How do I Clean my Tandoor

The question I get asked the most is how do I clean my tandoor oven, basically how do I clean the mess out of the bottom of the tandoor after a cook. First there is not much mess as you don’t use many coals, secondly the oven burns very efficiently, so there is a small amount of ash. I always keep a saucer under the tandoor so the ash can freely fall through the holes at the bottom and be collected. When I come to use the oven again I push any remaining ash out through the holes in the bottom via a large stick.

I sometimes use a brush on the inside of the medium tandoor, and on the whole I don’t put my hands or arms in the tandoor just incase I get any soot on me.

As I say I get asked this question a lot, so I have made a quick video showing me cleaning my tandoor. Actually it is a video of me cleaning two tandoors.