January Jikos!

Our stand at the Brookhouse Tedx day in November.

making a delicious coast lunch using coconut charcoal  a small 2 level oven (10,000ksh)

a medium 3 level with a No. 13 KCJ working hard at Borana Ranch

coconut charcoal burning hot and clean

Charcoal making class at El Karama ranch.

the mini kiln and dry coconut husk feedstock for charcoal making

A small 2 level oven on safari on top of the abadares

Making charcoal on the beech - best monday ever!

the large nyama choma jiko at the Packk Inn bar and grill Timau

coconut charcoal and the 3,500 mini kiln

a mini charcoal oven on a cold safari near camel rock New Mexico!

bake the best bread - el karama eco-lodge

serious eco-charcoal making students!

Mkaa ya magunzi ~ Maize cob lump charcoal

Collect some dried maize cobs from a friendly farmer.

Using a mini-kiln, it takes about 3 hours to make a full ngodoro worth of maize cob charcoal (appx. 6kgs). 

Begin the carbonization process using the lid to control the air flow. Mix with twigs and branches for blended charcoal if needed.

Show your neighbors how easy it is to never buy charcoal again! 

 

Once finished, seal the kiln, let it cool for a few hours and voila! Your lump maize cob charcoal is ready to use!

Some great things to cook using maize cob charcoal on a Cookswell jiko:

A small 3 level charcoal oven (15,000ksh) 

And of course once the maize cobs have been carbonized they no longer emit as much noxious smoke!

Ted's famous Ten Minute ribs!