comal or disco?

[Shawn Catron]

ok so I've seen a few post lately about those comal's . and the cooks look great. so it was on my wish list. a few day's ago I was helping out my old ladies frend with her storage locker and there it was a comal. she said she got it from her mom in mexico. and it's called a disco! so what gives? i'am getting it ether way. just wondering if there are two names for the same thing?

 

[Clint]

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-Mexican-Discada/

 

[Jeff F]

Shawn,

In my google research before I bought mine, "comal" basically means "pan". I ran across the "disca" name a time or to, too. If it has a hump in the middle and it is less than 22-1/2 inches in diameter, you're good to go.

 

[Clint]

I've been eyeballing these Discadas for a few years now:

http://www.southwestdisk.com/southwest-discada-cooking-plow-disks/

It all looks good to me

 

[Shawn Catron]

thanks guy's. my old lady just brought it home. it,s 25.5 inch diam. I will have to craft some brackets to use it on my kettle. but hey all they want is some smoked ribs for it. I already have some rubbed and wrapped to go on the wsm manana! it has the hum in the middle.

 

[Jeff F]

Just turn your grate upside down and set it on the grate. That's what Chuck told me to do, and it works perfectly.

 

[Tony R]

In my opinion a Comal is made from stainless steel and disco is cast iron.

 

[Bob Whitney]

Just turn your grate upside down and set it on the grate. That's what Chuck told me to do, and it works perfectly.

+1 without the grate the comal rocks on the handles. Upside down grate is perfect.