Quick & easy ways to save energy in the kitchen

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Saving energy sounds like a good thing to do, but how do you actually go about doing it? While running your car on vegetable oil and powering your air conditioner with solar powers are certainly wonderful endeavors, it turns out that there are plenty of ways for you to save energy (and money) by making small changes in your everyday life. Since your kitchen is square inch for square inch the most energy-intensive room in the house, let’s look at a few ways that you can cut down on your energy expenditure.

Appliances

According to the US Energy Department, one way to save energy in the kitchen is to upgrade all of your appliances to the latest model that you can afford. While you don’t necessarily need to go buy a brand new blender, newer products are almost always more efficient than previous models because of the natural improvement in motors and batteries across all markets. You’ll have to look at the cost/savings ratio for each new appliance you buy, but buying newer products will definitely cut down on your electric bill, especially for large appliances like dishwashers and refrigerators.

While replacing old appliances, you should also keep in mind that most devices are able to draw power when they’re plugged in whether they’re turned on or not. Switchwise says that unplugging electronic devices when you’re not using them can save over $10 per year (per charger) on your electric bill! That small habit can help you keep your wallet full and the environment a little bit cleaner.

Cooking Tips

There are several things you can do while you’re actually cooking to reduce the amount of energy you use as well. Using pots and pans that have flat, copper-plated bottoms, which are more conductive and cover more surface area over the burner than pots with curved bottoms, can reduce your cooking time by 20%. You should also always try to use the smallest appliance possible to cook your food. Using a toaster oven, for example, can save you up to half of the energy that a large oven uses while cooking the same amount of food and your air conditioner won’t have to work overtime to get rid of the extra heat the oven pours out into your house.

General Tips

Other things that you can do to save electricity include;
1. Only running your dishwasher when it’s completely full
2. Deciding what you want to eat before you open the fridge
3. Changing to motion-sensor or solar powered lighting

Look for more great tips about how to save electricity and other amazing self-help techniques at My Springfield Mommy’s Reviews section and look for Daily Deals that can help you save on all of you daily-used gadgets and accessories.

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