Controlled Cooking Test: This lab-based test involves local cooks preparing a local dish. Adding these variables limits comparability of results to a given setting but provides important feedback as to the likely acceptability of a stove by local users. The results relate to specific consumption, speed of cooking and user satisfaction. Kitchen Performance Test: This is the most difficult and resource-intensive test. It consists of a survey and a fuel consumption test with families using both the traditional and the improved cook stove. The test gives results of user satisfaction and per capita fuel consumption for a given stove. As the test encompasses many different variables, often a large number of.
