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Microwave/ Stove Energy Savers

Every time you open your oven door during cooking, you lose 25 degrees-or more. Microwaves use almost 50 percent less energy than conventional oven; they’re most efficient for small portions or defrosting. Stove-top cooking is more efficient for larger items. Pressure cookers are considerably more energy efficient than regular ovens.

Here are some other energy saving oven/cooking tips:
  1. Test the thermostat in your oven to be sure it measures temperatures accurately.
    2. Chances are, it doesn’t.

  2. Check the reflectors under your stovetop burners. The cleaner they are, the better
    3. they’ll reflect heat. The best reflectors on the market can save as much as 33 percent of the energy used when cooking on top of the stove.

  3. Inspect the seal on the oven door for cracks. Even a small gap allows enough room
    4. for a lot of heat to escape.

  4. According to the book “The Smart Kitchen,” ceramic baking dishes retain heat better
    5. than others and allow you to lower the oven temperature 25 degrees Fahrenheit.

  5. Clean self-cleaning ovens right after use, to take advantage of residual heat.


  6. And as obvious as it sounds, don’t operate the oven with the door open.


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