- Use your microwave oven in place of your range oven when possible.
- When you use your range oven, cook more than one item at a time.
- Use flat-bottom pans for best contact with heat, with tight-fitting lids to keep steam in the pan.
- Use smaller amounts of water for cooking; use the lowest possible heat to maintain boiling and steaming.
- Preheat the oven only 5 to 8 minutes when baking; do not preheat the oven for broiling or roasting.
- Self-cleaning ovens have thicker insulation and will retain heat, making them more energy efficient than regular ovens.
- Use the self-cleaning feature on your oven only when absolutely needed.
- Pressure cookers use much less energy than normal pots and pans.
- Use small cooking appliances (electric frying pans, toaster ovens, etc.) whenever possible.