Induction Cooktops vs LPG Gas, Which is More Economical in India? My Experience with CESC Kolkata

Hello friends, I’m Sujoy from India. Today I’ll answer the question which might also be coming in your mind, which is most economical medium of cooking, LPG Gas Oven or Induction Cooktop?

Before I begin, let me tell you about myself, we’re a typical Bengali family of two. Induction was our main cooking medium for everything since morning to night for last 3 years. With around 1hr of usage per session of cooking.

I have used Prestige 1900-watt Induction Cooktop for 2 years, which underwent many repairs, but still served me! Let me tell you some facts about it. I mostly used it on 1100-watt rating with 1300-watt for rice, and 1500-watt for Roti. It used to cook fast during initial dayslater as it aged, it started to give lesser heat per wattage. And mainly the micro switches on control panel went faulty every one or two months. But it did not show any major problem during 1^st year warranty period except micro switches.

In second year, I had to change whole control board once from 3^rd party repair shop. During warranty period, service center (yes there’s no home service for Prestige) took 1-2 week to repair it, due to heavy workload as they repair all kind of Prestige products in the same service center. You can watch my video on that Induction here- Life Hack #6: 5 Tips to use Induction Cooktops or Induction Cookers.

Later I bought Crompton Greaves ACGIC-CREST 1500-watt induction cooktop. It was small and compact and consumed much less energy, I used it mostly on 900-1100-watt scale, never needed to use above that as energy output was good. I stopped preparing Roti on induction although. I used it for 1 year and 1 month. However, in the 2nd month itself, I needed to replace the micro-switches. It underwent 4 repairs, including replacement of control panel board in 3rd and power circuit board in 4th repair, within one year warranty period. The only consolation is that Crompton has free home service, where technician will visit your home for service.

Recently I’ve taken a gas connection of Indian Oil - Indane, India’s largest gas company with nationwide network. It took me Rs. 5400 to get the connection, including IS-4246 high-efficiency gas oven, gas lighter, fire-retardant apron, ‘Suraksha’ LPG hose, regulator, including 1^st gas cylinder price and security deposit. Everything is ISI marked, as shown in my YouTube video below.

Watch my YouTube video on saving money on cooking here- How to Save Money on Cooking with Thermal Efficient Domestic LPG Gas Stove,Oven + Safety Tips

Now another tip for you, while taking gas connection buying LPG oven is not mandatory, and you can and should bargain on MRP of all the items you’re purchasing while taking the gas connection.

Now coming to the comparison, while using induction, my last bill was Rs. 790 for 125 units. Now cooking solely on gas, for last one full month, bill came Rs. 300 for 50 units. So my electricity consumption reduced by Rs. 490 (75 units).

My first cylinder got emptied this week, lasting 46 days exactly. And subsidized rate of cylinder was Rs. 422 during my purchase. So, my monthly gas expense is 422/46 days x 30 days = Rs. 275. So, a saving of 490-275 = Rs. 215 by using gas is achieved!

Few more advantages of using Gas-

1. Using double burner oven, you can cook two dishes simultaneously.
2.  It’s faster that induction, 1.5x to 2x times faster for single oven, for double oven it can be 4x to 5x times faster.
3. It has low maintenance compared to induction.
4. It’s economical, as you don’t have to invest in special ‘induction cookware’, you can use any utensil on gas.
5. You can prepare any dish on gas effortlessly, specially Roti/Chapati.
6. Can work 24x7, even during power supply outages.

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