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Energy
saving
tips
Ahhough the energy used for cooking is usually
a very small percentage
of the total energy used
in the home, cooking energy can be used
efficiently. Here are some tips to help you
conserve energy when using your cooking
product.
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Use pans with flat bottoms, straight sides and
tight-fitting lids.
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Cook with a minimum of liquid or fat to help
shorten cooking time.
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Preheat pans only when recommended
and for
the shortest time possible.
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Start food on higher heat settings, then set
surface burner control on low or off to finish
cooking. Use retained heat for cooking when
possible.
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Use the more efficient surface burners instead
of the oven when possible.
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Turn on the surface burner only after placing
filled pan on the burner grate.
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"Oven peeking" may cause heat loss, longer
cooking times and unsatisfactory
baking
resuhs. Rely on your timer.
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Bake cakes, pies or cookies when oven is
warm. Best time is after a meal has been
cooked in it.
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Preheat the oven no longer than necessary.
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Plan your meals for the most efficient use of the
range. When using the oven to cook one food,
try to cook the rest of the meal in it also.
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Do not preheat when broiling, roasting or
cooking items such as casseroles.
The oven vent
Hot air and moisture escape from the oven
through a vent located under the backguard.
The
vent is needed for air circulation.
Do
not block
the vent
Poor baking/roasting
will result.
NOTE:
Never store plastics, paper or other items
that could melt or burn near the oven vent, or any
of the surface burners.
Burn Hazard
When the oven is ON, pans and pan
handles left near the oven vent can
become hot enough to burn the user
and to meh plastics. Use potholders to
move pans.
Oven vent
Oven vent
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