Gas, Stove Or Coal Pot? 

Gas, Stove Or Coal Pot? This is what has been giving concern since all these while. This is as a result of the increase in the price of gas in the market. I don't know about your country but in my country here in Nigeria, we are all having issues with the increase in the price of gas. This now made many cooker users have a second thought of maybe using a stove or coal pot. Stove on the other hand has its own advantages and also disadvantages. What I saw in the stove is all about the kerosene which is also costly as well. This means there is nothing in the market of crude oil that is cheap. Everything is just on the high side. When you do not use the stove properly, your pot will be dark due to the carbon coming out of the stove. This can be as a result of the burner being bad. Changing the burner will also mean spending another money.

Coal pot on the other hand is a little cheap but cannot prepare food very fast just like gas. Getting coal is another serious problem as it is not easy to get it except when you use it. Buying it is just very meager. This means it is cheap to use but not fast to prepare food. My friend bought a coal pot that some people customize to a portable size. It was done in a fancy and attractive way. I wanted to buy it but I had second thoughts. One needs to use it outside but not in the kitchen. This means one will be cooking food outside where everyone can have access to view the nature of your food. 

I was comparing gas with other means of preparing food with a neighbor and I learned that the only fastest means of preparing food is the god cooker. When you use gas, it will be easy for you but any other means will make you late for your respective working places. So, the only thing I can see now is the area of the price which has gotten many people to deviate from using gas. Majority still.use it, including myself. I cannot run from using it as it prepares my food as fast as possible. For a 6kg cylinder, it can take me about 3weels + to get it exhausted.

There is another type which you all need to know. It is called an electric cooker. The fact remains that it has a disadvantage. The disadvantage is the use of electricity. Whenever there is electricity, then one can be able to cook food but when there is no electricity, then that means no food for you. This shows that electricity is not reliable and should not be trusted. Nowadays there is a limit to the way electricity is given or generated. It is not generated across all the places and even not reliable except if you have your generator which can carry an electric cooker. 

Gas on the other hand has turned to hot cake. It is now gold and too expensive to use. To refill gas now is not.easy as just one kg costs almost #900 (almost $2). Where are we going in Nigeria? What might be the cost of this excessive hike in the price of gas?

Can we say the government is involved in this or the marketers.? To me both the government and the marketers are involved. The marketers want to make more profits and so will not care to protest when there is a hike in the price. The government on the other hand is trying to bring in subsidies which is good and at the same time not the best in this present situation. The general populace are not smiling and money that they say is in circulation is not coming to the reach of the poor. This means the poor keep on decreasing while the rich are increasing. The politicians are at the same time making lots of money through corruption. They were supposed to pass the message of the top to the commoners instead, they tried hard to keep it to themselves. All the entitlement that we the commoners suppose to have are being taken by the politicians and shared among themselves.

When are we going to have a free and fair government? When are we going to have a matured minded and kindhearted government? When will the government remove corruption out of their lists? The truth is that God will intervene and help us all. 

It is not easy to afford gas and not easy to afford coal as it does not last longer when compared to gas. Kerosene on the other hand is on the high side with lots and disadvantages. Your pots may become dark and not be in good shape when you use the stove. This also goes to Firewood. Although, as they always say, food prepared with firewood always tastes good. I have experienced that as well. 

No matter the price, gas is still the best. If electricity was to be constant, then I'm pretty sure that the cost of gas wouldn't have been as high as this. This is why the government should make things possible by providing constant electricity to the general public.