Monday, June 28, 2010

StoveTec Recipe Tracker: See What's Cooking!

Our first StoveTec Stove recipe is here! The StoveTec Haitian Stew recipe, submitted by John and Flip Anderson, is widely used throughout Haiti to cook delicious pumpkin stew on the StoveTec Stove. It is a local favorite in Haiti, but is tasty and simple enough to cook to be a favorite anywhere!

The recipe is as follows:

Pumpkin Stew

1 to 2 lbs meat cut into 1" cubes
2 cloves garlic minced
1 onion cut up
3 tablespoons oil for browning meat
2 or 3 quarts water (more vegetables uses more water)
4 lbs pumpkin, seeds & skins removed, cut into large chunks
2 or 3 potatoes washed and cut into bite-sized pieces
2 or 3 carrots peeled and sliced into bite-sized pieces
lots more vegetables cut into bite-sized pieces (beans, cabbage, peas, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.)
3-5 bouillon cubes for flavor

Brown meat in oil, remove meat from pot and set side. Saute onion and garlic in remaining oil and then add water and pumpkin. Boil until pumpkin is soft. Mash the water and pumpkin together (this creates a medium-thick broth). Add remaining vegetables, mean and bouillon. Simmer until all vegetables are cooked. Add salt and pepper, or other spices of choice for taste.



The StoveTec Haitian Pumpkin Stew can be a great addition to the menu of anyone who enjoys cooking outdoors, wants to be prepared (without sacrificing taste!) for times without a full kitchen, or simply enjoys the simplicity and fun of cooking with a non-electric rocket stove. Please let us know your feedback on the StoveTec Haitian Pumpkin Stew recipe!

If YOU have any recipes that you use on the StoveTec stove, please do not hesitate to e-mail them to stovestore@stovetec.net. Your recipe might be the next one featured on the StoveTec Recipe Tracker!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Guardian Article On How To Intelligently and Effectively Combat Climate Change

Click on the title link above and take a look at this article! We have the innovation, technology, and intelligence to literally change the world. The first step is becoming informed, the second step is TAKING ACTION! Luckily, part of taking action can simply be owning and using a StoveTec rocket stove. You can save the world and cook delicious meals all at the same time!

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Water Pasteurizer Now Ready for Distribution!

The new StoveTec Water Pasteurizer has the chance to significantly improve global health issues caused by unsafe drinking water. Water Pasteurization is a technique that makes water safe to drink for human consumption without having to bring it to a boil. Paired with a StoveTec Rocket Stove, 6 liters of water can be brought up to 65 degrees Celsius - the temperature required to pasteurize water- in mere minutes. After pasteurization the water is clean, safe to drink, and maintains the un-altered taste of water. Water borne diseases are responsible for over 2.5 million deaths a year. These diseases can be prevented if water is pasteurized before consumption. Please spread the word and together we can improve the quality of life all over the world!


Monday, June 21, 2010

CONTEST FOR FREE STOVES!

ATTENTION: CONTEST FOR FREE STOVES!
StoveTec wants YOU to help us get more friends on facebook! Help to create more awareness of the potential of rocket stoves to positively impact the world, and enter for a chance to win free stoves in the process!
CONTEST DETAILS:
From today (6/21/10) until July 4th we want to DOUBLE the amount of friends we have on our facebook page. If we are able to reach this number (582) by the 4th of July, we will GIVE AWAY 5 StoveTec rocket stoves for FREE to randomly chosen fans of our Facebook page. In order to be eligible for a free stove, you must not have ever received a free promotional stove in the past. If you have not, then the next FREE stove we give out could be yours! Remember, in order for ANY stoves to be given away, we need to reach the target number of 582! So start telling all your friends to "like" us today and lets build our Rocket Stove community! 

10 innovations that can save the world! Rocket Stove #2!

StoveTec's partner and R&D team, Aprovecho Research Center (ARC), first created the idea of a rocket stove 30-plus years ago through the innovation and design principles developed by Dr. Larry Winiarski and Mr. Dean Still. Through the last 30 years the duo has paired to improve and expand upon their original designs in order to produce the current rocket stove product that is the StoveTec stove. The StoveTec rocket stove has helped ARC win numerous awards, the latest and most prestigious of which is the 2009 Ashden International Energy Champion Award. ARC was presented with this award based upon its ability to mass produce energy efficient, clean burning rocket stoves at an affordable price. The hard work put in by Dr. Winiarski, Mr. Still and the StoveTec team has put StoveTec at the forefront of businesses with the power to positively impact the world by creating solutions for health and environmental issues.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

StoveTec wood stove review and video demo!

Check out Randolph Smith's review of the StoveTec wood stove on his website by clicking on the post title above. Includes a video of the stove in use! Enjoy!