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Show Tips on saving fuel and money from experts at Mobil 1, a motor oil that saves gasoline. Cooking Up Energy Conservation More Americans use natural nat-ural gas for cooking than for anything else. Like other goods and services, gas costs money. While there sometimes some-times have been shortages of gas, there certainly is no shortage of ways to save it. So here are some tips that can help you save natural nat-ural gas and money in your kitchen. Don't peek in that oven! Each peek will drop the oven temperature and waste precious natural gas. When you use the burners on your stove, choose pans that have wide, flat bottoms that just cover the burner and absorb all the heat. Cover the pans so the food will cook faster. Don't preheat your oven longer than necessary. Often you don't have to preheat at all for example, in broiling, which uses less gas than any other kind of cooking. cook-ing. And foods that cook in an hour or more also need no preheating. Keep your range clean, with all gas holes unplugged. Gas should burn with a steady blue flame. You can also conserve hot water, which is fre- quently heated by gas. When using the dishwasher, wash only full loads and keep the filters clean. Finally don't peek in the oven! Each peek will drop the oven temperature; raising it again uses extra gas. |