Energy-Saving Tips
Surface Cooking
Use cookware of medium-weight
aluminum, with tight-fitting
covers, and flat bottoms which
completely cover the heated
portion of the surface unit.
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Cook fresh vegetables with a
minimum amount of water in a
covered pan.
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Watch foods when bringing them
quickly to cooking temperatures at
high heat. When food reaches
cooking temperature, reduce heat
immediately to lowest setting that
will keep it cooking.
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Use residual heat with surface
cooking whenever possible. For
example, when cooking eggs in
their shell, bring water and eggs to
boil, then turn control knob to OFF
position and cover cookware with
lid to complete the cooking.
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Always turn surface unit off
before removing cookware.
Oven Cooking
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Preheat oven only when
necessary. Most foods will cook
satisfactorily without preheating, If
you find preheating is necessary,
watch the indicator light, and put
food in oven promptly after the
light goes out.
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Always turn oven OFF before
removing food.
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During baking, avoid frequent
door openings. Keep door open
as short a time as possible if it
is opened.
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Cook complete oven meals
instead of just one food item.
Potatoes, other vegetables, and
some desserts will cook together
with a main-dish casserole, meat
loaf, chicken or roast. Choose
foods that cook at the same
temperature and in approximately
the same amount of time.
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Use residual heat in the oven
whenever possible to finish
cooking casseroles, oven meals,
etc. Also add rolls or precooked
desserts to a warm oven, using
residual heat to warm them.
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