori is only very minorly from the rising hot gasses but majorly from the heat radiating from the walls which is why it needs to be preheated to 800° F. The torch would also have the petrochemical exhaust burn products in it to flavor the food.

[@rickyb436]

Heh

[@strocat25]

can u make naan the real way with this... slappin some naan dough on the wall of the tandoor ?

[@willm.696]

In a word, Yes

[@Gollammeister]

99

[@helenbrown8572]

Yes nick in the original video shows it

[@rowwdycolt654]

Very cool.

[@peensezpibble1801]

I was unable to read the text on this. Hope I can find another video.

[@99rylee]

what a great idea.

[@vanscoyoc]

Just needs some ventilation tubes at the bottom

[@rickyb436]

see second video :)

[@hunglafung2948]

Some cray pot is not safe, food might got chemicals.

[@michaeljones5378]

Awesome Vid!! But change the color of the font, it’s competing with the background.

[@ushabhika9622]

Cant read your captions...

[@cricklicklers9382]

I can't read the print -

[@revcounters]

Toller Ofen, schlechter Grillmeister(-.