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My Rocket Stove

I've wanted to make a rocket stove for a while now. If you don't know what a rocket stove is, it's pretty much a coffee grounds can with a soup can stuck in the side that burns twigs.

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So basically you feed sticks in through the side, air is also sucked through the side blowing the flames through the top. Its fun to use it for cooking marshmallows. Today me and some friends used it to cook some sliced potatoes. This is the youtube video I found that helped me make my rocket stove.

The Video

My stove with a tray on top (44 KiB)

The potatoes (38 KiB)

Make sure to wear gloves if you make one, I stabed my finger on a rusty can...