LPG price hiked: Here's how you can save on consumption

Domestic cooking gas (LPG) price was hiked by Rs 3.46 per cylinder after the government raised the commission paid to dealers by over 9 percent, yesterday. The commission paid to dealers has been increased by Rs 3.46 per 14.2-kg cylinder to Rs 40.71. Consequently, retail selling price of domestic LPG too have been increased in the same proportion, reports this Firstpost story.

But, with inflation stubbornly refusing to come down, every rupee saved will work for you. Keeping this in mind, here are a few tips to save LPG consumption.

Soak: When you need to cook cereals and dals, ensure that you soak them well for sometime before cooking. This will ensure that they take less time to cook, and hence reduce your fuel consumption.

Attain Temperature: When you take food out of the refrigerator allow it to come back to room temperature before you start cooking. This will ensure your LPG consumption is reduced.

Vessel: The kind of vessels you use for cooking will also affect the amount of LPG you consume. Choose vessels with wider bottoms, and ensure you cover them too. Wider bottoms will ensure that surface area increases and they take shorter time to cook.

Enough water: Ensure that you use enough water for cooking.

Lower the flame: When you are boiling water, at the boiling point, it’s good practice to lower the flame, by placing the knob of the stove on the simmer position.

Pressure Cookers: Using pressure cookers will ensure that the fuel consumption is decreased substantially. Moreover, if you use separators in a pressure cooker, it helps furthermore.

Get ready: Only after all your ingredients are ready and preparations have been made, should you put the vessel on the stove and light the flame. Keeping an empty vessel on the stove while you get ready with ingredients will increase your LPG consumption.

Disclaimer: Compiled from Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas website.