Benefits of a Cooker

Manage your waste, sorting out the rubbish that can be recycled.
Incinerate the value-less rubbish with an 85% combustion rate producing emissions at EU solid waste management standards.
Cook food on the five hot plates – some Cookers produce meals for 1,000 students and teachers a day
Bake bread in the add-on oven – it can bake 12 loaves at a time
Add-on tanks and piping can store and use up to 1,000 liters of hot water continuously
Have festive events for your community or organization!
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Components

Standards Met

The Community Cooker emissions were tested by SGS in 2016. The high temperature reached in the Cooker limits harmful pollutants being released and minimizes the ash residue. The emissions met the standards set for Kenya, the USA and the EU, and the Cooker’s incineration achieved 90% combustion.

Community Cooker Emissions Compared to EU Emission Standards for Municipal Solid Waste ᵃ

PollutantUnit usedEU Emission Standard ᵇCommunity Cooker ᶜ
Sulphur Dioxide (SO₂)mg/m³500✔ passed
Oxides of Nitrogen (NOₓ)mg/m³200-400215✔ passed
Dioxins and Furansng TEQ/m³0.10.0114✔ passed
Carbon Monoxide (CO)mg/m³50-15063.4✔ passed

ᵃ Measurements taken at the Community Cooker Mark V model at PLANNING House

ᵇ Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines: Waste Management Facilities, IFC December 10 2007

ᶜ SGS Emission Monitoring Report for the Community Cooker Foundation, September 24 2015

The Process

1. Manage the trash

  • Collect, receive and organize rubbish
  • Recycle what can be recycled
  • Reuse what can be reused
  • Remove what can not be incinerated
  • Allow remaining rubbish to dry on the rubbish rack

2. Operate the Cooker

  • Create small rubbish bundles 
  • Fire up the Cooker using oil and water droplets
  • Add bundles to keep emissions clear

3. Use the heat energy

  • Cook food on the hot plates
  • Bake food in the ovens
  • Use the hot water