Camping this weekend - cooked Paella for 4. The jumbo joe works perfectly with a 16" paella pan, leaving just enough room for air to vent out around the sides of the pan. I used half a Weber chimney starter with Kingsford - perfect heat. For recipe, I use Tyler Florences Paella recipe (can be found on the food network site). Cut the rice down to 2 cups, and assuming you are using good bomba Paella rice, you will need 5 cups of liquid. We had just enough left over to cook up some fried rice the next morning for breakfast.
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Fantastic!
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And yes that does look fantastic. I've been hemming and hawing around for gill pan ideas and this looks really good. It's got fairly deep, but not too deep sides, and handles.
But I gotta ask, wouldn't it be better to have that size pan on a 22 so you can maybe close the lid?
Thanks to Shaun, I have discovered the versatility of these. I use mine all the time. The one I have fits on the SJ, 18 & 22. I can measure it when I get home from work.
Quotewouldn't it be better to have that size pan on a 22 so you can maybe close the lid?
Closing the lid is not necessary for Paella - in fact it is a dish "traditionally" cooked over an open fire.
If you were going to use a Paella Pan for something else where the lid of your kettle would need to be closed, then you would need to take into account the handles of the pan when measuring for the right size pan.
I need to get me one of those pans. Is quality important? I've seen them as low as $10.
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