Retained Heat (or Fireless) Cookers

Retained heat cookers, also called fire-less cookers, are insulated containers that allow cooks to keep food hot enough that it keeps cooking when it is off the fire. Use the menu to narrow the list of stories.

Bolivia Inti-Sud Soleil Retained Heat Stove and Efficient Cookers

  • Bolivia Inti-Sud Soleil Retained Heat Stove and Efficient Cookers Rozenn Paris, Bolivia Inti-Sud Soleil, February 2009

    Le cuiseur à bois économeLe cuiseur à bois économe

    In attached French documents you will find the information relative to the cookers: the retained cooker and the efficient stove we use in Chile and Africa. Bolivia Intl Sud-Soleil

Cookstove System Save80

  • Cookstove System Save80
    LUSAKA SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PROJECT and COOK STOVE PROJECT KUPANG
    Climate Interchange AG,Garching/Munich, Germany, July 2008
    Cookstove Save80Cookstove Save80

The Green Pail Retained Heat Cooker

  • The Green Pail Retained Heat Cooker
    Lanny Henson, June 7, 2008
    Green Pail CookerGreen Pail Cooker

Green Pail/Hot Bucket Retained Heat Cooker

  • “How-To Designs” and Lanny Henson presents,
    The “Green Pail”/“Hot Bucket” Retained Heat Cooker.
    April 20, 2008
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Design Principles for a Retained Heat Cooker

  • Design Principles for a Retained Heat Cooker
    Dean Still, Aprovecho Research Center, April 20, 2008

    1.) Air exchanges are more important than insulation

Information about Chambers Stoves

Energy Saving Stoves

  • Energy Saving Stoves (pdf)
    Majiko Sanifu, Traditional Irrigation and Environment Development Organization, Moshi Tanzania

    Examples of Energy Savings Stoves:

    Jiko la Kilakala
    Hutengenezwa kwa udongo wa mfinyanzi, majani, mchanga na mawe.

    Kilakala Stove.
    Made-up from clay soil, grass and sand

    Jiko la Lushoto

Selbstkocher, Self Cooker, Retained Heat Cooking Anno 1921 (translation)

  • Selbstkocher- Self Cookers
    Boll, Martin Dr. April 4, 2006

Mrs. Mary Kavita, Haybox Cooker

Bibliography of Hayboxes/Haybags

  • The results of a search of the scholarly literature on Hayboxes/Haybags compiled by Student Brandy Wilken for Professor Paul S. Anderson psanders@ilstu.edu

    Introduction