Advices for cooking and backing

Induction is the most power efficient

  1. If you are using an electricity powered cooking appliance, switch off the hob a few minutes before the end of cooking, as the hob as accumulate enough heat to complete the cooking. When the water boils, reduce the hob or gas burner level to a point when water is still moderately boiling.
  2. Cover your pots and pans with lids with a good seal. This way, energy consumption can be reduced up to three-fold. The size of the pan should correspond to the quantity of food. Use pans with a flat bottom and high thermal conductivity.
  3. Select the cooking zone that will best fit the diameter of the pan. If a small pan is placed on a large zone, the part closer to the circumference of the zone remain unused, causing waste of energy. Smart induction hobs will recognize the pan diameter automatically and only heat the contents of the pan while the remaining part of the cooking hob remains cool.
  4. Switch off the electric oven approximately 10 minutes before the end of cooking, as it will contain enough hot air to finish the dish.
  5. If your oven is fitted with a fan, use it as often as possible, as it enables preparing your food at temperatures 20 to 40 °C lower than usual. If possible, cook several dishes simultaneously; this is surely enabled by the three-level cooking option.
  6. Do not open the oven doors unless necessary; opening doors reduce the temperature in the oven and increase power consumption.
  7. Lesser dimensions of compact ovens allow them to heat to the desired temperature much sooner. Therefore, they are highly convenient for preparing smaller meals, as they consume less power for the same amount of pleasure.
  8. To reheat the food, use a microwave oven that does not require preheating. The food is cooked sooner: cooking time may be up to 70 percent shorter than in a conventional oven.