Paella Pan???

Mattman3969

What kind should I be looking for? I am guessing Carbon Steel but thought I would get your opinions before I purchase. I will generally be just cooking for 2 of us and was thinking a 14" for my large unless you guys tell me to go smaller. New territory here so thank you for any input.

Little Steven

This is the best one I have found for the large. The upturned handles allow 15 1/2"

 

Little Steven

I'll try again but if it doesn't work google Typhoon 15 1/2" paella pan.

 

henapple

That's a good looking pan. What are you posting from. ..DOS?

:-B

Little Steven

Hahaha. Firefox and IE. Can't post pics or edit posts

Mattman3969

Thanks LS!! Is this the one? It says it is non-stick.

Little Steven

There is a carbon steel one the same. I have both. Prefer the steel for the soccarat

Mattman3969

Thank you

henapple

LS. ..does it have the dimples?

Little Steven

No

Cookinbob

I have a 14" Carbon Steel one, diameter to edge of handles is 18", so probably too big for a large if you want to close the lid.  Have never used anything but carbon steel, I would avoid something non stick personally.  FWIW, I can feed 6 hungry people out of the 14".  I also have an 18" which fits on my XL, I can feed 10 easily from that

lousubcap

Here's a great primer link about paellas-scroll thru to the end and there is a discussion and link about the paella pans:

http://www.nakedwhiz.com/paella/paella.htm FWIW-

Mattman3969

I keep forgetting about all the info over on the whiz site. Thanks for the reminder @lousubcap

henapple

LS. ..how do you get the soccrat?

Little Steven

It happens the same as in a regular pan. Mine is outside in my egg cabinet which I can't get open cause of snow but I'll let you know if it has any dimpling. I don't think it does but it has been a while since I made a paella. I'll let you know around mid-June

Richard Fl

I bought a Copco enameled pan back in the early '80's and have been very happy with it.  Unfortunately the company disappeared and  now the pan runs around $100 ebay has them.

LS has a great looking one. just be sure that the overall diameter with the handles fits your BGE.

Copco pan.

http://www.greeneggers.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=715388&catid=1  

24" on an exlrg, handles fit outside the dome, but worked.

http://www.greeneggers.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=1174114&catid=1

Letz4wheel

http://www.tienda.com/paella/paella_pans.html There are some decently priced ones here but of course I know nothing of paella

henapple

I guess I've never heard that popping sound everyone talks about

Little Steven

Neither has your wife )

lousubcap

@henapple-sounds a bit different than the sound when you pull the tab on a PBR but not too far afield-just gotta tune the ears! >-

henapple

Little Steven said:

Neither has your wife )

Damn. ..

stlcharcoal

I want one of those HUGE paella pans......like 3ft in diameter.  You build a horseshoe shaped riser out of pavers or cinder blocks, then light a fire underneath it.  Pretty cool.

Little Steven

Well Smitty, you get me a huge discount on an XXL and I'll give you a huge pan

stantrb

Mine are carbon steel with dimples. Cheap and effective, and in the egg they double as FANTASTIC griddles. Seriously. No ky seems to consider that, but my 18 inch pan makes pancakes and eggs like a champ.

To get a socorrat, lower the heat as the liquid disappears into the rice and wait. You'll hear the rice on top bottom go from bubbling to a Rice Krispie kind of hum. You only get it if you Let the rice completely absorb the liquid.

Stan

Cookinbob

stlcharcoal said:

I want one of those HUGE paella pans......like 3ft in diameter.  You build a horseshoe shaped riser out of pavers or cinder blocks, then light a fire underneath it.  Pretty cool.

ou know you can rent the really big pans!  If I make my Paella with shrimp, mussels, chorizo, and chicken, filling the 14" pan costs $40 or more in ingredients, and it feeds 6 .  Doing the prep takes a couple of hours.  

If I remember how to calculate area of a circle and volume, I predict a 3' pan would cost north of $250 to fill, and it would feed 40.  You would need around 10 gallons of stock. The cook won't have much time for fun, might want to just hire a caterer, but you would have something to brag about!.  If you do it, Pics are a must

Little Steven

Wabbit!

R2Egg2Q

I recommend that you get the largest pan you can fit on your Egg so you can have some leftover paella. For the amount of time and effort, it's good to have extra.

Cookinbob

18" is the biggest I can fit on my XL . Cut the handles off or bend them up if you can, you could go bigger. I don't think anyone makes a 19" pan. Could go bigger if you left the lid open

stlcharcoal

Cookinbob said:

stlcharcoal said:

I want one of those HUGE paella pans......like 3ft in diameter.  You build a horseshoe shaped riser out of pavers or cinder blocks, then light a fire underneath it.  Pretty cool.

ou know you can rent the really big pans!  If I make my Paella with shrimp, mussels, chorizo, and chicken, filling the 14" pan costs $40 or more in ingredients, and it feeds 6 .  Doing the prep takes a couple of hours.  

If I remember how to calculate area of a circle and volume, I predict a 3' pan would cost north of $250 to fill, and it would feed 40.  You would need around 10 gallons of stock. The cook won't have much time for fun, might want to just hire a caterer, but you would have something to brag about!.  If you do it, Pics are a must

Cool......Go big or go home, right?

Anytime I fire up my Rebel, I always fill all 23 cubic feet.  I'll end up with 20-30#'s of pulled pork, then fill plastic to-go boxes, and people will stop by the house or I'll deliver it.  My mom does the same with chocolate chip cookies.

Letz4wheel

stlcharcoal said:

Cookinbob said:

stlcharcoal said:

I want one of those HUGE paella pans......like 3ft in diameter.  You build a horseshoe shaped riser out of pavers or cinder blocks, then light a fire underneath it.  Pretty cool.

ou know you can rent the really big pans!  If I make my Paella with shrimp, mussels, chorizo, and chicken, filling the 14" pan costs $40 or more in ingredients, and it feeds 6 .  Doing the prep takes a couple of hours.  

If I remember how to calculate area of a circle and volume, I predict a 3' pan would cost north of $250 to fill, and it would feed 40.  You would need around 10 gallons of stock. The cook won't have much time for fun, might want to just hire a caterer, but you would have something to brag about!.  If you do it, Pics are a must

Cool......Go big or go home, right?

Anytime I fire up my Rebel, I always fill all 23 cubic feet.  I'll end up with 20-30#'s of pulled pork, then fill plastic to-go boxes, and people will stop by the house or I'll deliver it.  My mom does the same with chocolate chip cookies.

What time can I expect you in Evansville? May as well bring a pallet of ROCKWOOD while you are at it.

bettysnephew

@Mattman3969 I found my carbon steel pan at TJMax  It has the dimples.  Not sure they are in stock year round, but you might ask as they may have them in the store room.

Two years ago I bought a frozen paella mix at Sam's Club which had a nice seafood mix and chorizo in the package.  It was quite good, but I haven't seen it since.

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