Save energy and money when cooking with your oven with these 3 top tips.
With the current energy concerns we are all trying to make small changes.
The kitchen is the heart of the home and is the place where we have the most appliances plugged in. These 3 top tips can help you save energy and money when cooking with your oven.
Hot water and heating are the main uses of energy at around 80% of the spend, cooking takes up a mere 3% of the energy used with washing machines at 6% and fridge freezers at 4%. The remaining 7% is taken up with other stuff we like to use.
Changing Habits = Saving Money
There are so many things we can try and the Energy Saving Trust have some great advice on how to make changes across all aspects of your energy use in your kitchen.
As we ‘Love Ovens’, we wanted to share 3 top tips on how to make your appliance the most efficient in the home.
Oven Loving’s 3 top tips to an efficient oven.
1.”Seals- check that the seal is a good tight fit to ensure that no energy leaks out around your door”
2.Doors- make sure you can see through the door to check on the contents.
3. Keep it clean, clean ovens make for more effective heat flow.
Good Oven Maintenance
“Seals, check that the seal is a good tight fit to ensure that no energy leaks out around your door”
Why is this important?
Because if the seal isn’t fitting well you are losing heat and using more energy, this cost money.
So often we go into a home where the seal is damaged, loose or broken. They are simple to replace and at very little cost. At Oven Loving we direct you to where you can buy the new seal and when we clean the oven we remove the old one and replace with the new.
Why is this important, if the seal isn’t fitting well, then heat is lost from the oven, meaning you are using more energy to heat the oven to the correct temperature. This is like having a draught at your door, all you need to to it block it up.
Get in touch if you need some advice.
“Doors, make sure you can see through the door to check on the contents”
Keep the oven temperature constant by ensuring you don’t open the oven door to often during the cooking process. Every time you open the door, more energy is required to get the oven to temperature again. The main reason for opening the door, is because you can’t see in it.
Cleaning the door weekly is a quick an inexpensive was to maintain a view, we recommend maintaining this with Home Loving Daily Surface Cleaner and Cleaning Boost to remove the the grease and grime, then finish with Glass Cleaner for an ultimate streak free result. It will take minutes to do and with save you money
Drips between the glass
So often, drips go between the glass, if you’re not sure how to get between the glass, then get a regular booking, every 6 months for a professional oven cleaner. If you have a Range or Double Oven and only need one main oven cleaned then just request one oven space to be cleaned.
“Keep it clean, clean ovens make for more effective heat flow”
With regular maintenance cleans, there are other great benefits other than clean doors. By removing all the carbon build up on the elements and sides, the heat is better able to reflect around the oven. The oven become more efficient at have the same temperature within the whole oven space. This helps to cook food evenly, reducing the amount of times you need to open the oven door to turn the food for even cooking.
The problem with all of this is that cleaning your oven, hobs and extractor is one of the most hated jobs in the home. These are the top 5 reason our customers have Oven Loving to come to clean it. We can also show you how to maintain it between visits.
If you want to know more about a professional oven cleaning experience, call or book online.
What to maintain it yourself, learn more about how to clean your own oven with a oven cleaning course.
Check out the products we recommend at Home Loving, these are what we use in our professional cleans.
