What's included in this set ?
- 380mm Two control, dual Ring FlamesVLC Professional Paella Burner with Flame failure cutoff
- 50cm, 55cm Polished Steel, Enamelled Steel Paella or Stainless Steel Paella Pan
- Unique Heavy Duty Fold-out tripod stand
- Mini adjustable table-top legs
- Gas Hose & Clips
Features:
- High power 11.4 KW Paella Gas Burner with 2 independent variable controls
- Unique pilot burner system ensuring gas rings can be re-lit automatically
- Thermocouple gas cut-off valve
- For both indoor & outdoor use (with appropriate ventilation)
- Supports pans to from 28cm to 38cm on the inner rings and 50cm to 60cm on both rings
- Runs on Butane or Propane
- CE Certified to EEC 90/396 Gas Directive and factory set for UK LPG Gas pressures
- Unique Fold-out stand specially designed for FlamesVLC burners with levelling feet included
- Easy to assemble & disassemble
The Alzira 365 Indoor/Outdoor Paella Set is our ultimate offering for paella pans up to 55cm. This set is suitable for serving from 8 up to about 12 portions of paella, depending on the pan chosen, making it perfect for families. It is based on the 380mm Professional Gas Burner with automatic flame failure cut-off. This makes the gas burner complaint for all indoor and outdoor environments. The gas burner in this set is from FlamesVLC, a specialist paella gas burner manufacturer from Valencia.
Their patented pilot system means that once one ring has been lit, any of the rings will automatically re-light once being turned off and back on again. The flame cutoff valve will not allow gas to flow unless the gas burner has been lit and will automatically cut the gas supply should all flames be extinguished.
Included in the Alzira 365 Indoor/Outdoor Paella Set is a unique heavy-duty and extremely stable fold-out tripod stand. It has been specifically developed by FlamesVLC for this gas burner. The burner also includes a set of mini height-adjustable table top legs if you want to put your burner on a heat-proof surface.
Additional smaller paella pans may be used using only the inner ring of the gas burner. These can range from 28cm through to 36cm
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.
- 50cm Paella Pan 8 main course portions, up to 14 tapas size
- 55cm Paella Pan 10-12 main course portions, up to 16 tapas size
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
Pan Size | Tapas Servings | Main Course Servings | Top Diameter ex Handles (cm) D1 | Top Diameter inc handles (cm) D2 | Base diameter (cm) D3 | Max depth D4 |
| | |
10cm | - | - | 10cm | 15cm | 8cm | 2cm |
12cm | - | - | 12cm | 16.5cm | 8.5cm | 2cm |
15cm | Tapas | - | 15cm | 23cm | 11cm | 2.5cm |
20cm | 1 | small | 20cm | 27cm | 14.8cm | 3cm |
22cm | 1 | small | 22cm | 32.5cm | 18cm | 3.5cm |
24cm | 1-2 | 1 | 24cm | 34.5cm | 20cm | 3.5cm |
26cm | 2 | 1+ | 26cm | 36.5cm | 22cm | 3.5cm |
28cm | 3 | 2 | 28cm | 38.5cm | 23cm | 3.5cm |
30cm | 4 | 2-3 | 30cm | 40.5cm | 25cm | 3.5cm |
32cm | 5 | 3 | 32cm | 43cm | 27cm | 4cm |
34cm | 6 | 3-4 | 34cm | 44.5cm | 29cm | 4cm |
36cm | 7 | 4 | 36cm | 46.5cm | 31cm | 4cm |
38cm | 8 | 5 | 38cm | 51cm | 33cm | 4.5cm |
40cm | 9 | 5-6 | 40cm | 52cm | 34cm | 4.5cm |
42cm | 10 | 6-7 | 42cm | 54.5cm | 36cm | 4.5cm |
46cm | 12 | 7-8 | 46cm | 59cm | 40cm | 5cm |
50cm | 14 | 8-10 | 50cm | 64cm | 44cm | 5cm |
55cm | 16 | 10-12 | 55cm | 69.5cm | 48cm | 5cm |
60cm | 19 | 15-16 | 60cm | 74cm | 52cm | 5cm |
65cm | 25 | 19-22 | 65cm | 83cm | 56cm | 6cm |
70cm | 30 | 20-25 | 70cm | | 61cm | 6cm |
80cm | 40 | 30-35 | 80cm | | 70cm | |
90cm | 50 | 40-45 | 90cm | | 80cm | |
100cm | 85 | 70-75 | 100cm | | 90cm | |
115cm | 120 | 100-110 | 115cm | | 100cm | |
130cm | 200 | 170-180 | 130cm | | 116cm | |