[Stoves] Jamaican cooking

Crispin Pemberton-Pigott crispinpigott at gmail.com
Tue Apr 5 08:44:00 CDT 2011


Thanks James

 

http://www.hedon.info/View+Stove?itemId=9373

For those who can’t see the link the info is below.

Robert v.d. Plas said it was about 20 years ago. The price seems to have a
bit of a ‘development NGO involved’ air to it: $120 ??? Good grief.
Moçambicanos make things more complex than that literally in an open field
and sell them for a few dollars. Same for Darfur. Huh.

>From the look of the tapers it seems it can be made using tropical West
African techniques (for example Liberian founders). The skill set difference
between the Sahelian and the coastal founders is remarkable for the fact
there is such a difference. The Sahelians would have no problem at all
making that stove. I have seen them make pots that require a 5 part mould,
produced ‘in the bush’ without even using a draw and cope.

Well that is an interesting design as well. If the pots were small, they
would drop into the taper and sit quite close to a very small fire, becoming
shrouded at the same time.

Regards

Crispin

 

New Improved Cookstove

[edit] <http://www.hedon.info/Edit+Stove&itemId=9373>  

Location, continent: 
Africa
America North
America South
Location, country: 
Jamaica 
Senegal 
Bolivia
Paraguay

Stove information

Stove ID: JAM2hm
Model: Improved
Application: Households
Type of stove: Portable
Fuel: Charcoal

Construction

Materials: Metal
Mix
Other metal
Dimensions: 220
Construction method: Device makers: Local founders
Construction method :Casting small founders use pattern provided by the
project, together with moulding box and sand. Scrap aluminium is melted in
furnace and poured into pattern, which is placed in moulding box with sand.

Dissemination

Availability: Commercially available
Distributors: Through private-sector involvment: wholesalers, retailers and
hardware merchants, artisans.

Price in US$: 120 (1993: 1 US$: 23.8 J$) 
Start date: Tue 31 of Dec., 1991
Project/Program or commercial distribution: Approximately 1,800 improved
cookstoves sold through project personnel, manufacturers and private sector.
(all figures 1993)

Number of stoves sold or distributed: 1800

Performance

Efficiency: (lab. tests) 40%
Fuel saving: (field test) 30%

Contact details 

Address: New Improved Cookstove Project. Ministry of Public Utilities Mining
and Energy, 36 Trafalgar Road, Kingston 10, Jamaica, West Indies

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