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Appropriate technology?

Posted by Roz Cummins (Guest Contributor) at 12:05 PM on 28 Mar 2007

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Here's an interesting article about a rabbi who converted a bus into a wood-fired matzo bakery ...

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Hey, that's nothing...

...here in Montréal, we have at least two wood-fired bagel shops, which have been using wood for decades. Fairmount Bagel and St-Viateur Bagel make the best bagels in town; they're very different from New York bagels (I don't think they're boiled first, like NY bagels are), and I've grown to prefer them. You can watch the bakers making them right there in the shops. Also Montréal has at least one Lahmadjoun shop (a sort of Armenian pizza, incredibly delicous) that uses wood-fired ovens; it's near the Jean-Talon market here. And to top it off, Québec grill manufacturer WoodFlame makes wood-fired grills that are a great alternative to propane or charcoal grills. They do use electricity to run a fan (you can use rechargable D batteries or run it on household current; here in Québec most of our electricity is very low carbon as it's produced with hydro).

by bhurley at 1:48 PM on 28 Mar 2007

Hello, Monteal...

I've always wanted to visit Montreal and I'm grateful to have a list of bagel places to check out. I am also crazy about lamejuns (I guess everyone spells it differently) and the idea of eating one cooked over a fire is very appealing. Thanks! - Roz

by Roz Cummins at 2:02 PM on 29 Mar 2007

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