Cooking Hangi style
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Cooking Hangi style
Has anyone cooked Hangi style? I plan on doing this next weekend for a party. I have a couple of questions hopefully someone can answer:
Are paving bricks suitable to use or will they crack/crumble?
Instead of burning the fire in the same pit as I will cook in, I thought about having the fire in a separate pit and then transferring the bricks to the cooking pit when they are hot enough, this way it should eliminate the ash from the fire. Has anyone any thoughts on this, other than making sure they are moved quickly and don't go cold?
Cheers
Are paving bricks suitable to use or will they crack/crumble?
Instead of burning the fire in the same pit as I will cook in, I thought about having the fire in a separate pit and then transferring the bricks to the cooking pit when they are hot enough, this way it should eliminate the ash from the fire. Has anyone any thoughts on this, other than making sure they are moved quickly and don't go cold?
Cheers
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Re: Cooking Hangi style
Hi there i wouldnt have thought that paving bricks or similar would hold their heat for the required time.
I did a google search 4 u and found this hope it helps and good luck!
http://www.suzy.co.nz/SuzysWorld/Fac...?FactSheet=269
Cheers
Cally
I did a google search 4 u and found this hope it helps and good luck!
http://www.suzy.co.nz/SuzysWorld/Fac...?FactSheet=269
Cheers
Cally
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Re: Cooking Hangi style
Thanks for the info. I had looked at a few websites but hadn't seen that one.
I wanted to use the pavers as I have a pile of them, maybe need to look at an alternate source.
Cheers
I wanted to use the pavers as I have a pile of them, maybe need to look at an alternate source.
Cheers
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Re: Cooking Hangi style
[QUOTE=Loch Lomond;6331792]Has anyone cooked Hangi style? I plan on doing this next weekend for a party. I have a couple of questions hopefully someone can answer:
Are paving bricks suitable to use or will they crack/crumble?
Instead of burning the fire in the same pit as I will cook in, I thought about having the fire in a separate pit and then transferring the bricks to the cooking pit when they are hot enough, this way it should eliminate the ash from the fire. Has anyone any thoughts on this, other than making sure they are moved quickly and don't go cold?
Cheers[/
I use old railway wagon brake shoes, they
work well.
Yep, heat your stones etc in a fire on the ground, then roll them into the pit.
Brush off any ash with a steel welding brush before they go into the pit, stops the kai being too smokey.
I use old stainless washing machine bowls to
put the food in.
To dig pit, if twelve tonne digger not available, use spade.
Are paving bricks suitable to use or will they crack/crumble?
Instead of burning the fire in the same pit as I will cook in, I thought about having the fire in a separate pit and then transferring the bricks to the cooking pit when they are hot enough, this way it should eliminate the ash from the fire. Has anyone any thoughts on this, other than making sure they are moved quickly and don't go cold?
Cheers[/
I use old railway wagon brake shoes, they
work well.
Yep, heat your stones etc in a fire on the ground, then roll them into the pit.
Brush off any ash with a steel welding brush before they go into the pit, stops the kai being too smokey.
I use old stainless washing machine bowls to
put the food in.
To dig pit, if twelve tonne digger not available, use spade.
#5
Re: Cooking Hangi style
What with all our geothermal activity, we tend to stick the food in a hole with steam coming out.
Voila.....cooked.
A whole roast dinner can be chucked in the local communal hangi, leave til dinner time, pull out and eat. No-one seems to rob it.......which is nice.
Voila.....cooked.
A whole roast dinner can be chucked in the local communal hangi, leave til dinner time, pull out and eat. No-one seems to rob it.......which is nice.
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Re: Cooking Hangi style
Thanks for the reponses everyone.
Are you serious??
I thought with natural pressure in geothermal areas that a lot of sulphur is present?
I thought with natural pressure in geothermal areas that a lot of sulphur is present?
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Re: Cooking Hangi style
Nah Bro, justa really intensive dose of heat in a small areaq, ideal for hangi cooking