Gas

• Gas
== • Gas is sold in big orange gas bottles and mostly on places along the big main roads (Cemetery road, Africa Road, Street 60, etc.). The places are easily recognisable by having some empty bottles piled up on the roadside. Their opening times are from 10 am till late in the evening, except on Fridays. == == • In the beginning you will need to make some investment by buying bottles plus filling, later on you only return the empty bottle and are given a full bottle but pay for the filling only. It is better to have a least two bottles at home (one in use and one spare) as you run out of gas when you least need it. One bottle should last at least 2-3 months for a family of four. == == • One new bottle costs 60 SDG; one filling goes at 16 SDG. == == • Storing gas: if possible store your gas outside, and connect the tube through a hole in the wall to the oven. The bottles and tubes are usually devoid of the security systems used in Europe, and sometimes it can smell scarily. == == • Keep gas bottles in the shade or cover them with a screen. == == • If you need to buy an oven, there are two options: the one with 4 places usually used in Europe, and the XL version with 5 places and a big oven like the American ones. The latter one is fantastic if you have a bigger family to take care of or you enjoy cooking. You can make large pizzas or cook three cakes in one go. There is a very good Egyptian brand (Tecnogas) which costs about 800 SDG. ==