Kitchen Ideas that save environment & stop Climate Change

(Numbers indicate order in which each idea was added to website.)

In General

8 Compost Read more And More

38 Reduce food waste Read more And More

39 Learn to manage expiration dates on food Read more And More

57 Use only sustainable palm oil if any at all Read more

88 Use paper cups not plastic cups at parties or cookouts Read more

237 Use reusable cotton bees wax wraps instead of cling wrap Read more And More

268 DIY Use lemons for removing stains on counter tops instead of chemicals Read more

302 Grow food indoors using compost

322 DIY Use baking soda as a scouring powder Read more And More

328 Use whetstone to sharpen knives

329 Buy knives with wooden handles

381 Choose a glass blender instead of plastic

384 Don't buy water filter cartridges unless necessary for your water Read more

We have become paranoid about clean water and not without reason. Fresh water is less than 1% of the world's total volume of water. Even in areas of the globe with modern filtering and monitoring processes there are often problems. So let's go out and buy additional filters for our home. Many refrigerators have such filters. The home water filtering industry is booming. However, before spending money on expensive filters it might be sensible to see if you need them. How? Just get your water tested. Most communities will

394 Find toilet paper not wrapped in plastic

563 Use the garbage disposal less Read more And More

579 Under-the-counter fluorescent lights in the kitchen give great energy savings

580 New LED under-the-counter fixtures give great light and a big savings

667 Use reusable containers to store food instead of aluminum foil and cling wrap

678 Keep oils, fats and grease from going down kitchen sink Read more

697 Research the safety of your plastic food containers Read more And More

703 Cook for friends. Takes less energy and less packaging

955 Consider using dish water for plant insecticide Read more

1051 Buy reusable coffee filters for the coffee pot

1076 Use tea strainers instead of tea bags Read More

1077 ditch the cling wrap Read More

1141 Use water filter pitcher instead of other filters DEBATE Read More

1168 Use the five mantras when shopping Read More

1208 Wash dishes with cleaning cloths and scrubbers instead of plastic

1209 Use reusable swiffers cloths Read More

1210 Use rubber gloves instead of plastic gloves

1239 Chick out your tap water on EWG's Tap Water Database Read More

1240 Research before buying any water filtration system Read More

Cooking

160 Use metal and ceramic baking dishes instead of aluminum foil Read more And More

163 Use ripe bananas to make banana bread and fruit for smoothies

170 Check your oven through glass door without opening it Read more

257 Use the correct burners on your stove Read more

259 Which is more energy efficient: microwave or stove? Read more

260 Only fill the kettle with the amount of water you need

295 Use energy efficient under cabinet lighting Read more

364 Bake several dishes at a time if you can Read more

393 Bring your own containers for bulk food purchases

546 Use small electric pans or toaster ovens for small meals instead of stove or oven

547 Use pressure cooker whenever possible. They cook quickly use less energy Read more

548 Foods and vegetables will take less time to cook if they are cut into small pieces.

549 Foods will cook faster & use less energy if you put lids on the pots and pans Read more

550 Preheat the oven only when the recipe calls for it Read more

551 Bake an extra dish or cook entire meals in the oven at the same time

552 You don’t have to preheat the broiler

553 Clean self-cleaning oven immediately after use. Because it’s already hot

797 Keep range-top burners and reflectors clean so they radiate better Read more

888 Things cook faster in real convection oven Read more

969 Use cast iron skillets instead of teflon coated ones Read more

1012 Turn off oven early and cook with residual heat

1013 Air thaw your foods

1026 Heat leftovers with micro wave or toaster not oven

1027 When preparing meal with lots of ingredients take all out of fridge at same time

1028 Copper bottom pans heat more quickly

1060 Heat water in micro wave rather than on stove

1066 When boiling eggs turn off a little earlier and let hot water finish job

1202 Measure proper amount of water for your coffee pot or tea kettle

Dishwasher/Refrigerator

709 Clean the coils on your refrigerator Read more

117 Only wash full loads in the dishwasher

168 Don’t pre-rinse your dishes before washing in dishwasher Read more

261 Fill up you’re your refrigerator & freezer use water bottles/cardboard Read more And More

283 Using the rinse hold setting on your dishwasher Read more

289 Don't put stuff in the fridge that doesn't need to be there Read more

290 Stop washing dishes by hand Read more

293 Keep your refrigerator out of the sun

380 Choose stainless steel ice trays

592 Some DIY dishwasher detergents are easier on environment than standard detergents Read more

554 Let hot foods cool before putting them in your refrigerator or freezer Read more Debate!

555 Do you really need that extra refrigerator or freezer in garage/basement? Read more

556 If cold air is escaping around the refrigerator door seal, adjust or replace the seal Read more

557 Remove old items from refrigerator regularly

558 Set the temperature in your refrigerator between 35 and 38 degrees F.

559 Keep the temperature on the freezer between 0 and 5 degrees F.

560 Turn off the "heat dry" feature of your dishwasher and open door to dry Read more