Vaello 500 Garden Paella Set

What's included in the Vaello 400 Garden Paella set? 

• 500mm Vaello Campos Dual control Paella Gas Burner
• Choice of Polished Steel or Enamelled  Steel Paella Pans from 60cm to 70cm diameter
• 75cm high, Braced Tripod Stand for extra stability with larger pans
• Gas hose and clips

Features:

• Dual Ring Paella Gas Burner
• 2 independent gas rings
• Supports pans from 38cm to 42cm on the inner ring and 60cm, 65cm or 70cm on both rings
• Runs on Butane or Propane
• For outdoor use only
• CE Certified to EEC 90/396 Gas Directive and factory set for UK LPG Gas pressures
• Braced tripod stand for extra strength
• Easy to assemble & disassemble

This paella cooking set is perfect for larger family parties. It is based on the Vaello La Valenciana 500mm paella gas burner. With this configuration, we have added the braced tripod stand for extra stability.  It can be configured with choices of either Polished steel or Enamelled steel paella pans from 60cm, 65cm or 70cm pans

The paella set also includes a gas hose and clips. You will just need to choose a regulator for the appropriate gas bottle you want to use. (See gas & regulator guide for more information). The gas burner will run on both Propane & Butane.

** Important Note: We offer a service to crimp the regulator on the gas hose and burner. This a very strong connection, but will not have been leak tested. As always, check for any gas leaks using soapy water around all connections before lighting.

• 60cm Paella Pan  12-15 main course portions,  up to 19 tapas size
• 65cm Paella Pan  15-19 main course portions,  up to  25 tapas size
• 70cm Paella Pan  20-25  main course portions,  up to  30 tapas size

Click on the "Pan Servings & Dimensions" Tab to see servings for all pan sizes

Polished Steel & Enamelled Steel Paella Pan Serving & Dimension Information

Paella Pans are tradionally described by the size of their top diameter. The base is somewhat smaller due to the sloping sides of a traditional paella pan. When cooking paella it is important to choose the right size pan to keep the paella thin. The most common mistake in cooking paella is to overfill the pan.

We have included some information for choosing the size of paella pan:

• Main vs Tapas Portions
  Each pan is marked by the manufacturer for the number of "Raciones" it will serve. This is best described as a "tapas" size portion. It is slightly strange as in Spain you would never see a paella pan being used to serve these numbers of portions. For example a 50cm pan is described as serving 14 portions, but in practice it will be used for about 7 people (perhaps even less). However the sizing is used by all the pan manufacturers in Spain, so it isn't going to change. Therefor we have added a column for Main course size servings, that give a better impression of the pan capacity.

• Minimum amounts for each size pan
  It is always better to use have less in the pan than the maximum number of main course portions. A thin paella (up to a depth of about 1cm) will cook and taste better than an overfilled pan. As a general rule of thumb, if you take half (or a little more) the value of tapas portions, that would be approximately the minimum amount of main course portions the pan can be used for. eg for a 50cm Pan max main course portions is about 8, min would be 14/2 so 7 or or 6

• Cooking on a gas hob
  It is important to try and get an even cooking heat as possible. This becomes very neccessary in the later stages of cooking paella when the rice is cooking. The flame does not need to cover the whole base of the pan, but conversely you dont want a small concentrated heat in the centre. In practice a gas hob can cook up to about a 36cm (maybe a 38cm) pan depending on the size of the gas burners. It is possible to use larger pans on agas hob if they can span multiple gas burners. However this will mean moving the pan (not stirring the paella !) around while the rice is cooking.
  
  Remember normal paella pans are for gas or open fire only. If you are cooking on electric or AGA's then you will need one of our flat-bottomed paella pans