The economic situations of the corn cob roasting vendors have limited the use of automated and power driven equipment to a few large scale processors and vendor. Therefore, to reduce the stress and accidents during roasting and increasing the efficiency, a roasting device with increased efficiency and productivity is needed to be developed. The present study is an attempt to design, develop and test the performance of improved maize roaster (barbecue stove). | Testing of an improved maize roaster for street vendors