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Being Energy Efficient With The Stove
When you are cooking on the stove, or baking in the oven, there are a number of things you can do to save energy. Saving energy is important for both you and the environment. For you, it saves money and allows you to spend money on other things that may be more important. For the environment, it uses less energy and that puts less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, thereby protecting the planet. So, when you save energy, you save your wallet and you save the environment.
Some of the ways that you can save energy with the stove include:
- When you are boiling items, only boil them until about five minutes before you the food will be done. Just turn off the burner and let the residual heat on the burner and inside the pot keep everything warm, without wasting energy.
- When you are cooking on the stove, always cover what you are cooking. This is especially true if you are boiling because a covered pot is going to boil faster than a pot that is not covered. The less time it takes to heat up, the less energy you will waste.
- When cooking something in the oven, do not open the oven to check how it is doing unless you need to baste it or put something in it as part of the recipe. The reason for this is that opening the oven can result in the temperature dropping by several degrees. When that happens, the oven needs to heat things up again and that wastes energy. Instead, just turn on the over light. Yes, it does use energy, but not as much as it would take to heat up the stove again.
- As with any appliance, make sure you buy an oven that is certified as Energy Star. This means it uses about 10 to 20 percent less energy, which saves you money and saves the environment as well.
Cooking on the stove can be time consuming, but it is something a lot of people enjoy. If you are cooking, there are several things you can do to make the cooking efficient. There is no reason why cooking cannot be something that is environmentally-friendly when you know how to cook right and with proper awareness about energy efficiency. Just remember, the more energy you waste, the more money you pay on your bill.