Skewers

Whether you are loading a clay tandoor with seekh kebabs or grilling chicken tikka on an open flame, the skewer you use directly affects how your food cooks, holds together, and comes off cleanly at the end of service. Too thin and it bends under a heavy cut of meat. Too thick and it can be overkill for delicate paneer or fish. At Nishi Enterprise, our Skewers collection carries 33 products covering every thickness, profile, material, and application so you can build out your tandoor station or grill line with exactly what your menu demands.

Tandoor Skewers: 39-Inch Hanging Skewers for Clay Oven Cooking

All of our 39-inch tandoor skewers are designed specifically for use inside a clay tandoor oven. Each one features a curved hook on one end for hanging vertically inside the tandoor and a pointed tip on the other for piercing meat, paneer, or vegetables. They come in both round and square cross-section profiles, in stainless steel and iron, and across a range of thicknesses from 3mm up to 10mm.

For lighter ingredients like shrimp, fish, paneer cubes, and vegetables, the thinner options work best. The Steel Round BBQ Skewers 3mm and Stainless Steel Round Skewers 3mm are slim enough to thread through small items without tearing them apart, making them a go-to for prawn tikka, fish tikka, and paneer skewers. Stepping up to 4mm, the Steel Round Skewers 4mm, Stainless Steel Round Skewers 4mm, and Stainless Steel Square Skewers 4mm handle mixed vegetable and paneer combinations as well as lighter chicken preparations.

For the most common tandoor applications including chicken tikka, lamb seekh kebab, and mixed grill platters, the mid-range thickness options are the most popular. The Steel Round Skewers 6mm, Stainless Steel Round Skewers 6mm, Stainless Steel Square Skewers 6mm, and Steel Square Skewers 6mm provide the right balance of rigidity and weight for everyday restaurant service. For heavier cuts of meat that need a skewer that will not flex or bend under the weight, the Steel Round Skewers 8mm, Stainless Steel Round Skewers 8mm, Stainless Steel Square Skewers 8mm, and Iron Square Skewers 8mm step up in strength. For the heaviest applications such as whole chicken legs, large boti cuts, and oversized seekh kebab portions, the Stainless Steel Square Skewers 10mm are built to hold without bending even after years of daily use in a busy tandoor kitchen.

Stainless Steel vs Iron: Which Should You Choose?

The material you choose comes down to how frequently you use your skewers and how much maintenance you are willing to do. Stainless steel skewers cost a bit more per piece but resist rust and corrosion, making them a better long-term investment for kitchens that do not use tandoors every single day or for operations that want lower maintenance. Our full range of stainless steel skewers covers 3mm through 10mm in both round and square profiles. Iron skewers are more affordable and are the traditional choice for busy Indian restaurant tandoor stations where skewers go into the fire and come out cleaned every service, keeping them from sitting idle long enough to rust. If your tandoor runs every day during service, iron skewers are a practical and cost-effective choice.

Wooden Handle Skewers for Charbroilers and Open Flame Grills

For kitchens that grill on a charbroiler or open flame grill rather than a tandoor, our wooden handle skewer lineup gives you the grip and control you need for table-side presentation and grill-side service. These skewers are shorter and designed to be held and maneuvered, not hung vertically in a clay oven. The Round 4mm Skewer with Wooden Handle and Stainless Steel Round 4mm Skewer with Wooden Handle are well suited for sheesh kebab and lighter preparations. For seekh kebabs and meat-heavy grill items, the square profile with wooden handle series in 4mm stainless steel, 6mm steel, 8mm steel, 8mm stainless steel, and 10mm stainless steel gives you a wide range of options depending on the weight and volume of what you are cooking. The wooden handle also doubles as a natural insulator, keeping the handle cooler during cooking and making it safer for staff to handle during a busy service.

Bread Removing Skewers for Tandoor Naan Service

Removing freshly baked naan and roti from the interior walls of a clay tandoor requires a completely different tool than what you use for kebabs. Our Wide Bread Removing Skewers and Regular Width Bread Removing Skewers are purpose-built for this task, with a flat, wide blade that slides cleanly under freshly baked bread stuck to the tandoor wall without tearing it. If your restaurant serves naan, these are an essential tool alongside your bread pads and tandoor accessories.

Flat Sheesh Kabab Skewers and Specialty Options

For sheesh kabab, kofta, and minced meat preparations that require a flat, wide surface to hold the meat together during cooking, the Stainless Steel Flat Kabob Skewers 24" x 1" provide that broad contact surface that keeps ground meat skewers from spinning or falling apart. For restaurants that want to take their presentation to the next level, our Stainless Steel Tikka Stand with 1 Skewer and Stainless Steel Tikka Stand with 4 Skewers let you serve tikka and kebab right on the skewer at the table, a striking presentation style that is always a hit with guests. For kitchens working with a combi oven, the Tandoor Kebab Skewer Frame for Combi Oven fits a half size pan and lets you cook kebabs in a combi oven setup with the same skewer-style results.

Browse the full Skewers collection and pair your skewers with a Shaan Tandoor, charbroiler, or Indian cookware to complete your tandoor and grill station setup.