Reply To: Open wood fires cooking: by choice or due to limitations

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16/03/2026 at 1:11 pm #10009
Evelyn Todio
Keymaster

    Hi Grayson,

    Thank you for your query.

    The decision to cook on open wood fires can be a combination of the reasons you provided above. Additionally, households may decide to use electricity for other small tasks and stick to wood fires for cooking as it is may be perceived as more reliable than gas stoves.

    Hope this helps.

    Kind regards,
    Evelyn

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