INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR
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HOW TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Install your cooker or cooktop some distance from your refrigerator, if possible. One appliance needs
heat, the other cold; the two are therefore not suited as neighbours.
Oven
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Preheat your oven only if this is recommended in the recipe.
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When the oven is operating do not leave the oven door open longer than necessary. If you leave
the door open continually for a long time you will lose a lot of heat.
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Use dark, black painted or enamelled moulds because they absorb heat better.
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Cover meat during cooking.
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If you have several dishes to prepare, cook them one after the other and benefit from the oven heat
from the first dish to reduce the time for cooking the 2nd dish.
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Optimise the space in your oven: if possible, cook several dishes at the same time. Use all the
space on the shelf when using your oven. The "Forced Convection" function is extremely useful
for this.
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Wherever possible use the residual energy to finish cooking your dishes. Depending on the dish
you are preparing, you can switch off the oven a few minutes before you finish cooking in order to
use the residual energy from your oven (the oven remains hot and cooking continues without
consuming any extra energy).
Cooktop
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Place a lid over the cooking containers so that their contents can be brought to the boil more
quickly.
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Position saucepans right in the centre of the flames.
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Make sure that the gas burner flames do not exceed the width of the cooking containers.
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Measure out the correct quantity of water for cooking starch foods. Surplus water in the saucepan
means extra water to be boiled.
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As soon as the water comes to the boil reduce the heat.
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Use the residual energy to finish cooking your dishes. Depending on the dish you are preparing,
you may switch off the cooking plate a few minutes before the end of cooking in order to use the
residual energy.
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Steaming or pressure cooking is the most economic solution for cooking your dishes: it minimises
heat losses.
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To cook frozen food that requires more power, defrost your dishes in your refrigerator before
cooking them. Remove the food from the freezer several hours before cooking. It will defrost
naturally and will cook better with less energy.
