Do-it-yourself tandoor oven

The tandoor oven is a multifunctional device. And most importantly, not only experts can build it. Independent construction of the furnace is also possible.

What is a tandoor

• The tandoor is a large earthen pot, turned upside down, with a small hole in its bottom.
• The clay part of the furnace on the outside is lined with brick, and the space between the brick and the edge of the vessel is filled with clay, sand or salt. They contribute to the retention of heat in.
• The design of this is such that in its lower part there should be a hole for inflation.

How it works

For such a furnace, enough of a small amount of fuel - wood or branches. In Asia, saxaul is most often used for kindling. It is placed on the bottom, set on fire and allowed to burn to coals. After the wood has burned down, you can start baking bread or cooking.

During kindling, all the heat is absorbed by the walls - and the clay pot, and a kind of layer, and a brick wall. Having heated up, the furnace begins to give off heat. This provides a long-lasting uniform temperature, which contributes to the excellent preparation of dishes, both baking and longing.

What is needed for the construction

In order to make such a furnace, you will need:

• bricks - fireproof and facing;
• sand;
• clay;
• cement;
• grate.

This tandoor is made a little from other materials, but in modern conditions the listed components are best suited for this.

Assembly technology

Initially, the type of tandyr is chosen - ordinary (ground) or earthen, horizontal or vertical. The most common ovens are vertical.

The technology of assembly of land or earthen type is different.

The ground structure is constructed as follows:

1. Initially, you need to prepare a place, preferably with a canopy.
2. Then you need to equip the foundation of a concrete solution that could support the weight of the tandoor. To do this, it is necessary to prepare a depression in the ground to the size of the foundation, lay a sand and gravel pad on the bottom of the depression in the ground, and then pour the concrete solution to the desired height. If the foundation will be above the ground, you need to build a formwork of the boards. The prepared foundation should dry for several days.
3. The height of the furnace is from 1.2 to 1.3 m. On the foundation there is a circle of regular shape, whose diameter is 1 m. The first row of bricks is laid out in which there is a hole for blowing. The second row of bricks is already laid out entirely, without holes between the bricks.
4. On the second row fit grate. Approximately up to 8 rows, the tandoor is assembled strictly vertically, with an obligatory shift by half a brick for more structural strength. Further rows should form a dome, which means it will be necessary to carefully stack them, carefully calculating a suitable shift of bricks inward, so that the walls are sloping, forming a more or less even plane. And if the diameter of the foundation is 1 m, then the very top of the dome is 50 cm.
5. After laying the brick, the entire body must be carefully daubed with clay, and then left to dry completely.
6. After a few hours, it is necessary to fill the internal volume with brushwood and let it burn. This will harden the clay and make the tandoor ready for use.
7. After cooling, you need to impose a furnace strictly vertical outer layer of bricks. Great attention should be paid to filling all possible voids between bricks. When the solution is set, you need to fill the space between the outer lining and the furnace itself with a mixture of sand and clay.

Construction of a vertical tandoor photo:

Video

Another version of the construction of the tandoor is presented in the video:

Earthen tandyr is going as follows:

1. It is necessary to prepare a pit for the stove, on the assumption that the height will be 1.2 m plus the foundation. The bottom, or foundation, is laid out of brick in a single layer. Asbestos-cement pipe is brought to the prepared foundation, which is a kind of blowing. The edge of the pipe should be located among the bricks of the first row.
2. Top laying must be covered with clay. The tandoor is assembled in a similar way, except for the external lining of the brick. The soil will act as a lining here.

The walls of the furnace itself must be laid out of refractory bricks, with the bricks shifted inwards to form an upper cone-shaped dome. Outside, the masonry should be plastered with clay, and after it dries, the space between the soil and the walls should be carefully covered with clay and sand. The stove must also be hardened with the help of fire.

Construction of earthen tandyr photo: