Need Suggestion to help you decide which tandoori oven is perfect for you?

Whether you are New to tandoori Cooking or an Expert – the below detailed chart shall help you decide and check  ‘What is the most optimum tandoori oven size for my requirement’

Tandoori Cooking is a very fast mode of cooking – rather faster than microware cooking vis a vis size of portions.

When buying a tandoor it can be classified in 4 different categories for most common requirements.

1.       Number of people to cater &

2.       Purpose

a.       Home Cooking

b.      Party

c.       Catering

d.      Professional

1.       Number of People to cater for HOME, PARTY

a.       1 to 5 People –

                                                               i.      BBR – Charcoal *

                                                             ii.      BBS – Charcoal *

                                                            iii.      GAS TOP Oven

b.      1 to 10 people

                                                               i.      GT-80 SS – Charcoal *

                                                             ii.      GT-80 SS with Stainless Steel TOP – Charcoal  *

                                                            iii.      GT-40 SS Square Charcoal *

                                                           iv.      GT-4000 Gas (only tandoor in the world certified for Indoor* & outdoor use)

c.       1 to 15 People

                                                               i.      GT-525 – Charcoal *

d.      1 to 25 People

                                                               i.      GT-200 SS – Charcoal *

                                                             ii.      GT-200 Stainless Steel Top – Charcoal *

                                                            iii.      GT-5000 – NSF Sanitation Certified Charcoal*

                                                           iv.      GT-5100 – NSF/ ETL Gas & Sanitation Certified

2.       Professional Tandoor Ovens for Restaurant, Catering, Takeaway and Banquets

a.       Upto 40 covers/seats

                                                               i.      GT-5000 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL CHARCOAL*

                                                             ii.      GT-5100 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL/CSA Gas – Propane or Natural Gas

                                                            iii.      GT-7000 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL Certified Charcoal* - 40 plus covers including takeaway (to go orders)

                                                           iv.      GT-7100 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL Certified Charcoal* - 40 plus covers including takeaway (to go orders)

b.      Upto 60 covers seats / covers

                                                               i.      GT-7000 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL CHARCOAL*

                                                             ii.      GT-7100 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL/CSA Gas

                                                            iii.      GT-7500 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL Certified Charcoal* - 60 plus covers including takeaway (to go orders)

                                                           iv.      GT-8100 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL/CSA Gas - 60 plus covers including takeaway (to go orders)

c.       Upto 80 covers seats / covers

                                                               i.      GT-8000 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL CHARCOAL*

                                                             ii.      GT-8100 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL/CSA Gas

                                                            iii.      GT-8500 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL Certified Charcoal* - 80 plus covers including takeaway (to go orders)

                                                           iv.      GT-8100 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL/CSA Gas - 80 plus covers including takeaway (to go orders)

d.      100 covers/seats plus for restaurant  (may require multiple units)

                                                               i.      GT-8500 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL CHARCOAL*

                                                             ii.      GT-8100 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL/CSA Gas

                                                            iii.      GT-9500 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL Certified Charcoal* - 100 plus covers including takeaway (to go orders)

                                                           iv.      GT-8100 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL/CSA Gas -100 plus covers including takeaway (to go orders) x 2 Units (one for skewers or naan breads and the other for mixed use)

e.      Takeaways Only

                                                               i.      GT-5000 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL CHARCOAL*

                                                             ii.      GT-5100 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL/CSA Gas – Propane or Natural Gas

                                                            iii.      GT-7000 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL Certified Charcoal* - Heavy Orders

                                                           iv.      GT-7100 NSF/ANSI-4/ETL Certified Charcoal* - Heavy To go orders

f.        Banquets – Tandoors for the banquets are dependent on the number of guests and size again. Undermentioned are a few examples that one can exercise as per the expertise of the chef and the team.

                                                               i.      Small Banquets – upto 50 gathering – GT-5000 Charcoal* or GT-5100 Gas

                                                             ii.      Medium Banquets – Upto 100 gathering – A combination of GT-5000 Charcoal* /Gas GT-5100 in multiple or GT-7000 Charcoal* /GT-7100 Gas

                                                            iii.      Large Banquets – 1 unit GT-5000 Charcoal* /GT-5100 Gas for every 100 to 150 people depending on the expertise of the chef or 2 Large GT-8500 Charcoal*/GT-8100 Gas for Main and the balance as per requirement of skewers.

g.       Outdoor Catering Mobile Tandoor

                                                               i.      Small Party / Gathering – GT-80 SS ot GT-525

                                                             ii.      Medium Party / Gathering – GT- 200SS or GT-5000/GT-5100

The above is a chart that denotes suggestions on the right size for requirement based on different categories and seating capacity. The chart in no manner is limited to choice of an individual customer/buyer.

Cooking capacities are dependent on the expertise of the chef, type of cuisine being offered, food portion sizes etc. We have taken in account our decades of experience by manufacturing and selling tandoor ovens to more than 96 countries worldwide.

For people who want to build your own backyard tandoor we offer clay pots in different sizes. For clay pot sizes click here…..

*Charcoal Tandoors are limited to use by some states as per local laws – these are also available to be converted to Gas per per requirement of the customer subject to the local law laid by the state. The responsibility to convert Charcoal Tandoors to gas is of the buyer.  Gas Tandoors that we manufacture are fully legal as per state laws of USA and CANADA and have been duly certified and listed under various standards laid. The gas tandoors are NSF/ANSI-4/ETL Certified and listed for Sanitation and ETL/CSA for GAS SAFETY.

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