Put lids on pots - This speeds up heating, using less energy (consider purchasing a pressure cooker to further speed up cooking)
Use the right size pot on the right sized burner
Keep stove reflectors clean - this makes sure they are most efficient in their purpose is to amplify heat
Let leftovers cool before placing them in fridge
Don't open the oven when cooking, doing so reduces the oven temperature by 25 degrees or more
Thaw food in the fridge instead of cooking it from frozen
Skip or abbreviate the preheat period
Consider a toaster oven for smaller projects
Try a convection oven - they are more energy efficient, cutting energy use by 20 percent
Minimize your opening and closing for the refrigerator. The Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (University of Florida) says that for most families, the careless opening of the fridge wastes enough energy to run their washing machine 50 times.
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