Making energy saving changes in the kitchen of your Virginia Beach home is really easy. Consider these simple cooking tips.

Energy Saving Cookware:

• Match the pan size to the size of the element on your electric cook-top. Make sure the pan covers the burner without going more than an inch beyond it. If you use a burner that is larger than the pan, you are paying to heat not just the pan but the air over the uncovered part of the burner.
• Clean those metal burner pans under the burners so they are bright and shiny. They’ll reflect the heat better back up to the pan. Cover your pots when you can. The water will boil faster. That’s physics.
• Use the least amount of water you can get away with. It will take less time and energy to bring it to a boil. Use the lowest possible heat setting to keep the water boiling, steaming, simmering, or whatever your recipe calls for.
• If you have an electric cook-top in your Virginia Beach home, turn the burner off right before you finish cooking. Make use of the heat the burner continues to give off as it cools down.

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