This is the first time I tried.
To start the whole thing, simply collect some small branches on the floor. Break them into short pieces, pack them and place them in the bottom. Then, put some dried leaves on top... this kind of stove were burned from above.
It is easy to get it started, a small fan would help the job, otherwise, you got a lot of smoke at the beginning. Once most of the smoke gone, it's ready for cooking.
As you could see, wood gas come out from the holes and they got burn very rigiously. Fire like this will not make your pots too difficult to wash. However, wood stove would get them black anyway, just not as worse as simple wood burning.
When the flame went off, the branches would keep on burning slowly with a dim glow. Thus, the stove would be very hot... I burned my finger slightly... so be warned. I suggest to put a metal plate below the stove so that burned branched will not hurt the grass below.
Make sure the stove got cooled down before tearing them down for storage.
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