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Not only electricity, but also gas bills soar high during winter season. Since I am a kitchen person and I cook a lot, I thought of how I can help minimize gas consumption in our house. I know that in cooking using the stove is inevitable but actually there is one simple way on how to use it wisely.

Like the picture shown below, whenever I boil something (in this example vegetables like brocolli and carrots) I cover the cooking pot and then I turn off the stove burner a few minutes after it has boiled. The timing depends on what you are boiling. In vegetable’s case, you can turn it off as soon as the water boils. This also goes the same when boiling pasta, you may turn off the heat as soon as you know that the pasta is already a few minutes away to be well-cooked.The steam created by covering it is enough to cook the pasta for the remaining few minutes.

By getting a habit of this, it doesn’t only save you gas but also prevents your dish from being overcooked or accidentally getting burned.