How to Be Greener Today for Tomorrow

When it comes to living more sustainable and having an effect towards the issue of world global warming, every tiny thing you do counts. So here are some tips for small, straightforward changes you can make in your kitchen that will help to reduce your power usage and reduce your environmental footprint.

One. Only fill your kettle with as much water as you want. The more water you boil, the more energy that’s required, and if that water isn’t going to be used, you’ve wasted the extra energy it takes. Remember some of the water is going to escape as steam, so if you’d like a cup of tea, just add a cup plus a spoon or so more.

2. If you’ve just boiled the kettle and you have extra water left over, use it in soups or for boiling veggies instead of using cold water from the tap.

Three. Put lids on your saucepans when cooking. This conserves heat and lets you cook at a much lower temperature. Boiling in a covered saucepan will cook your food just as quickly as fast boiling it in an uncovered pan.

Four. When cooking on the oven top or in the cooker, turn off the heat 5-10 minutes before you typically would but leave the food in the cooker or on the component in a covered saucepan. Your food will continue cooking thanks to the heat trapped inside the pan or oven and the heat that is’s still in the elements.

5. If you tap water takes ages to run hot, heat water in the kettle instead for doing the dishes or using in recipes.

6. Open and close the stove door as fast as possible. Each time you open it, the temperature drops by about 20 degrees.

7. Run your dishwasher only when it’s full, on the economy cycle. If there’s food left on plates, etc wash them under cold water before putting them into the dishwasher, especially if they’re going to be sitting for while before you turn it on. Avoid rinsing in hot water as that alone can use as much power as a full wash cycle.

Eight. When washing up by hand, use as little water as possible and do not leave the tap running when you are rinsing. The smartest thing to do is to have two plastic bowls in the sink, one with hot soapy water and the other with clear rinse water to dip the washed dishes into.

9. Check the seal on your fridge to be certain it’s working correctly. If you can close the door on a piece of paper and run it around the edge, you need to replace the seal. Also use caution not to fill your refrigerator too full, particularly with items in the door trays as this will prevent the door from closing correctly.

10. Turn off all appliances at the wall when not in use. The amount of energy utilized by always-on clocks, lights and LEDs is important.

The trick is to make a conscious effort to execute these simple tips, till you have replaced your old habits with these new, energy-saving habits.

Don’t fall into the mistake of thinking that because you have got to engage in activities that use unjustifiable amounts of energy at work, that there’s not point in turning your appliances off at home. Each change you make towards a more sustainable way of living, regardless of how tiny, makes a difference. In reality, changing the things you do have control over helps to offset the damage done by those things you do not have control over.

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