Bill Lauto is an Environmental Scientist and Energy Consultant who has been teaching how we can save our money, energy, environment, and health, since 1982. Mr. Lauto operates GoingTrueGreen.com and his work has been published in magazines such as: Consumer Report, Kiplinger's Financial and Business Ethics. |
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Have you ever stressed out because you will be cooking for a party or holiday event with all your friends or every family member at your house? Then on top of that, there will be the energy cost to cook the food! Yes, large electric and gas bills can arrive just one month after the party or celebration ended. This is a fact for when your house is the "Culinary Capital" to everyone you know. To make these joyous events less stressful, we all should take note of what professional chefs prefer when they are cooking. With this information, cooking will be: easier, faster, more reliable, and the energy bills will be much lower. Two main cooking elements are preferred by professional chefs, however, you may not necessarily have them at this current time in your house. Nevertheless, learning these additional details and facts may prove helpful in the future for yourself and when sharing what you know with others. First preference by pro chefs is a gas flame. Especially for the stove top cooking. A gas flame, unlike a burner for an electric stove, is controllable and all chefs "want" control. Adjusting the gas flame for the size of the pot and the food you are cooking will control the heat distribution. This feature will allow you to cook evenly, faster and embolden the taste of your food. In addition, you will consume less Natural or Propane gas, thus saving energy and keeping your cost to cook much lower. Convection ovens are professional chefs' preferred oven because of faster and more even baking. They will even go as far as stating that the food has a more delicious taste. In addition, due to the fan circulating the heated air throughout the oven, food will cook faster even when the oven is set at the usual temperature. So no matter where the food is placed in the oven… Top rack or bottom rack, in the front or toward the back – no problem. Your food will cook or bake evenly and faster. The "End Result" will be Lower Energy Bills! So if and when you are in the market to buy a new stove top oven, look into the Convection Ovens with the circulation fans in the back. In addition, if you have gas available in your house, make sure you buy a gas stove top and oven. Avoiding the electric models will save you money and perhaps award you the title of Best Chef in the House! |