收集干木头
Collecting dry wood
将木头弄碎
Breaking up wood
放好中心柱
Putting central post in place Stacking larger pieces
将较大的木头堆放在中心柱周围 将较小的木头堆在大木头外边
of wood against post Stacking smaller logs around them
更细的木棍放在最外边
Thinner sticks go on now
最后放干树叶
Dry leaves
挖土来制造泥巴
Digging soil to make mud
将泥巴抹在木头堆上 顶部不封口用来排烟
Plastering mud onto mound The top is left open to vent smoke
在底部挖几个气孔
Air holes are made
以便让氧气进入
around the base to let combustion air in
用燃烧的木炭
The mound is set alight from the top
从顶部点燃木头堆
with hot coals from a fire
火会逆着气流烧到底部
The fire burns back down the heap against the draft
用泥巴封住裂缝
Any cracks are sealed with mud
从顶部出现的空隙那里
More wood can be added
可以加入更多木头
from the top is space appears for it
当可以从底部进气口看见火的时候
When fire can be seen through an air entry in the base,
堵上进气口
it’s time to block that air entry
用泥巴堵住进气口
The air entry is plugged with mud
只有能从进气口看见火的时候
Do this with the other air
才能堵住进气口
entries only when you see fire through them
当最后一个进气口被堵住的时候
When the last air entry is plugged,
堵住顶部通风孔
plug the vent in the top
等木头堆冷却之后 打开它
When the mound is cool it’s time to open it
这里面是木炭
The charcoal inside
木炭烧透了
The charcoal is cooked through
将木炭放入篮子备用
Charcoal is stored in baskets for later use
木炭燃烧时不产生烟和火焰
Charcoal burns without smoke and flames.
它燃烧的温度能比木头高200多摄氏度
It can reach temperatures 200 c higher than wood fires