The Lower Kabete Woodfuel Energy Center run by Cookswell Jikos 2014 - Contact cookswelljikos@gmail.com for more information

Some recent pictures of jikos and charcoal kilns!

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)
2. Maize cob charcoal is very easy to make and leaves few charcoal fines.
3. It is easy to light, burns very hot with little ash and is perfect for cooking a quick meal.
4. Using maize cob charcoal means ZERO reliance on tree's or LPG gas for fuel, with a Cookswell Jiko you can bake, boil, roast and toast all of your favorite foods

on another note, there is even an excellent restaurant in Nairobi named after jikos!

The lower kabete woodfuel resource center +254 700 380 009

a barrel full of maize cob charcoal!

making maize cob branch charcoal

Delicious hearty whole-meal bread made by the students, ready to come out of the energy saving charcoal oven at Karen Blixen hospitality school... In the afternoon we are expecting chocolate chip cookies and orange flavoured shortbread to die for!!!!

quite possibly the best thing ever!

maize cob charcoal

Cookswell energy saving jikos held a day long woodfuel security demonstration at the Soysambu Conservancy on the 29th of September 2012 with the Chair-ladies from some women's groups of the 13 Communities that live next to the Conservancy. The Ceremony was led by Mr.Kinyanjui from the Cookswell Jikos and Graced by Lord and Lady Delamere. Among the hosts was the Managing Director of Delamere Estate, the CEO of Soysambu Conservancy and the Community Education and Awareness Officer.

Get ready for the best tasting healthy cakes and bread Kisumu!

Contact Pauline at http://www.affordableeats.co.ke/cakes.html for the best tasting cakes and bread!

A charcoal oven is an excellant piece of technology for bakeries in Kenya today. Due to the high cost of imported fossil fuels (LGP gas) and the raising cost and unreliability of electricity, a charcoal oven is an excellent choice for baking in Kenya. And they are fully portable and can come with a water heating tank which is very useful for cleaning and for raising certain breads faster.
All ovens are powered by regular charcoal that you can buy anywhere in Kenya, or if you want, charocal briquettes. The oven has doors for controlling the heat so you can regulate it depending on what you are cooking, no-mess ashtrays, skid-free rubber feet and is insulated all over for maximum energy efficiency.
Your oven also comes with 1 packet of acacia tree seeds so that you can plant a future source of charcoal for cooking with.

The small 3 level charcoal oven @ 15,000ksh

We ship by bus to Kisumu town with Easy Coach - Call for a quote 0700 380 009

Use only a small handful of charcoal to get the job done!

Fresh baked carrot cake for the office!

A energy saving stove and tree seed lecture at the Juhidi Children's Club, "Growing up Green Childrens Camp" Nairobi School Aug. 2011

 During this camp, Juhidi Children's Club hosted 314 children from all the 8 provinces in Kenya for five days where they got the opportunity to share and learn about the current environmental conservation and preservation trends. Through this we believe that we helped them to understand the role they can play in their local communities in the conservation of the environment and from this they pledged to be environmental ambassadors who will facilitate countunity of and introduction of good environmental practices from the vast knowledge they got.

There is no doubt that there is a huge need in sensitizing the young generation on the benefits of environmental conservation as well as highlighting the benefits and opportunities available.

the seed-to-ash cycle of renewable energy display table

Q & A session with some of the students

keeping everyones hands warm on a cold nairobi morning

a double boiler making tea.

Cookwell Energy Saving Stoves and Ovens-

fresh off the line, No. !4 KCJ's @1,300Ksh a photo by charcoal _bora on Flickr.

From the Kitengela Arboretum Jiko Factory, straight to supermarket shelfs around East Africa, The Kenya Ceramic Jiko, multiple variations of one consistant theme, save energy, save our forests and EAT WELL!
buy one today from Nakumatt and uchumi Supermarkets, Chardust Ltd, (Nairobi) and Olerai Ltd (Narok).

The Cookswell Energy Saving Charcoal Oven -The household size

The small with 3 levels and the small with 2 levels houshold size charcoal ovens

Cook up to 2.5 kgs of meat, 2 kgs of potatoes using only 15Ksh of charcoal