Major Electrical Appliances Usage Tips | Cooking
- Use your microwave oven in place of your range oven whenever possible.
- When you have to use your oven, cook more than one item at a time.
- Use flat-bottom pans for best contact with the heat, with tight-fitting lids to keep the steam in the pan.
- Clean or replace your air conditioner filter monthly so your A/C runs efficiently.
- Use smaller amounts of water for cooking; use the lowest possible heat to maintain boiling or steaming.
- Preheat oven only 5 to 8 minutes when baking; do not preheat oven for broiling or roasting.
- Self-cleaning ovens have thicker insulation and will retain heat, making these models more energyefficient than regular ovens.
- Use the self-cleaning feature on your oven only when absolutely needed.
- Pressure cookers use much less energy than ordinary pots and pans.
- Use small cooking appliances (electric fry pans, toaster ovens, etc.) whenever possible.