How to use the oven to save electricity

Do you want to save on your energy bill, and in particular on the costs of using appliances, while still guaranteeing you the best results in the kitchen, both when cooking and when reheating and defrosting food?

How to save energy with the oven

The first thing to do is learn to use, without wasting energy, the traditional oven and microwaveThe second move instead concerns the choice of products capable, thanks to technological innovation, to ensure energy saving and quality of performanceBut let's proceed in order, and let's start from some gestures, simple and clear, to avoid energy waste which then weighs on bills.

Microwave oven

The starting point, in this case, is the awareness that a microwave oven consumes about half the energy of a traditional oven. But even here, you need to be careful. how to use the appliance:

• The microwave oven it consumes half as much as the traditional one and cooking times are significantly shorter. The final result, however, varies depending on the food. But, let's remember, the microwave base it is not used with all foods.

• It can be used both for cooking and for heating: evaluate from time to time whether it is really necessary to use the traditional oven.

• In any case, remember that defrosting food It's cheaper if made in the microwave.

• Always use the microwave-safe containers with lids: you will save both time and energy. Always choose washable containers and non-disposable: they're often made by combining different materials and therefore often can't be differentiated. As an alternative to the container, use a simple plate.
• Finally, a tip for the cleaning the microwave: do not use chemical products but only warm water and Lemon;.

Electric oven

One of the most common ways we waste energy and degrade the performance of an electric oven is to keep opening it while cooking. Let's see what the right tips are for this. avoid any waste with the electric oven:

• To begin with, when purchasing an electric oven, try to choose a ventilated modelThis system, which circulates hot air evenly throughout the oven, not only speeds up cooking but also saves you time.

• As for the ignition, When possible, avoid preheatingOtherwise, calculate the times carefully so as not to leave the oven on for too long unnecessarily.

• Another useful trick to limit the minutes of operation consists in turn off the appliance before finishing cooking the food in order to exploit the residual heat accumulated in the oven and finish cooking while saving electricity.
• Finally, During cooking, try to open the oven as little as possibleThis operation in fact causes a lot of heat to be lost and therefore the oven will have to use energy to compensate.
• Also try to always keep the oven clean: Food residues cause a significant waste of energy during ignition.

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