How to Make a 16 Brick Rocket Stove

Dr. Larry Winiarski makes a clean burning rocket stove using 16 adobe bricks at the Rotary International-sponsored Integrated Cooking Workshop in Tlautla, Mexico

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[Robert Perez]

Hi, Im in Arizona and have wanting to cook Handmade tortillas the way my grandmother did in Mexico. I have trying to dream up ways to make an affordable wood stove myself. I love that i found your video so thank you . . Can you tell me what type of iron or steel is ok for a comal? I would appreciate that so much.

[Patricia McArdle]

Imusa makes a pre-seasoned cast iron comal. It's about $10 on Amazon. There are many others for sale on the internet as well. I think you'll also need to cure it with olive oil. Good luck. Post some photos or videos when you start making tortillas.

[punkynpunkin]

Can you use regular red brick or pavers? We dont have adobe bricks in this area. Thk u!

[Patricia McArdle]

I have used regular bricks to make these stoves and they do work, but adobe works better because they it's lighter, provides better insulation and a hotter flame that burns up all the smoke.

[Patricia McArdle]

I have built one with regular bricks (from home Depot). I made the half brick with a hammer and chisel. It did work, however the lighter the brick the more heat will be concentrated inside your combustion chamber. Give it a try.

[Trashfished]

WOW! What a great video. Good job.

[Patricia McArdle]

Thank you. Larry Winiarski is a genius. I just pointed my camera at him and edited the results.

[buddha4242]

3:16 that looks delicious!

[Firestormlover]

The great thing Winiarski was to lab test the optimal chimney length vs hearth, how much ventilation is needed, etc to make enough heat to create a smokeless fire. Many areas of the world have been cooking over a fire pit using a few stones to hold up the pot. This uses uses far too much wood, lots of smoke, and a danger for children to trip into the fire. Then he traveled there to show teach how to build & maintain with materials they already have, since there is no Home Depot down the street.

[Jan Selvig]

It's not an oven - it's a stove. Coleman makes camp stoves. They're not ovens, either.

[Ulfgarius]

I don't understand what all the fuss is about. This type of stove is an old idea only it has been given a funky new name "rocket" stove. In reality this is just a variant of the old fashioned chip heater or chip stove.

[dav3fk]

You're saying it doesn't appear to be an oven?

It is a stove, for sure.

[Sylverdrac]

So what is technically a rocket stove.

[supersaiyanMK2]

I like the smokeless concept but apart from that it doesn't appair to be like a stove at more more like a stove top to be honest

[ANTONIO SALGADO]

mexican power...good idea.



[Dano Pierce]

Very helpful!