chopping wood

Made an adjustment to the rocket stove today.  Removed the 2 bars that the pan was resting on and replaced them with 4 studs so the heat can come up and all around whatever is sitting on top.  Broke out the table saw and ripped a bunch of cooking fuel from an old pallet.  Only 3 or 4 pieces of what normally would just be kindling is now fuel for a hot meal.  62,74,57,0,B,.11

3 stick soup

From cold stove to boiling soup in 15 minutes.

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insulation

Put the final touches on the rocket stove today.  Wrapped the vent pipe with 1" thick kaowool (I had 2 sq ft that I ordered back when I was planning on building a furnace to melt my silver).  Filled up the rest of the space with some vermiculite that Julianne gave me a couple of years ago.  Super insulation is the magic behind a rocket stove.  First cooking test coming next week.  79,91,57,0,B,0

junk rocket

Been thinking about building a heavy duty rocket stove ever since my friend Stacy gifted TFL with her first attempt at making one just over a year ago.  Decided today was the day.  Went looking for parts at a nearby junkyard this morning.  Found most of the crucial parts I needed (as well as 2 more car batteries to cash in).  Just have to add vermiculite for insulation, some handles, and a pot rest... and it will be ready to cook.  76,88,53,0,C,0

rocket stove

Got another post imbedded.  Dr. Deb and her friend Stacy are out for a Field Lab getaway.  Both of them have some new seedlings and wisdom for my greenhouse and Stacy built a rocket stove for me!  We cooked some steaks and sauteed some portobello mushrooms and garlic with it using only a handful of twigs to do the job.  80,92,55,0,B,0