Briquettes

I remembered another technology for developing countries (those countries that still cook by setting a pot on three rocks over a fire) that has seen success around the world. It is using trash and biomass to make briquettes for cooking. The short of the simple technique is soak everything, blend it up real good, and then slop it into a cylinder to compress all the water out. Let it dry then use it for fire wood. The idea is that it still burns hot enough to cook and is much cheaper and requires less time gathering wood or even cutting down living vegetation. We've been working with a lady that cooks tortillas and wood is a big expense. I got some briquettes made and they burn but I haven't been able to spend enough time with them to know if they burn hot enough to cook the tortillas. If you've had any experience with this let me know.