The aqua-BBQ freshwater trials with the HMS Cookswell!

The Cookswell Jikos space heater and charcoal oven.

Cookswell Jikos around Kenya Sept. 2012

Students at the Karen Blixen Hospitality School in the Mara North Conservancy  learning about using energy saving charcoal bbq's and ovens.

The large 6 burner BBQ jiko 16,000ksh. (note how the individual liners let you customize your charcoal usage)

Roasted leg of lamb and pommes boulangere.

A few of our recent photos of our Cookswell Jikos

A mini-charcoal kiln at a small picnic in the forest. (5,000ksh)

The new Cookswell Jikos ''An ode to Mr. Toad'' charcoal/firewood space heaters. (5-7-9,000ksh)

Cook anything anywhere anytime on a hand full of charcoal

The large charcoal oven at Safari's Unlimited - bakes, roasts, toast and is very mobile! (38,000ksh)

Simple, Sustainable, Branch Charcoal Solutions

On June 9th The Woodlands 2000 Trust and Cookswell Jikos held a day long demonstration course in sustainable charcoal making for the Carnivore Restaurant. This method uses the Kinyanjui Barrel Kiln to carbonize small branches and twigs rotationally pruned from trees that coppice well. 

The best Kenyan 'nyama choma' (BBQ) has to be cooked on charcoal!

The kilns and some of the correct sized feedstock. Grow the fuel to fit the cookstove

Topping up the kiln - Charcoal making the easy way; no chainsaw's, earth mounds collapsing, na hiyo mambo ya kupanga raili na kuhepa maAskari.

Excellent charcoal made from only branches using minimal effort. High carbonization rates are achieved as seen in this photo.