Joburg mayor urges communities to use gas for cooking

[ShaunSA]

cept u gotta have the right pots. must be steel aluminium doesn't work.

Yeah that's where our pot collection comes in handy

 

[wingnut771]

cept u gotta have the right pots. must be steel aluminium doesn't work.

pots need to be magnetic. Take your fridge magnet and test.

 

[Bonywasawarrioraway]

pots need to be magnetic. Take your fridge magnet and test.

correct. as in steel. aluminium does not work.
actually to be strictly correct the pots must be of a material that can conduct electricity. So Gold is ok too.
copper also fine, just toxic to cook in.

 

[PsyWulf]

correct. as in steel. aluminium does not work.
actually to be strictly correct the pots must be of a material that can conduct electricity. So Gold is ok too.
copper also fine, just toxic to cook in.

I keep my goldware for fancy meals

 

[AchmatK]

About 110KWh worth of energy in a 9kg cylinder so that's R280/110KWh = R2.54\KWh (it gets worse with higher gas prices)
Gas stovetops about 30-40% efficiency so R6.35\KWh heated for gas cooking

There's definitely a premium for convenience of not depending on Eskom




(before you say it normal electric coil stoves are around 65% efficiency so that's like ~R4.20 per KWh heated napkin math)

I cook on gas and the time cooking on gas is a lot less so there is less wastage.

Frying an egg on gas is going to take me a few minutes as the pan heats up almost instantly. That same process will take double the time on an electric stove top as you wait for the hob to get to the right temp and then for the pan to heat up.

Induction I think is better for cooking.

 

[wingnut771]

induction tops can be gas based or is it dual mode ? I only used induction once - don't think it will be as good as gas for indian cooking.

I don't know what indian cooking means, but I hear you can modulate the heat very well, can even melt chocolate:

Takealot

www.takealot.com

 

[PsyWulf]

I cook on gas and the time cooking on gas is a lot less so there is less wastage.

Frying an egg on gas is going to take me a few minutes as the pan heats up almost instantly. That same process will take double the time on an electric stove top as you wait for the hob to get to the right temp and then for the pan to heat up.

Induction I think is better for cooking.

It doesn't take 30min to cook and 30min to heat up so electrical won't suddenly double in time/cost. Even if you level out the efficiencies to account for time spent gas costs more

Induction is another 10-15% more efficient and faster to heat too,so that sends gas further into the dulldrums

Short of it,gas is convenient - but probably won't save you money unless you are used to running a diesel genny to cook instead during loadshedding

 

[Cosmik Debris]

I think gas is (a lot?) more expensive than electricity for cooking.

I pay about R600 for a 19 kg cylinder on trade in of the old cylinder. It lasts about a year.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

A lot of heat goes to waste.

Not if you have a proper gas stove. The height of the pot from the flame is at the most efficient. You can hardly feel any heat loss around the pot/pan.

 

[LCBXX]

Rich, coming from a Zimbabwean Lesotho National.

I suppose there are zero plans to roll out piped gas infrastructure, since bottled gas is deemed a luxury?
It would be a very nice looting opportunity...

 

[wingnut771]

Not if you have a proper gas stove. The height of the pot from the flame is at the most efficient. You can hardly feel any heat loss around the pot/pan.

What if there is a slight breeze blowing through the kitchen?

 

[Cosmik Debris]

I have a pot like this. Easy solution. Rvza and ComicalDebra is just being dramatic.

Um, that's a gas cylinder and stove burner plate on top, not a pot?

 

[Cosmik Debris]

pots need to be magnetic. Take your fridge magnet and test.

And proper stainless steel is not magnetic. El cheapo "stainless" steel is slightly magnetic. You need to get pots designed for induction cooking.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

What if there is a slight breeze blowing through the kitchen?

Agree. Then you lose efficiency.

 

[Stokstert]

candle's?

 

[TheChamp]

Rich, coming from a Zimbabwean.

I suppose there are zero plans to roll out piped gas infrastructure, since bottled gas is deemed a luxury?
It would be a very nice looting opportunity...

What are you saying now LCBXX?

 

[surface]

Gas hob for all our cooking

The induction is electric. He uses it. Like he uses the air fryer. And the pressure cooker. And the other stuff he insists we accumulate even though we might use it once a year

We've even got one of those material thingys you finish stuff in. It's never been used. He refuses to get rid if it

Cooker gets used at least 3-4 times a week in our house. Indispensable for boiling lentils, beans, potatoes and so on..

 

[ShaunSA]

Cooker gets used at least 3-4 times a week in our house. Indispensable for boiling lentils, beans, potatoes and so on..

Yeah look I don't work with things that can explode on me

He's reassured me plenty of times. but notavok!

I'll stick to my slow cooker thanks

We (he) tend to do beans/lentils etc in that dangerous thing then freeze portions for use later

 

[surface]

What are you saying now LCBXX?

I suspect he probably thinks jolidee is still a mayor.

 

[surface]

Yeah look I don't work with things that can explode on me

He's reassured me plenty of times. but notavok!

I'll stick to my slow cooker thanks

If I have to guess, one is way more likely to suffer a car accident than suffering injuries by a pressure cooker.