They seem like the kind of appliances we get for the holidays, or pick up at the store on a random whim and then hardly ever use. Am I right?
Well, check it out; when you use an electric pressure cooker, crock pot or electric steamer, you’re actually being Energy Smart. That’s right. It turns out that these devices save you more money and create less pollution than just using the stove top.
According to the Web site ClimateCulture.com—where you can create your own virtual world, and join an online Facebook-like community to help track the real-world actions you take to save energy—the potential for savings from these appliances is big time.
For instance, using an electric pressure cooker to do more of your cooking can save you nearly $100 a year, while reducing your CO2 emissions by 600 lbs! Also, by breaking out that steamer you thought you’d never use, not only will you cook your veggies in a way that keeps more of their nutritional value, but you’ll save roughly $20 a year more than you would by cooking them on the stove top. The same savings are possible when you use a crock pot.
So, it turns out that some of those items you recognize from infomercials and then see later when you clean the cupboards are actually practical appliances we can use to prepare food in a way that’s Energy Smart. Who knew?
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