With energy costs soaring and the government’s help package set to end in April, many householders will be looking for smart ways to keep their costs down, not just over the coming winter but in the longer term as well.
While there may not be much alternative to having the lights on when it’s dark at night (unless it’s for a bit of candlelit romance), there is a bit more flexibility when it comes to mealtimes. However, while it is perfectly possible to eat cold food, that is far from ideal when the temperature has dropped and a hot meal is just what you need.
The oven can still be a very useful, but also energy efficient, means of preparing hot foot. What that means is finding more effective ways of using an oven, of which there are many .
One of these is to make use of oven cleaning services. This is because a sparkling clean oven will bounce the heat onto the food being cooked, rather than it being soaked up by the charred remnants of last week’s debris.
Of course, there are other things you can do. For example, try to cook as many items as possible in the oven at once. This could even, for example, mean baking a cake at the same time you cook your dinner. Or you could roast veg that you might normally boil while the meat is in the oven.
If you have a glass door, use that to view cooking progress, as the alternative of opening the door to take a peek will squander heat.
Having a convection oven is a great idea is this uses less energy than traditional ovens. Indeed, there are many recommendations out there for the most energy-efficient ovens around.
By using the smartest methods to ensure you have an efficient oven, you can minimise your bills while still being able to dish up lots of lovely hot meals.