Love food cooked over an open fire? Then a do-it-yourself tandoor is a great option for a summer vacation. Moreover, this useful Turkic device can be made from an old washing machine. How is this possible? We’ll tell you in the article.
If you are interested in what can be done from a broken washing machine, then we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the step-by-step instructions for collecting a tandoor. This universal device is used by the Tajik, Turkish, Armenian and Uzbek people. Their oven-brazier is called tonur and tandoor. How to inexpensively build a portable tandoor for a summer residence? Let’s figure it out.
The bearings in the old washing machine flew out. There is no point in repairing, but the drum can be used to make a mini-tandoor.
Remove the drum from the CMA housing. In the photo it is in the tank.
Disconnect all pipes, hoses and cuffs from the main part, remove from the tank.
Burn the surface with a torch. Scrub the metal with a brush, removing the remnants of scale and powder, otherwise the barbecue will give off detergent.
In a metal drum, close all holes with patches on the screws.
Line the bottom of the tank with clay. It compresses and will not penetrate through the holes, and will also perfectly keep the heat inside.
Also fill the recesses of the drum with clay so that it fits smoothly into the tank.
Of course, fill all the side holes with clay, as shown in the photo.
For the manufacture of the device, you don’t even need a drawing, everything is created along the way with your own hands. Moreover, a step-by-step “scheme” will help with this. Cover the top with a lid and seal.
Prepare the rod legs by twisting them as you wish.
Weld a metal cross to the back wall of the tank.
Weld the legs to the cross.
To prepare a barbecue, you will need a grill grate or a homemade barbecue grill. The easiest way to make it is to weld it from metal corners and skewers. First, use a grinder to cut out a metal circle.
Weld a long base to the center, on which fasten the skewers, as shown in the photo.
A simple horizontal tandoor is ready to go. As you can see, the device is easy to make yourself for home and garden. The dimensions of the oven are small, so installation is possible even in a small yard. The meat in the oven is cooked on wood, so fire it up after laying the wood. A small and medium hearth will require only 5-6 logs. This is what burnt coals look like:
If necessary, use a thermometer to check the temperature of the coals. After stuffing the meat, lower the barbecue into the oven. You can remove the coals in advance, but then cooking will take longer.
Before you is a real homemade tandoor.
If your technique does not have a metal tank, no problem. Brazier can be made simply from a drum. Using a screwdriver, screw the legs from the corners to the base.
Such a country project will perfectly save the family budget and allow you to enjoy fragrant dishes on the coals.
And this is what a brazier looks like, which is much easier to make than a tandoor:
Watch the video on creating a brazier-hearth for the yard from the CMA drum from Morozov Vyacheslav:
The assembly principle of the tandoor is shown in this video:
Thanks to the Alexander Naumov channel, you can create a stove in your summer cottage at no extra cost. The pictures in the article will help you understand the assembly steps. Let work be a pleasure!