# The Northwind Batch Box Cookstove

**URL:** <https://forums.firespeaking.com/t/the-northwind-batch-box-cookstove/337>\
**Category:** Masonry Heater Projects\
**Tags:** batch-box, rocket-mass-heater, cookstove, tile\
**Created:** [February 2, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.firespeaking.com/t/the-northwind-batch-box-cookstove/337 "2026-02-02T20:02:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![max](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forums.firespeaking.com/max/32/5_2.png) [@max](https://forums.firespeaking.com/u/max)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.firespeaking.com/t/the-northwind-batch-box-cookstove/337/1 "2026-02-02T20:02:47Z")

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Our friend Mark Mazziotti of Northwind Natural Building sent us this photo of his recently completed project and reports that it is working wonderfully to heat his strawbale home!

 ![The Northwind Stove](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/firespeaking/original/1X/b00a297fe5be1cf279c8dab340f78daa2462a0c7.jpeg)

I believe that it is an adaptation of the “double shoe-box” batch box rocket mass heater design that is currently popular. Congratulations Mark!

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**Author:** ![Steadybuck](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forums.firespeaking.com/steadybuck/32/425_2.png) [@Steadybuck](https://forums.firespeaking.com/u/Steadybuck)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.firespeaking.com/t/the-northwind-batch-box-cookstove/337/2 "2026-02-02T23:38:37Z")

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Credit to Peter van den Berg and Lasse Holmes for the development of the batch box rocket technology. And thanks to all the great teachers of the [Masonry Heater Association](https://www.mha-net.org/).