Cooking Tips from Bosch:
- Compared to a cook-top with coils, an electric glass cooktop is not only easier to use and clean, but also more energy-efficient. Induction cooktops are particularly efficient.
- Use the burner that is the closest match to the pot size. Heat is lost and energy is wasted if the burner size is larger than the pot size.
- Electric cooktops take a long time to cool down. Use this residual heat to save energy by simply switching off the element earlier and allowing food to finish cooking with the remaining heat in the burner.
- Without a suitable lid, you need three to four times more energy when cooking.
- Steaming vegetables and potatoes is an efficient, easy and healthy way to cook; just cover the base of the pan with water and let the steam do the rest.
- Use a pressure cooker for cooking times of more than 20 minutes. It will save you up to 30 percent on energy.
- When baking, make sure the oven door seal is tight and avoid opening oven door—each time the door is opened, about 10% of the inside heat is lost. Even a “peek” can lower the oven temperature as much as 25 degrees.
- Don't preheat your oven for casseroles and meat.
- Turn the oven off a few minutes before the food is ready, and let the oven’s heat finish the job.
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