Rocket Stove Class

 Grady attended a workshop to learn how to make rocket stoves. They are ingeniously designed, for third world cooking. The stoves are extremely efficient and designed to reduce the amount of smoke emitted during use. We noticed while in Belize that the cooking conditions for women in some of the poorer villages was extremely smokey and inefficient. Upon our return to the States, we heard about these great stoves (and ovens and whole kitchens!) made out of organic matter and materials and can be made with simple tools which could be found in most third world countries. We are wondering if this Rocket Stove may be a blessing and a good alternate to what they are cooking on down there. Our friends the Rubins had shown an interest to learn how to make them also and opted to come along to learn with us! They hope to come visit us in Belize and help make them.

                                                                  Rocket Stove

John starts by mixing up organic matter and ash for the clay

Moving the formed brick to dry

Starting the next piece

Packing it down

 

 

 

 

These will be baked and assembled to make a rocket stove

 

Here is a finished stove. They are designed to use very little wood with virtually no smoke..

 

 

 

 

Rocket Kitchen

The guys were especially interested in the Rocket kitchen which includes an oven and 2 burners. The kitchen is formed with rebar and cement. Here you can see the three small holes in the front for the small fires which heat the 2 burners and oven. John lights them all with just a few pieces of wood to get them heated up for the meal he and his wife Flip prepared for us.

 

 

After being lit, there was just a small amount of smoke and then virtually none at all

 

it warmed up pretty quickly

 

Flip starts putting together the soup..

 

Set to simmer..

 

And into the oven went the rolls

 

 

Flip had set a lovely table for our group.

 

 

After only a half hour, with very minimal wood usage, she had prepared an amazing soup and rolls. all cooked in the Rocket Kitchen!

 

 

Flip helps the girls wash up

We had such a lovely day with this couple! It was so special to hear of the people who they had trained to make the stoves and where they were being constructed and the way in which they were helping to improve the lives of families worldwide. Thank you friends for taking the time to teach and encourage our families! Lord bless you both for your work and devotion to the Lord and others.