User Manual

Surface Cooking

Use lids when surface cooking. A lid traps steam and uses it to speed up the

cooking process. If you have a pressure cooker or vegetable steamer, use it. You’ll

waste fewer vitamins, save time and cut energy costs.

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made of metals that conduct heat well.

When cooking on a surface burner, use as little water as possible to reduce

cooking time.

Oven Cooking

Preheat the oven only when a recipe tells you. Put roasts and casseroles into a

cold oven; then turn on the oven.

Opening the oven door often to check on foods wastes energy.

Use the oven to prepare complete meals. For instance, start a roast, add

vegetables when the meat is half-cooked, and then warm rolls or dessert after the

main dishes are cooked.

Thaw frozen foods before cooking. Thawed food requires less cooking energy than

frozen food.

Make it a habit to turn the oven off before removing the cooked food.

ENERGY-SAVING IDEAS