Things you can do to make your cooking gas last

longer.
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With the rising cost of cooking gas today, there are a few things you
can do to make your cooking gas last longer. Doing them will also
ultimately help you cut down on your monthly gas expense and get
you additional savings.

1 Match your pot to the right burner

There is a reason why some gas cookers have multiple burners with
different sizes. If you’re cooking using a big pot, use the big burner
and if it is a small pot, use the smallest burner. This way, the amount
of gas burn will be equal to the size of the burner. Using small pots on
a big burner will only be a waste of cooking gas.

2 Use metal-made cooking pan and pots

Metals such as stainless steel are good conductors of heat. For

cooking to occur, heat generated in the flame must reach the food and
hence pans made of good conductors of heat are more efficient

3 Keep your cooking pots outer surfaces clean and shining

Uncleaned, black and soot-stained outer cooking pot surface will
reduce the ability of the pot to conduct heat. This will prolong cooking
and burn more gas.

4 Defrost frozen food before cooking

For faster cooking, defrost or melt frozen food before cooking. It lets
you maximize your cooking gas as you save on the heat energy
required to bring it down to room temperature

5 Make sure that your cooking pot bottom covers the flame

Flames that spread beyond the bottom of the pot produce heat that
escape the pot. Heat that is not absorbed by the pot and its contents
is a waste

6 Invest in pressure cookers

Compared to ordinary cooking pots that cook food at around 100

degrees centigrade only, pressure cookers cook at around 125 degrees
centigrade, which means it helps get the food cooked quickly, thus
reducing cooking time and gas burned

7 Keep the lid on as much as possible

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.