Saving On Fuel Costs For The Home (fuel saving devices)

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Cooking
* Do your heavy summer cooking in the cooler early morning or evening hours. Try to use the range top more, the oven less.

* It takes energy to heat water so use as little as possible. Most frozen or fresh vegetables can be cooked in a quarter cup of water. Even eggs will cook in this reduced amount if the pan has a tight-fitting lid.

* In the oven, cook as many dishes as possible at one time. Foods with cooking temperatures within 25 degrees can be cooked simultaneously at the same temperature.

* Preheat the oven only when necessary. Many foods don't require it. Use your self cleaning function while the oven is already hot.

* Don't peek into the oven. Each time the door is opened, the temperature drops 25 to 50 degrees.

* With stews, soups, and other foods that need long cooking times, cook in large quantities and freeze in meal-sized portions.

Use a pressure cooker. It cuts cooking time to one-third that of conventional methods. Use a pressure cooker if possible. Here's my favorite tip: If you're going to clean your oven using the self cleaning function, do it while the oven is already hot!

by: Cecilia Sherrard

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