This is another one of my bad habits - when I am baking, I often open the door to peer inside and see how my treats are doing. However, every time I open the door, at least 20% of the heat escapes! So the poor oven must heat itself back up, therefore making it take longer till my goodies are done! Another oven/baking related tip is to, as some Grandma's say, "bake an orphan". You should bake your pastries siblings, or in other words if you are heating up the oven to bake something, bake a lot of somethings!
So, in the future I will try to control my curiosity and I will try to plan my baking that I can do multiple things at once! Do you have any other tips about saving energy in the kitchen?
As a chef, I do have an energy realted question for you;
ReplyDeleteCooking on a range: Infra-red vs Gas vs Electric.
Which one is more energy efficient, and less harmful for the environment. I prefer to use gas... cooking with fire is always better :P , but I also am curious how to reduce my carbon footprint :)
L.F.