With the rise in the price of cooking gas, people need to be more cautious about how they use cooking gas. In case you do not know, the way you use your cooking gas affects the period it lasts.
Have you noticed that sometimes your cooking gas lasts more and finishes fast other times?
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Here are the tricks to make your cooking gas last longer.
1. Avoid leak
A leaking gas cylinder is one sure way for your gas to finish faster. Be sensitive to smell also as most gas cylinders produce certain order when leaking. Keep a check on the regulator, the pipe, and the burner for small leakages that can easily develop with time and can go unnoticed.
2. Use a matching pot to the burner
This is necessary if you have several burners. Using a small bottom pan over a large burner would only increase wastage as the flames that reach the side of the utensil are not useful in cooking and are only increasing wastage
3. Prepare all ingredients before cooking
Before putting your pot on the fire, make sure you gather all raw materials to ensure that no gas is wasted. Instead of hunting for ingredients while the burner is on, keep all Ingredients ready for use.
4. Use pressure cookers
Pressure cookers would help you curb the time spent on cooking an item. It cooks it faster than the usual time because it applies pressure while cooking. Rather than spend so much time using a normal pot, a pressure cooker will do the magic.
5. Cook on a low flame
Aside from the fact that it helps you save gas, it helps retain the nutrition content and keeps your food from being overcooked. Cooking on a high flame can also get your food burnt quickly.
6. Keep the outer surface of your cooking pots clean
Pots that have a thick covering of smoke may be more difficult to get heated than clean pots. Be sure to keep your pots clean all the time.
7. Cook with dry utensils
A lot of people are guilty of this. Cooking with wet utensils wastes your gas because the fire from the gas has to get it dry before you can use it, especially when you are cooking a portion of food that requires a dry pot.
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