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Update browserBy Dr Rihab Khalid. How do people cook, in practice? What dishes do they prepare, at what times of day, using which fuels and appliances,…
Read the full article, The MECS Cooking Diaries Methodology: building better evidence on everyday cookingBy Dr Aine Pollesel In 2026, cooks in the Global South have no shortage of eCooking appliances to choose from, with markets saturated by options…
Read the full article, Most and least attractive eCooking appliance features among users in Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania and UgandaBy Sudha Gurung Practical Action Nepal), Richard Sieff (Gamos Ltd/MECS), Rabin Shrestha (Practical Action Nepal) and Krishna Ram Duwal (Practical Action Nepal). SC2 eCooking promotion…
Read the full article, Cooking Meets Content Creation: My Journey With TikTok and an Electric Pressure CookerBy Dikchha Pantha (Practical Action Nepal), Krishna Ram Duwal (Practical Action Nepal), Rabin Shrestha (Practical Action Nepal), and Richard Sieff (Gamos Ltd) SC2 eCooking promotion…
Read the full article, From Biryani to Breakthrough: How pop-up stalls can help support Electric Pressure Cooker sales in NepalBy Krishna Ram Duwal (Practical Action Nepal), Rabin Shrestha (Practical Action Nepal), and Richard Sieff (Gamos Ltd.) SC2 eCooking promotion methods blog 1 of 3…
Read the full article, More than a Rice Cooker: Practical Action Nepal and Himstar release new eCookbook and video recipes to help customers unlock their EPCs’ potential and increase eCooking usageBy Dr. Nigel Scott (Gamos Ltd.) and Dr. Simon Batchelor OBE (Gamos Ltd. / Loughborough University). This blog describes some of the insights from user…
Read the full article, User Benefits of Cooking with Induction CookersBy Joseph Kariuki, Research Associate, Gamos East Africa Modern clean cooking technologies hold immense promise for solving a long-standing challenge in Kenya, where majority of…
Read the full article, Lessons from Transitioning Schools to Electric Cooking: Behavioral ChangeBy Kumar Satyam (Finovista). One of the most common misconceptions around Electric Cooking is around the taste, often perceived to be not as good as…
Read the full article, Does Changing Fuel Change the taste?By Charles Barnabas (Prime Expertise Ltd.) and Anna Clements (Gamos Ltd.). In today’s cooking energy transition landscape, it is well known that the affordability of…
Read the full article, Learnings from the road: Do people in Tanzania think they can afford the upfront cost of eCooking?Introduction PowerUP launched the eCooking Behavioural Change Pilot to explore the viability of electric pressure cookers (EPCs) among low-income, grid-connected households in Kampala with the…
Read the full article, PowerUP eCooking Behavioural Change Pilot: Summary Report