Free noodle bar shows Fremantle how electric cooking can match gas
An advocacy group served free noodles from an electric wok at Fremantle Design Week to show switching from gas is practical.
Electrify Fremantle, a volunteer group pushing homes to go all-electric, set up a free noodle bar during Fremantle Design Week to show residents that ditching gas does not mean sacrificing cooking power.
Chef Amanda Auwdina cooked vegetarian noodles on both a regular induction hot plate and a curved induction wok burner, both reaching temperatures high enough for authentic wok cooking. The group's Wilf Johnston said many people worry that electric cooktops cannot deliver the intense heat gas stoves provide.
Research by consumer group Choice shows induction cooktops transfer energy into cookware with about 85 per cent efficiency, compared to 32 per cent for gas. Induction cooktops are also cheaper to run, and households in Perth save hundreds of dollars yearly by dropping their gas connection altogether.
Johnston noted that 40 per cent of Hong Kong households now cook with induction, a sign the shift is global.
- 85 per cent versus 32 per cent for gas
- Induction efficiency
- 40 per cent of households use induction
- Hong Kong adoption
- Hundreds of dollars yearly by dropping gas
- Perth savings
Why it mattersInduction cooking is more efficient and cheaper than gas, and a practical demonstration removes the biggest barrier stopping Australian households from switching to renewable power.
AustraliaWestern Australian households can save money on energy bills and reduce their carbon footprint by switching to electric cooking, with proven equipment already available.
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