Thirty-Nine - Saving energy while cooking

We are now covering our pots when we boil water. This helps to keep heat from escaping and helps it boil faster (almost half the time as when uncovered). This can't always be done when cooking, since cook time is key for different foods and textures, but we will try whenever possible to cover our pots when we are cooking.

Also, we are making a commitment to use the oven light. The easy thing to do to check on our roasting or baking is to open the oven and take a peek. The Green Year says that each time the oven is opened, the temperature drops 25-50 degrees. The oven has to work that much harder to recoup that energy and it does affect your cooking. This also motivates me to keep that window a little cleaner so that I can see through when I have to check on things like fabulous blueberry muffins while they are baking.

Peace!