Mingling Posho on the SixBricks Rocket Stove

Posho, made from cassava, is the staple food of much of Africa, including the Acholi of Northern Uganda. This is how it is "mingled", or cooked on a Six Bricks Rocket Stove.

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[rich991980]

The stove looked pretty smokey?? Does it need a better platform to raise the wood up and let air get underneath? Is the top opening being blocked causing poor combustion? Are these issues related to training of the user, or design flaws? I'm a huge supporter of the rocket stove revolution!!!

[aiduganda]

Dear Rich, Thanks for your astute observations. Air should go under the wood and the gap at the top is too small. This is a new stove and a new operator. The defects can be corrected through experience and by the stove promoter. The SixBricks Rocket Stove is a huge improvement over the open fire ( see "Mingling posho on the open fire") and the women like them very much. Let me know when you want to be a stove promoter:-) Best regards, Ken Goyer

[Anyala815]

Hi, I've been out of Ug for 20 years and things may have changed drastically but when I lived there, the Posho was made solely from Maize (Corn) flour. This is the same as Papa in Lesotho or Mealie Meal in Zambia or Kaunga in central Uganda.

[rich991980]

Wow! Ken!! Funny coincidence. Read your report on kilns and brick making on the aprovecho site. I am actually interested in being a stove promoter, although right now I'm really into this stove design thing as a curiosity. Just today, in fact, I bought pearlite and some tin snips to bring me one step closer to building my first prototype rocket stove out of a large coffee can and smaller one. Still have to think about how to do it a bit more. Maybe I'll videotape my efforts and post it!! Cheers!