KOMPAS.com – Later LPG 3 kilograms became a conversation because it experienced scarcity after the government banned the sale of melons by retailers.
The government decided on the sale of 3 kilogram LPG gas to be only done through official bases starting February 1, 2025.
Facing this situation, some people choose to switch to alternative cooking ways without LPG. Starting from using firewood, electric stoves, to induction stoves.
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Especially for people who live in urban areas and difficult to cook using firewood, can choose to use an electric stove or induction stove.
Although both do not need LPG gas, there are some differences between electric stoves and induction stoves that need to be known before buying it.
The difference between the electric stove and the induction stove
1. Cooking equipment
Reporting from the Spruce Eats page, cooking utensils that can be used to cook using an induction stove are equipment made of cast iron, cast iron, or several types of stainless stains.
How to find out the type of cooking utensils used in the induction stove is quite easy. The trick, try sticking the magnet to the pan, if the magnet is perfect, it means that the pan can be used on the induction stove.
Meanwhile, specifically for electric stoves, you can use any type of pan used on the induction stove.
Plus, non-ferrous cooking utensils such as glass, copper, aluminum, and stainless steel.
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2. How to clean
The top of the induction stove is coated with ceramic glass, so that it can make it easier for you to clean it, even though the stove in the situation is still burning.
The trick, just clean using a sponge and baking soda, or use a ceramic glass stove cleaner.
Meanwhile the electric stove is coated with glass and easy to clean, but the stove will be hot when turned on. So you need to wait for a cold stove before cleaning it.
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3. Security
Considering the induction stove remains cold even though it is on, so it is considered safer than the electric stove.
While the electric stove, the coil will be hot when it is turned on, and it takes a long time after being turned off until the stove is completely cold.