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I'm about to delve into the most controversial topic on the TL because I don't love peace... Cooking with electricity 
As you people know, I do a thread every morning these days and today was supposed to be solar and healthcare but then Keter happened and now I have to address.
As you people know, I do a thread every morning these days and today was supposed to be solar and healthcare but then Keter happened and now I have to address.
Heh! Sasa where do I start. When you think electric cooking, you think the electric plate on your oven or the coil we used in UoN hostels. Oh, UoN . So I need to start by making you rethink what electric cooking is. Here's a story to kickstart this story
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/26/how-instant-pot-became-a-kitchen-appliance-with-a-cult-following.html
. So I need to start by making you rethink what electric cooking is. Here's a story to kickstart this storyhttps://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/26/how-instant-pot-became-a-kitchen-appliance-with-a-cult-following.html
There are also other types of electric cooking devices such as induction cookers(see below), your microwave is a form of oven. Generally, if it can heat, it can cook something. I've added a photo of the offender that almost had you people roasting Keter yesterday for the kicks
To also kickstart the thread... Important concepts in electricity... DC and AC. AC is what you have in your wall socket provided by KPLC. DC is what solar produces. Then your solar installer told you you'll need to add an *inverter* to make it AC.
Another important concept is Watts. The bulb below is 20W=0.02kW. If you were to install this bulb in your house, kW*hours. So if you keep it on for 5 hours... 0.02kW*5h*(cost per kwh which depend on tariff but try with 24kes). Thats your bill minus levies and whatnot.
If you replace the above bulb with an 8W=0.008kW bulb, your bill reduces. By doing that, you'll have improved your home's energy efficiency. I've stopped some of you in the supermarket from buying the 100W=0.1kW bulb. Do the math to see why. Terrible for your pocket.
For things like fridges where its not easy to calculate, you can look for a multicoloured band on the side as shown. The colourd are Red to Green with an A++ written next to it for this. Most Red(E) is least Energy Efficient and Most Green(A++) is Most Energy Efficient.
Though if you buy an energy efficient fridge and then keep opening the door constantly, your energy efficiency efforts are moot. Because the fridge has to keep cooling itself. So Energy Efficiency is the Wattage on your appliances+Your personal behavior. I know how this sounds
I know how this sounds
What does all this have to do with cooking? Well, everything. Your coil in campus was probably 2500W=2.5kW. Use it for 3 hours everyday and the bill you'll receive will shock the money out of your pockets. Ask UoN about their electricity bill thanks to you people
The electric plate on your oven is probably 1500W=1.5kW or 2kW. Not sure coz I'm also not stupid enough to use mine I once received a 7k bill for a house that I lived in in the evenings when I came back from work. So nope. KPLC itanitumia bill ya kisiagi like someone said.
I once received a 7k bill for a house that I lived in in the evenings when I came back from work. So nope. KPLC itanitumia bill ya kisiagi like someone said.
So why have I done this thread and why have I told you to watch a video on the instant pot? Because electric pressure cookers like the instant pot operate both as a pressure cooker and an electric cooker. It's 1.5kW but it will be on for like 0.5 hours for every 1.5 hours.
In other words, minus levies and what not, you use your electricity bill for it is probably going to be a third or less what your electric plate would be. And it compares favourably (probably cheaper) to charcoal (yes, charcoal) when it comes to boiling things. Githeri, beans etc
Just because it's not on throughout. So before Keter makes everyone's blood boil, you guys should know that electric cooking doesn't always translate to high bills. The technology has improved significantly especially for boiled food. And who are we kidding... We boil a lot!
Problem is, for every coin you pay in electricity, you pay levies upon levies. From checking my bills, out of 50 bob, you only get 33 bob of electricity. Taxes get around 6 bob by the way. So a whooping 11 bob is levies. But still... New tech electric cookers are worth the try.
Thing is, if they are adopted at a scale, elec bills increase for KPLC. But this our Kenya people like doing small small calculations. Which is where KPLC made major miscalculations when they decided to bill us for running small invisible factories. Now trust is gone.
Anyway, I'm done for now. I'll be back with healthcare and why our moms and cousins (in ocha)should cook with electricity. Convincing those people can be tough but that's a discussion for another day. Didn't get around to explaining why I introduced DC and AC. Oh well
Someone asked an important question so I'm adding it here to address it: https://twitter.com/WackyWambui/status/1276053383548481537?s=19
So, the relationship between kW and brightness isn't linear. To get the brightness of your bulb, turn the box upside down and look for the number corresponding to the word *lumens*. I'm actually planning to loby that that figure be made as prominent as the Wattage figure.
For example, I use Warm White in my house and here's the lumen figure. I've added a figure that shows the lumens in relation to the type of bulb. When I said it's not linear, I meant across bulb technologies.
A bit more about bulb. I can do a thread on bulbs if you guys say you want to know more. https://twitter.com/W_Asherah/status/1213696710725296128?s=19
