Cook Using Junk Mail - Make (Paper Logs) - Burn in a Rocket Stove! - Free Fuel!

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Cook Using Junk Mail - Make (Paper Logs) - Burn in a Rocket Stove! - Free Fuel!

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in this instructable i'll show how to make 2 types of paper logs. great for cooking!

Watch Short Instructional Video...

Cook using only "Junk Mail" - How to make "Paper Logs" - burn in a Rocket Stove! - free fuel!

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Cook (fuel a stove) using only "Junk Mail". How to make "Paper Logs" out of junk mail. use them to fuel a rocket stove. with only a few paper logs you can cook full meals. i get enough junk mail at my house to fuel the stove 7 days a week. works just like a regular stove burner. the grilled cheese only used 4 paper logs. finally a good use for junk mail. free fuel

Items Needed...

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junk mail or newspaper

optional: cardboard dowels from the inside of rolls of toilet paper or paper towel rolls

paper shredder

If Using Cardboard Dowel...

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stuff the dowel full of shredded paper and bend over the ends

If Just Using Paper...

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lay out a piece of junk mail, and place a little shredded paper at the start. then roll a little. then add more shredded paper. then roll a little. keep doing that until it's fully rolled. then bend the ends in. i made several

Time to Cook...

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just use them as you would if they were small pieces of wood. i use them in rocket stoves. cooked grilled cheese in 5 minutes

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