Tips On Saving Energy - Miele KMDA 7476 FR Operating And Installation Instructions

Tips on saving energy

- Cook in covered pots and pans if
possible. This prevents heat escaping
unnecessarily.
- Select a smaller pan when cooking
small quantities. A smaller pan uses
less energy than a larger pan with very
little in it.
- Cook with as little water as possible.
- Once food has come to the boil or the
pan is hot for frying, reduce the heat
to a lower power level.
- Use a pressure cooker to reduce the
cooking duration.
- It is important to ensure that the
kitchen is well ventilated during
operation. In extraction mode if there
is insufficient airflow, the extractor
cannot operate efficiently and this
causes increased operating noise
levels.
- Always cook with the lowest possible
cooking setting. This produces fewer
cooking vapours, so you can use a
lower extractor power level and
therefore benefit from reduced energy
consumption.
- Check the power level on the
extractor. A low power level is usually
sufficient. Only use the Booster
setting when necessary.
- When a large volume of cooking
vapours are being produced, switch to
a high power level in good time. This
is more efficient than operating the
extractor for longer to try to capture
cooking vapours which have already
been distributed throughout the
kitchen.
- Switch the extractor off after cooking.
- Clean or replace the filters at regular
intervals. Heavily soiled filters reduce
performance, increase the risk of fire
and are unhygienic.
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