ECONOMY IN GAS

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 183, 4 August 1919, Page 10

ECONOMY IN GAS

HINTS FOR CONSUMERS •Just now, when economy in the use Of gas is an important consideration for every householder, some hints contained in "The Plumber," published in London, are of particular interest. The article points out that most people, when making a couple of cups of tea, put a quart of water in the kettle, whereas a pint is all that is needed. Result, twice as much gas used as is required. Again, there is a great waste in the cooking of joints. Many cooks keep the gas turned up, because they think they burn less gas by getting the joint done quickly. As a matter of fact, nothing is gained, but a good deal of gas is wasted by this practice. Much more gas is consumed in a short period when the gas is turned up high than in the long period required to obtain the same result with the gas turned low. Put a quart of water in a kettle and bring it to the boil with the gas full on; then put the same quantity in the utensil and bring to the boil with the gas turned as low as possible. One will find that the latter process takes more time, but the quantity of gas consumed is much less than in the qnick and short boiling. In a recent test the difference was as much as 40 per cent.