Electrify Your Cooking
Step by Step guide
Cooking in your home
Switching from an LPG/gas cooktop to an electric or induction model is one of the easiest ways to improve home safety, cut indoor air pollution (NO2, CO, particulate matter), reduce energy bills and emissions.
This guide walks you through the key information and steps to make the switch.
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LPG Cooker
$1,700
Emits 2.2 tonnes CO2e over its lifetime
30% Efficient
Costs $144 per year to run
Per year, indoor air pollution from gas stoves causes:
200+ premature deaths
750+ respiratory hospitalisations
3,200+ cases of childhood asthma
Electric Cooker
$1,200
Emits 0.24 tonnes CO2e over its lifetime
70% Efficient
Costs $59 per year to run
- Cheaper to buy
- Compatible with all cookware
- Unlikely to require an electrical upgrade
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Induction Cooker
$2,700
Emits 0.22 tonnes CO2e over its lifetime
80% Efficient
Costs $53 per year to run
- Cheapest to run
- Lowest emissions
- Cool-to-the-touch
- Effortless to clean
- Very precise temp control
Step by Cooking
1. Research
- Decide whether you’d like to switch to electric resistive or induction. We recommend choosing induction if you can.
- Visit appliance stores and work out which model you’d like to purchase, taking note of dimensions and power.
- Consider whether you need to replace any of your cookware if you are choosing induction.
2. Electrical Advice
- Electric and induction cooktops typically require power supplies of 20A or 32A (with some induction cookers requiring 42A), so you may need an upgrade.
- Ask an electrician for advice on upgrades required for circuits and switchboard, and to receive quotes.
- If you’d like to avoid upgrades, check out low-current induction cooktop options.
3. Install
- Hire a plumber to disconnect the LPG hose, cap the line and remove the old cooktop.
- On the same day your electrician upgrades the electrics (if needed) and installs your new cooktop.
- This all happens in time for dinner!
Useful Resources
- EECA's Induction Cooktop Guide efor further information on induction.
- Consumer's 2025 Cooktop Buying Guide to compare electric and induction cooktop models.
- BHF Induction Hobs & Pacemakers is important for those with pacemakers.
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