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By NANCY SECRIST
Extension Agent
Now that we will be spending more money on heating our homes there are ways we can conserve energy in our daily routine.
Use Clothes Dryer Wisely
Energy can be conserved while drying your laundry in the dryer by using the following procedures:
Separate dryer loads into light and heavy weight fabrics for faster and more uniform drying.
Try reducing your regular drying cycle by 5 minutes or
mqreT You may be overdrying you®. clothes. Overdrying wastjbs energy and shortens the life of the fabrics. Take advantage of residual dryer heat by running consecutive loads.
Tumbling clothes in a dryer helps remove wrinkles and thus decreases the use of energy (human and electric) for ironing.
Keep the dryer lint screen clean. Check the outside vent regularly also; a clogged vent reduces efficiency. Follow maintenance instructions listed in your owner’s manual.
Small Cooking Appliances
Can Help Save Energy
Because small cooking appliances have enclosed heating elements, they often require less energy for a cooking job than an oven or surface unit of a range. Substitute small appliances for a range for some cooking jobs. An electric frypan is energy efficient and can be used for frying, baking, stewing, and broiling. For example, less energy is required to cook hamburgers on an electric frypan than on a surface unit of an electric stove. Coffeemakers and egg cookers are similarly efficient. Toasters, toaster ovens, and small broilers use less energy than an oven, primarily because they are small and there is less metal to get hot. Another versatile and energy-efficient kitchen utensil is the pressure cooker. Because cooking under pressure is done at higher temperatures, foods cook in one-third the time of conventional cooking methods. Oven cooking in plastic bags and in aluminum foil also reduces cooking time and thus saves energy.
One Dish Meals Plan a few one-dish meals every week. Cooking a onedish dinner in an electric skillet for an hour costs about three cents for elec
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