[Stoves] Usage of TLUD stoves

[Saibhaskar Nakka]

 Dear Paul,

As you have suggested, the real testing of cooking and learning will be from
the experiences on any ordinary person, my learning through cooking is
for documenting the experiences on  dos and donts for suggesting the pilot
adopters. As T-LUD technology is new and for each design, we need to be sure
before promoting / encouraging the communities to adopt. I believe first
stage of designing is at our level, second stage of improving the design or
incorporating other utility features is after getting the pilot users
suggestions / recommendations. Then the technology becomes peoples
technology. Before dissemination of a technology, there are various stages
in this process, which I experienced in achieving >70% of the families
adopting "Good Stove" designed by me. http://e-adptstoves.blogspot.com/,
which I shared during the PCIA 3rd forum at Bangalore, India.

Yes, soon I will try to share my experiences in using Magh I and II Smoke
Burner stoves.

Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy


> The one exception is Sai Bhaskar Reddy, one of the most recent inductees
> into
> the brotherhood.  He wrote:
>
> Quoting Saibhaskar Nakka <saibhaskarnakka at gmail.com>:
>
> > To bring out my limitations, I would like to say few words, I am
> designing
> > the stoves with my own resources and converted our kitchen into
> makeshift
> > lab.
>    ...
> > I am using "Magh Smoke burner stove" for all our cooking needs since
> last
> > two months, now I am more confident about its functioning and utility
> and
> > also tested with different types of biomass. I don't get it tested
> > scientifically yet.
>
> Two months cooking all meals for a family on a TLUD is probably a
> record.  I
> encourage him (and especially his wife/cook) to continue.  This would
> be Indian
> cooking, and maybe he could describe it at his blogsite.  Lots of
> photos.  What
> types of food.  Chapati, dal, rice, frying, vegetables, etc etc.  What is
> better and what is not as good when cooking on a TLUD, both in eating and
> in
> food preparation.
>
> This information on usage is as important as the scientific measurements.
>
> By the way, I am intending to do a community-based TLUD project in
> 2007, but no
> details for release yet.  The stove will probably be much like what I will
> bring to Stove Camp 2007 in July.  Ahhhhh.  The challenges and excitement
> are
> wonderful.
>
> Paul
>
>
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