Green Xenon [Radium] wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I am looking for a tandoor clay oven that can be fueled by bituminous
> coals. I've looked at many shops on and off the net. I've not been able
> to find one that I'm sure is safe to use bituminous coals on. Some use
> charcoal but I don't know if its safe to use bituminous coals on these
> oven.
>
> I feel gas and charcoal are too bland. They don't give the flavor I
> like. To my nose and taste buds, nothing is more pleasant than garlic
> naan cooked in a clay oven fueled by bituminous coals. The earthy aroma
> of the clay combined with that of the bituminous coal really gets me
> appetite going.
>
> Also, what type of heat is mostly used in clay oven to cook food --
> radiant, conductive, or convective?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Radium
>
>
> P.S. I dream of eating some heavily-buttered garlic naan cooked in the
> above manner with some equally-delicious butter [makhni] tandoor chicken
> curry sauce.

There are many grades of bituminous coal. Some are more noxious than
others. All produce coal tar in the smoke, "known to cause cancer". If
you must cook over open coal flame, use anthracite.

Jerry
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Green Xenon [Radium] wrote:
> Jerry Avins wrote:

...

>> There are many grades of bituminous coal. Some are more noxious than
>> others. All produce coal tar in the smoke, "known to cause cancer". If
>> you must cook over open coal flame, use anthracite.
>
>
> Bituminous coal has a stronger aroma than anthracite and from the
> responses I got from other posters, I doubt any open flame is used.
> Simply hot smoking coals to cook food.

Glowing coals are classified as open flame.

Jerry
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