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APPENDIX F3 - Kaloleni – Comparison <strong>of</strong> fuels on set cooking task
TYPE OF
STOVE
EFFICIENCY COST OF ENERGY AMOUNT/
QUANTITY OF
1. Saw dust High Cheap Tsh. 200/=
per bag i.e
Tsh. 20/= per stove at
a time
2. Briquette Very high Cheap Tshs.85/= per
piece
3. <strong>Use</strong>d oil High Tshs. 50/= for one
time cooking
4. Charcoal Moderate Tshs 600/= for one
time cooking
ENERGY
Full tank <strong>of</strong> a stove Tshs.3,000/=
to 5,000/=
One piece per stove is
sufficient to do the
cooking <strong>of</strong> a meal <strong>of</strong> 7
people
One litre <strong>of</strong> oil is
sufficient to cook several
times.
Depends on the size <strong>of</strong>
stove
5. Kerosene Moderate Tshs. 300/= ½ sufficient to cook a fast
meal
6. Wonder
basket
Moderate Low It depends on the source
<strong>of</strong> energy from other
stoves used to start
boiling and cooking
COST OF STOVE REDUCE
WORLOAD
Tsh.12,000/- for
smallest stove; <strong>The</strong>
price varies with size
Tsh.150,000/- varies
with size
Tshs. 2,000/= to
5,000/=
Tshs. 3,000/= to
4000/=
Tshs. 4,000/= to
6,000/=
TIME TAKEN
Yes 10 minutes
Yes 8 minutes
No. It needs full time
attention <strong>of</strong> the cook
Yes . It doesn’t require
additional
management activities
Yes. However, needs
some close
supervision in case <strong>of</strong>
emergency
Yes. It doesn’t
need extra attention
10 minutes
20 minutes
10 minutes
45 minutes
to cook rice