KOMPAS.com – The existence of three kilograms (kg) LPG is difficult to find in Jakarta since the end of January 2025. The subsidized gas is difficult to find both in agents and traveling traders.
The cause is difficult to find three kg LPG, one of which is the reduced quota of subsidized LPG in 2025, as reported Kompas.comThursday (1/30/2025).
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In addition, the public was asked to buy three kg LPG directly at the official base, not at retailers. Reported Kompas.comFriday (1/31/2025), this policy aims to make the three kg LPG distribution more on target while suppressing potential deviations.
Departing from this, of course there are a number of alternative cooking utensils without using gas.
The results of cooking may not be as good or not the same as the gas stove. Maybe the price is also not the same as the gas stove. However, you can still try it.
Check out some of them that have been collected Kompas.comMonday (3/2/2025).
1. Air Fryer
Air fryer illustration, cooking with water fryers. Air Fryer Middle rife in sale in Marketplace (Lokapasar) in Indonesia. This tool is often referred to as “healthy cooking utensils” because it can fry with a little or without oil.
Reported Kompas.comMonday (11/23/2020), Air Fryer Using hot air to ‘cook’ food ingredients. As a result, the appearance of the cooking remains brown and the texture is crispy.
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Nevertheless, Air Fryer Cannot fry all food ingredients, usually only limited to dry food or Frozen Food.
In addition, the cooking capacity also depends on the size of the basket Air Fryer which is often not too big.
2. Rice Cooker
Rice Cooker Illustration.Besides cooking rice, Rice Cooker can also be used to cook food ingredients. Especially various soups and certain cakes.
The drawback, you must be very clever looking for recipes. Because, there are food ingredients that should be cooked first on the stove before added to Rice Cooker.
Besides that, not all Rice Cooker Equipped with the same technology.
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3. Electric stove
Illustration of cooking using an electric stove. The electric stove can be used as an alternative cooking tool without gas. As the name implies, the energy source of the electric stove is electricity.
Reported Kompas.comSunday (9/18/2022), the electric current on the electric stove will flow through the metal coil below the stove surface.
Usually an electric stove will emit rays when the electrical resistance has transferred heat to the stove surface.
Furthermore, the heat in the stove surface ceramic will transfer heat through the glass using infrared energy so that the pan or pan will feel hot.
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4. Microwave
Microwave illustration.Microwave (micro waves) are generally used to warm food.
In some situations, microwave can also be used to “cook”. For example making brownies in a cup, Omelettebread pudding, and even fried rice.
Nevertheless, use microwave also need to be considered. For example in terms of food containers used.
You also can’t use microwave To cook eggs that are still intact with the shell.
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