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-- pashute, Aug 17 2012

Home Solar Charcoal Distiller [pashute, Aug 17 2012]

Commercially produced charcoal is made in kilns or retorts- no" smoky fires" involved. The traditional way of making charcoal in turf- banked heaps is now rare, and generally carried out more as a demonstration of an ancient craft; it's slow, highly labour intensive, and a lot of the useful volatiles from dry distillation of wood just go to waste.

How exactly would microwaving be better?
-- 8th of 7, Aug 17 2012


The microwave goes "PING"?
-- baconbrain, Aug 18 2012


Is this not making sows' ears from silk purses? Microwave energy is expensive energy, compared to wood and charcoal.
-- spidermother, Aug 18 2012



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