On Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:32:47 -0600, F. George McDuffee
wrote:
On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 09:43:03 +0700, John B.
wrote:
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Or just use a larger Wok. You can get them here up to about 36" in
diameter :-)
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Another good suggestion. Large woks would be a solution, but
these have a rounded bottom and are difficult to use on
western stoves, although they should work OK on a gas turkey
frier.
Over here (where a Wok is a mandatory kitchen utensil) you can buy a
ring that sits on top of your stove burner and supports the wok. the
wok is perhaps a half inch higher then a flat bottom pot would be but
wok cooking is usually at pretty high heat and done very quickly so it
doesn't seem to bother local cooks.
I once made something or another out of a disc harrow disk and as I
remember it, it was fairly thick. I'd think that cooking with one
would be much like using an old cast iron skillet - light the stove
and have a cuppa coffee while it is getting hot :-)
While it won't have quite the cachet/brio of a welded disco
de arado, it appears the solution will be the purchase of
several large paella pans. According to the pan sellers
websites, a 26 inch pan will fit on most bbq grills or can
be used on a turkey frier [at low heat]. Looks like these
can also be used as flat grill or griddle
The smaller 20-22 inch units will fit on most kitchen stoves
and will also fit in the oven for easy paella.
The copper paella pans, although beautiful (too nice to
use?), are a "spicy meatball" in the larger sizes, so it
looks like black or polished steel. I found several
suppliers which may be of interest to the people following
this semi metal related thread.
Spicy meatball
http://www.amazon.com/Sertodo-Alican...rds=paella+pan
over the top
http://www.paellapans.com/60-inch-Ca...Pan-p/c-60.htm
steel
http://www.amazon.com/Garcima-26-Inc...rds=paella+pan
http://www.amazon.com/Garcima-20-Inc...rds=paella+pan
http://www.paellapans.com/Carbon-Steel-s/34.htm
http://www.creativecookware.com/Carb...-P587C108.aspx
Utilitarian solution [no brio points] for bbq grill, turkey
frier, or stove
http://www.amazon.com/Sportsman-CISS...N%3DB003AMKVEU
http://www.jbtoolsales.com/buffalo-t...giant-skillet/
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Cheers,
John B.