[Stoves] farmed fuels

[Cookswell Jikos]

we have had some pretty good results with maize cob charcoal
http://kenyacharcoal.blogspot.com/2012/10/make-and-use-maize-cob-charcoal.html


quite nice as you dont have to spend time cutting it up into small bits and
it blends very well with regular branch charcoal for quick lighting and
long burning. ( and according to some chefs its makes roast meat taste a
bit like ugali...(polenta) which to them is a big bonus)

the woodvinegar from the maize cobs also seems to show pretty decent
potential for helping slow down termite attcks on fence posts etc.





Teddy Kinyanjui
Sustainability Director



             <https://www.facebook.com/CookswellJikos>
<https://www.instagram.com/cookswelljikos>
<https://twitter.com/cookswelljikos?lang=en>









On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 12:04 PM hennA1988 <energiesnaturals at gmx.de> wrote:

> Hallo all,
>
> not for the first time I try to bring giant reed(arundo donax) into the
> discussion.
> Here in Spain, we have many years of experience with it.
> Although being registered as invasive, it is quite easy to control by
> simply plowing and/or grazing.
> Goats make short work of it by browsing all fresh shoots wherever they
> grow out of the designed area of the rizoma thicket.
> Arundo is perhaps the most productive plant in a wide variety of climates
> and can easily be harvest by hand, even without tools at all!
> The straight growing stems make it an ideal candidate for use in rocket
> stoves, densifying can be achieved by just trampling on the dry canes or
> passing them through a set of rollers.
>
> Cutting the canes to an appropriate length makes them easy to handle and
> standardize as fuel.
> And for more industrial processing:
> They make excellent pellets!
>
> Their capability to clean dirty waters up to potability is legendary,
> building up soil in it's way.
> Seasonal management provides good shelter to all kind of wildlife during
> the main growing season, since there is a good time for harvesting during
> it's resting months in low season.
>
> What more can you ask?
>
> Valuable building material? Yes !
> Cut in the right moment, it makes for strong floors, ceilings and walls.
>
> Wonderful guides for tutoring tomatoes and all kind of vines.
>
> And last but not least, it provides the only "legitimate" way to cook a
> proper paella!
>
> Not enough?
> I could go on and on...
>
> Try for yourself!
>
> Rolf
>
> Outlook für Android <https://aka.ms/ghei36> herunterladen
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 1:09 AM +0200, "peeters frans" <
> peetersfrans at telenet.be> wrote:
>
> DEARS,
>>
>>
>>
>>     Sweden uses SALIX.
>>
>>
>>
>>      Indonesia uses KNOTWEET 3x 270 cm (Japanse duizendknoop )
>>
>> The strong KNOT make new hollow stalks  every year !!  Only a knife is
>> needed for harvesting . Cut each stalk chamber before burning !
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> F.
>>
>> *Van:* Stoves [mailto:stoves-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] *Namens *Kirk
>> H.
>> *Verzonden:* woensdag 19 juni 2019 22:38
>> *Aan:* stoves at lists.bioenergylists.org
>> *Onderwerp:* [Stoves] farmed fuels
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone have any stories about using farmed fuels for cook stoves.  I
>> grew some Pigeon Pea plants last year and the stalks burn well in a
>> TLUD-ND.  They died from the frost during the winter, but we did get a
>> small crop of peas.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kirk H.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
>> Windows 10
>>
>>
>>
> _______________________________________________
> Stoves mailing list
>
> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address
> stoves at lists.bioenergylists.org
>
> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page
>
> http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org
>
> for more Biomass Cooking Stoves,  News and Information see our web site:
> http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.bioenergylists.org/pipermail/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org/attachments/20190623/dea740bf/attachment.html>