Now a days the price of LPG is increasing day to day. Middle class or lower middle class cannot support this. Again Govt. is proposing to withdraw the subsidy on it. So they are finding any alternative way to reduce his monthly expenses.

Induction cooker or stove may be alternative of it, though it came in market recently. It is an electric oriented device and easy to handle.

I have been using it in my house since one year. It decreased the LPG consumption. I gave you one statistics . We needed one cylinder per 25 days before. The cost of per cylinder is Rs 406 (in my city. It may vary in other city). If I use this cooker three hours per day in 1000 watts then three units will be current consumption. Then monthly consumption will be ninety units. If cost per unit is Rs 4.00 then Rs 360.00 will be monthly expenses, which is profitable.

The Induction cooker or stove has some advantages and disadvantages. It has no fear to burn as it does not generate flame. The utensils remain clean. It cooks quickly comparatively. You can control wattage as it provides the system and it is in your hand. You can cook in 2000 watts or in 400 watts. It does not create any pollution. No fear to get electric shock. Overall it is easy to use and it takes very less place to keep. When you remove the utensil from it, it will be automatically off after giving a beep sound. So no question of heat loss. It has also a digital indicator.

The main disadvantage is, only stainless steel utensils can be used. Aluminums or copper coated utensils are not used. As it is run on electric so it cannot be used in load shading. The costing of this cooker is more. Roti cannot be made easily.

Now how does it work?

First switch on the device and a beep sound will appear. Then press the menu to select the mode. You can select in wattage mode or in degree mode. You can increase or decrease the value of degree and watt. You should select as per your requirement. Time setting option is also available .You can preset the timer and the cooker will be automatically switched off. You can set the running mode on which you are going to cook. Four options are available; Dosa, curry, pressure cooker and milk option are available.

So don’t worry for LPG, alternative has come. I have written this for all housewives .If it helps somebody ,the writing will be successful.