Every homemaker knows that prices of
daily essentials are always on the rise. Electricity, water, cable and internet
bills, mortgage, rice and produce, transportation, and fuel costs, among so
many other expenses, are items that continue to bloat our budget. As a
recurring expense, cooking gas orLiquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), one of the most
common fuels used for cooking, is one item you can closely monitor and conserve
so you can chalk up savings that you can use for other household expenses.
Solane, the country’s
leading provider of safe and reliable cooking gas, gives tips on maximizing your
LPG:
Use the right pot for your burner. To make the most of
your LPG, use a pot or cookware that is suitable for your gas stove burner and
vice versa. If you’re cooking using a
big pot, use the big burner and if it’s just soup for one in a tiny pot, then
better use the smallest burner. This way, the amount of gas dispensed will be
equal to the size of the burner. Using small cookware on a big burner will just
be a waste of cooking gas.
Thaw frozen food before cooking. For faster cooking, thaw frozen food before cooking. It lets
you maximize your LPG as you save on the heat energy required to bring it down
to room temperature.
Invest in a pressure cooker. Cooking using a
pressure cooker saves a lot of LPG. Compared to ordinary pans that cook food at
around 100 Centigrade degrees only, pressure cookers cook at around 125
Centigrade degrees which means it helps get the food cooked quickly, thus
reducing cooking time.
Check your gas flames.
Is your gas flame blue or yellow? Does it burn steadily or not? Blue gas
and steady flames indicate that your burner is clean. If the flame is yellow or
orange in color, your burner is chocked with soot, grease or food residue,
causing it to not burn properly, and therefore waste fuel. To avoid this, clean
the gas stove regularly.
Cover the pan while cooking. Placing the lid on
your pan while cooking blocks the steam from escaping and makes your food cook
faster. It also reduces cooking time since the heat energy is used more
efficiently.
Check your LPG tank and gas stove. To ensure safety and
to maximize your LPG, check the following regularly: regulator, pipes/hoses and
burner for leaks. To avoid wastage, make sure that the regulator is switched
off after cooking.
In addition to safety and saving money, it is important to
get the most out of your LPG as every kilo counts and every peso that we save
is an integral component in every household.
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