Our institutional improved cook stoves (IICS) can accommodate saucepans from 30 litres to 500 litres capacity. You can imagine a truck tyre, that is how big these IICS can be! Because we provide free IICS annual maintenance to all during a 5 year period, we opted for the portable rocket model. This allows for an easier and more affordable repair model, as parts of the stove can be easily removed, repaired and replaced.

Nevertheless, this benefit can sometimes become a headache when making a new IICS installation. Stoves are fully manufactured and assembled at the Ugastove factory. That means that with the largest IICS models - which can be over 1 meter wide - schools’ kitchen buildings sometimes need some demolition on their door frames and walls to give way. Although the pictures below show a destructive and complicated situation, the breaking and fixing of the wall/doorway is done during the same day when the IICS are delivered and installed.

During the kitchen assessment and prior to the IICS delivery, we at Simoshi ensure to have a clear picture of all the kitchen infrastructure situation before the IICS order is even placed, to ensure a smooth transition to the schools’ new cooking practices.