The Mangal - What is a Mangal and why you need one?

İyi Günler,
Welcome back to What the Mutfak, the Show that will Keb-Up your life!
"Mutfak" means "Kitchen" and also "Cuisine" in the Turkish Language.
My name is Emir Ali and I am here to tell you about our cuisine, its millenial rites, rituals and philosophy in the most nerdful manner possible, trying very hard not to leave any possible gaps while doing so.
This is the first "Methodology and Equipment" video that we uploaded to this channel.
We did film it more than a few months ago now, so please bear with us for any technical mishaps, we are learning as we upload.
I want to assure you that we are much better now in all aspects and will continue to improve as time passes.
We are laying down the infrastructure of our methodology here so you will not feel estranged when you watch us actually cooking with a lot of different equipments that we understand are very foreign to you.
The Mangal, is one of the most distinctive (and paramount parts) of the Cuisines of our Regions in general, it has been used since God knows when, and continues to thrive in that very region, stretching all the way to China, with very few differences.
Yes we know, the Mangal is also called "Kûre" (Кура / کوره) in some parts of Central Asia, like Afghanistan Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, which by the way also literally means "furnace" in Persian, which is the official language of 2 of the above, but in modern Iran, the word "Mangal" is used.
By the way, there is a chance that "Kûre" is also of Turkish origin, "Qor / Kor" meaning "Brazen" or "Embers".
Do you have a name for it in your own language?
Yours,
Credits:
Host: Emir Ali Enç
Co-Director: Besra Burulday
Video & Editing: Hakan Ürkmez ‪@Cloudvideography‬‬‬
WTM’s Instagram: whatthemutfak
Our brandnames are visible so #reklam according to Turkish Laws.
Notable sources:
-Emir Ali Enç - Me

[@malkocy]

This video is gooood👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Good knowledge shared🙏🏻👏🏻

[@phuket84]

Amazing video. This channel is going to be awesome. The problem with Turkish cuisine is nobody is willing to tell what they very well know to anyone other than the people they work in their kitchens. Thanks to WTM this very valuable knowledge will live on forever.

[@PhantomRuffy]

Nice videa

[@HaloodieFoodie]

Thanks for the really informative video on the Mangal grill. In London, we have many Ocakbasi Mangal restaurants and you see the meats being grilled over hot smouldering charcoal! Our Cami's have mangals in them! I notice they have a cold zone and an active charcoal lighting zone with a portable metal dome to reflect the infrared radiation back into the coal to speed up lighting. The sights and smells are wonderous! Thanks again for the informative video, Emir!

[@Vesssss]

Thank you, I will build one this summer in my backyard. Finally a good explanation why I cannot make the kebabs taste same as in the turkish restaurant, although I buy the pre-made skewers from the turkish butcher. I always used the grill and they allmost always were falling apart.

[@WTMutfak]

Yes we know, the Mangal is also called "Kûre" (Кура / کوره) in some parts of Central Asia, like Afghanistan Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, which by the way also literally means "furnace" in Persian, which is the official language of 2 of the above, but in modern Iran, the word "Mangal" is used.
By the way, there is a chance that "Kûre" is also of Turkish origin, "Qor / Kor" meaning "Brazen" or "Embers".
Do you have a name for it in your own language?

[@PhantomRuffy]

I would've liked to see the mangal in use!

[@AmirhoseinHerandy]

I wonder if one of those Japanese ceramic grills would work. I know they are not wide enoguh for a full skewer but they should be similar enough, especially if you can find a bigger one.

[@bearsharkp3901]

We'd like a video on how to make the kebab and apply to skewer so it won't fall off

[@paulbeglane5489]

This was surprisingly cool... I enjoy cooking Brazilian rodizio style, which has some parallels... I hope you follow up with a live cooking demo to show off techniques like heat and time management.

[@waynetynan8615]

Great, are you planning to show cooking on it?

Pişirme bölümü bekliyoruz 😊

[@habibfarid3005]

nice

[@timbucktu5141]

Some of the texts blended in were not long enough there to read them and it is very hard to stop in this moment, to read them

[@BBAnteros]

Güzel abicim, please add the part where you actually cook the stuff yeah? I mean isn't that the most fun part to watch?? Just a suggestion

[@akgungulel]

❤❤

[@AmirhoseinHerandy]

Whst is that metal stand?

[@phuket84]

They built the “Mangal” on a trolley(that is the metal stand) so they can move it to wherever they need to use it.

[@AmirhoseinHerandy]

@ Is it something one can buy online?

[@phuket84]

@ it’s most likely custom made.