Liz Gowen on thu 1 nov 01
After many years of trying to figure out how to make this cooker I
broke down and purchased one Makes great very moist bbq and or
smoked meat veggies etc.
The clay is like that used in kiln shelves a high fire very
dense and heat shock resistant. The walls are very thick about an
inch and the thing weighs a ton. It has a metal ring hinge and just
because of the weight, with opening the lid, low fire clay would
just crumble. Also this can stay out year round and not have a
problem of absorbing moisture and then cracking when used like low
fire might. The top (Chimney?) is capped with a metal damper. I
would guess the cooker looks ram pressed. It is not glazed but
painted on the outside with an enamel that will withstand heat.
The inside has a liner or fire box with a clay grate( flat disc
with holes punched in) to put the charcoal on. Can crank it to 750F
and do a great steak or slow cook at 300 for an equally great
turkey. I use some of Nils kiln firing sugestions, from his book, to
increase the draft and get the temp up to 750.
There was a clayart guy from Australia that I believe made some
and had them on his web page but I've lost the address.(perhaps John
Debello?)
I had done a patent search for the product since it is patented
but the discription of the clay used was over my head. sounded like
the same type used on the space shuttle.
Its a great cooker, but I decided to make the pots to serve the
food in instead of tackling this.
Liz Gowen NJ USA
Lori Leary on fri 2 nov 01
I love my Big Green Egg. I've had one for the last 15 years or so. Makes
the most wonderful barbecue; put on a pork shoulder, cook at low heat for
hours until meat is falling apart. Sauce optional... Yummy.
I have been very interested in making a tandoor, see the web page below:
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Island/3012/
Perhaps it would be possible to make one out of clay...
Any ideas?
Lori L.
laleary@earthlink.net
Liz wrote:
>After many years of trying to figure out how to make this cooker I
>broke down and purchased one Makes great very moist bbq and or
>smoked meat veggies etc.
> The clay is like that used in kiln shelves a high fire very
>dense and heat shock resistant. The walls are very thick about an
>inch and the thing weighs a ton. It has a metal ring hinge and just
>because of the weight, with opening the lid, low fire clay would
>just crumble. Also this can stay out year round and not have a
>problem of absorbing moisture and then cracking when used like low
>fire might. The top (Chimney?) is capped with a metal damper. I
>would guess the cooker looks ram pressed. It is not glazed but
>painted on the outside with an enamel that will withstand heat.
> The inside has a liner or fire box with a clay grate( flat disc
>with holes punched in) to put the charcoal on. Can crank it to 750F
>and do a great steak or slow cook at 300 for an equally great
>turkey. I use some of Nils kiln firing sugestions, from his book, to
>increase the draft and get the temp up to 750.
> There was a clayart guy from Australia that I believe made some
>and had them on his web page but I've lost the address.(perhaps John
>Debello?)
> I had done a patent search for the product since it is patented
>but the discription of the clay used was over my head. sounded like
>the same type used on the space shuttle.
> Its a great cooker, but I decided to make the pots to serve the
>food in instead of tackling this.
> Liz Gowen NJ USA
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