How To Save Energy In The Kitchen

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We tend to ignore it, but it is our kitchen which eats up most of the energy we use in our house, excluding heating. If you only follow a few of the tips mentioned below, you can easily reduce the energy consumption to a level you have never thought real without any drastic means.

The easiest things you can do in order to minimize the energy consumption in your kitchen are changes in your cooking routine. Tip number one: use the burners of appropriate size: small for small pots and large only for large pots. If you use the too large burner, you will only waste a lot of heat while not making food hot any faster. Tip number two: prefer the microwave oven to the stove. While you may still use the stove to prepare food, microwave ovens consume about half the energy needed to heat up the stove. Finally, try to use crock pots to prepare meals. It takes a lot more time, but they greatly increase the energy efficiency of this process.

The three things you should certainly do to make your kitchen more energy-efficient concern your fridge and freezer. First of all, make sure that they run at their optimal temperature. Inmost cases you can safely increase the temperature by two or three degrees without any changes in the food freshness. Then, check if the door seals completely when you close them. Any cracks or space between the insulation and the fridge means that warn air may enter the fridge, greatly increasing the energy consumption. Finally, try to minimize time you spent with your fridge door open. This lets huge amount of heat into a fridge, making it use a lot of energy to get rid of it.

Another major reason of energy consumption in the kitchen is the lighting. While it is important to keep your work area well-lighted, it is recommended to change standard bulbs with their newer, energy-efficient alternatives. Fluorescent bulbs use only around a third of energy needed to power their counterparts of equal brightness. Even though the individual price is a bit higher, fluorescent bulbs pay off in a few month-time.

One last tip: generally, try to replace your appliances with more energy-efficient models. Look for Energy Star logos - they mean that the appliance is more energy-efficient. Remember that they are responsible to a better part of your electricity usage, so it is something worth fighting for.

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