{"id":5101,"date":"2023-11-03T05:12:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T10:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/?p=5101"},"modified":"2023-11-03T05:15:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T10:15:20","slug":"briquettes-from-coconut-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2023\/briquettes-from-coconut-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Briquettes from Coconut Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last year, Charlotte was studying environmental enterprises at school and watched the video about a new business in Sierra Leone that transforms coconut shells into briquettes. This manages coconut waste, prevents deforestation, and provides a charcoal alternative that burns cleaner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/meBd1GHC2yg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, I wrote about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2021\/grilling-on-our-pot\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3001\">Grilling on our Pot<\/a>&#8230; What I didn&#8217;t share is that we stopped because we had trouble finding charcoal that didn&#8217;t reek of chemicals and emit an oily black smoke. It was a shame because the girls really enjoyed grilling and learning how to respect fire is an important skill to practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231008_161646-1-1024x999.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231008_161646-1-1024x999.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231008_161646-1-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231008_161646-1-768x749.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231008_161646-1-1536x1499.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231008_161646-1-2048x1998.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231008_161646-1-308x300.jpg 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So you can imagine my delight when I discovered locally made Coconut Waste Briquettes being sold at one of the local stores near the Russian Market. The box in the photo above cost around $2.80 while the same amount of traditional Charcoal would be around $1.20. However, as the video notes, the Briquettes also burn longer than traditional Charcoal so the value might be closer than weight alone would indicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120527-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5165\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120527-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120527-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120527-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120527-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120527-1-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120527-1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120527-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120738-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120738-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120738-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120738-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120738-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120738-1-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120738-1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_120738-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Briquettes came with starter cubes that are designed to take the place of kindling. Charlotte enthusiastically piled on paper and kindling, but a couple of the starter cubes probably would have been sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_121044-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_121044-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_121044-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_121044-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_121044-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_121044-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_121044-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ming Ramy came over from the office while Charlotte was lighting the Briquettes and coached her on how to get the fire going despite the over-kindling. When Ming Ramy saw what I bought she told me that she&#8217;d heard about it and that it was very good for \u17a2\u1793\u17b6\u1798\u17d0\u1799 (a word which covers both sanitation and hygiene in Khmer). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125028-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125028-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125028-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125028-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125028-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125028-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125028-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125028-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"5169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_124612-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_124612-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_124612-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_124612-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_124612-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_124612-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_124612-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the paper and kindling burnt away the Briquettes provided a steady heat that made it easy to cook Water Buffalo burgers. (I&#8217;m not joking, there&#8217;s a place near us that sells ground Water Buffalo meat.) <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125345-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125345-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125345-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125345-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125345-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125345-1-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125345-1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_125345-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Briquettes have a hole in the middle that provides airflow and allows for an even, hot burn. By the end they burn away entirely leaving just a little pile of clean ash.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133012-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133012-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133012-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133012-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133012-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133012-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133012-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133012-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The stable heat is perfect for marshmallows too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133556-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133556-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133556-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133556-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133556-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133556-1-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133556-1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133556-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133847-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133847-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133847-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133847-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133847-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133847-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133847-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231010_133847-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So that&#8217;s our latest fun discovery when it comes to the environment and cooking in Cambodia. I&#8217;d recommending checking to see if Briquettes made from biomass waste are available in your area. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, Charlotte was studying environmental enterprises at school and watched the video about a new business in Sierra Leone that transforms coconut shells into briquettes. This manages coconut waste, prevents deforestation, and provides a charcoal alternative that burns cleaner. 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