Four very good reasons why to make your own charcoal from dry maize
cobs.
1. They are FREE!! (minimal processing required and are widely
available as a farm waste product)
2. Maize cob charcoal is very easy to make and leaves few
charcoal fines. (no need for expensive briquetting)
3. They are easy to light and burn very hot with little ash
and are perfect for cooking a quick meal.
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Blending maize cob and tree branch charcoal at a 1:3 ratio is a great combination for fast lighting and long cooking! |
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Maize cob charcoal burns HOT and cleanly! |
You can also add on a wood oil trap to collect the pyroligneous acid (Wood Vinegar) to use for anti-termite on farm use. (Read more about that here
http://kenyacharcoal.blogspot.com/2016/05/how-to-make-your-own-wood-vinegar-with.html)
Some of the the first things the Cookswell R&D lab cooked up when we discovered how simple and cheap it is to make ''amaizing'', maize cob charcoal.....or.....mkalamagunzi choma!!
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The 18,000ksh 4 burner Cookswell BBQ jiko. |
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A kilo robo choma of some nice mbavu chaps cooked in 35mins! |
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Never pay for charcoal again! |
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Maize cob charcoal blended with branch charcoal. Fast lighting and long burning..easy to make and easy to use with the same great taste!
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All of this
was cooked on 3 re-charges of charcoal (about 4 handfuls)....and was
essentially free charcoal (waste maize cobs) (the 25,000ksh small 3 level charcoal oven.)
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Karibu to the Lower Kabete Woodfuel Resource Center in Nairobi
cookswelljikos@gmail.com