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Lincoln Electric System
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LES’ CUSTOMER NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER 2017
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Cooking up energy efficiency
Home cooking is a great way to make healthy and flavorful meals, but it
can add to your energy bills. The following simple tips are your recipe for
a more energy-efficient kitchen:
1 Use the lowest temperature
setting possible.
2 Preheat the oven to the exact
temperature required.

Preheating is not necessary
for foods that cook for

several hours.
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Limit the number of times
the oven door is opened;

opening the door lowers the
temperature as much as 25°F.
Glass and ceramic baking
dishes retain heat better
than metal. Cooking with
glass or ceramic dishes
allows you to reduce the

oven temperature 25°F.
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Turn the oven off 15 minutes
before the cooking time is
complete. Food will continue
cooking at the set temperature
if the door remains closed.
For range tops, match the
pot’s size to the burner’s
size. A 6-inch pot on an 8-inch
burner wastes over 40 percent
of the burner’s heat.
Cover pots and pans; foods
will cook more efficiently and
the kitchen will stay cooler in
the summer.
Turn off the burner on your
electric range a few minutes
before cooking is complete;
the heating elements will
stay hot enough to continue
cooking after the electricity is
turned off.
Energy-saving kitchen appliances
Slow cookers, electric skillets and toaster ovens are great for heating
leftovers, and use much less energy than conventional ovens and range
tops. Microwave ovens also use 50 percent less energy than conventional
ovens. To save energy, reheat food in the microwave instead of on the
range top or in the oven.
Looking for new appliances? Purchase ENERGY STAR ® certified models.
They use less energy than standard products. This content © 2017 Questline Inc.
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