Saving energy when you are cooking

Cooking is something that we will all have to do basically every day of our lives, unless we are lucky enough to be going out to a restaurant, but cooking actually uses up an awfully high amount of energy. If you think about it, it is going to take a lot of energy to be able to heat up an oven to hundreds of degrees Celsius and there is not much you can do about this. However, there are a few things that you can do when you are cooking that will help you to save a bit of energy at least.

There are a lot of different things that you can use when you are cooking including an oven, a microwave and the hob. These will all use a different amount of energy but often, choosing the best one for the job could mean that you save a lot of energy and money. For example, if you have a tin of soup and the instructions say that you can microwave it or cook it on the hob, it will always be best to microwave it from an energy point of view. This is because it is quick and efficient. If you do it on the hob, you will lose a lot of heat from the outside area.

Another thing that you should take into account when you are trying to save energy cooking is how long things take to cook. Cooking something like a roast dinner or a stew will take hours and therefore use a lot of energy. Shorter meals will use less energy.

The appliances that you actually use make a lot of difference when it comes to cooking too as the higher the energy efficiency rating it, the less energy you will use up. It is worth checking out the energy efficiency rating if you are purchasing a new cooer or microwave as it can save you both money and energy in the long run to purchase as high energy efficient appliance as you can.

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