Some tips for Eco-Friendly Cooking

• Cover your pans while cooking: Covering your pans can reduce cooking time and also your energy.
• Say no to plastic bags: Take your shopping bag whenever you step out. Don't bring home goods in plastic bags.
• Say no to plastic bottles: Instead of spending money on plastic water bottles, fix a water purifier in your kitchen and carry a refillable sports bottle made of Eco-friendly material when you go out.
• Recycle plastic and paper: Cans, jars, pizza boxes, and plastic bottles tend to pile up in a kitchen. Recycle everything that can't be trashed.
• Reduce waste: Buy goods in bulk to avoid the packaging material that comes when you buy single items. Buy items that come with recyclable packaging. These will help reduce waste in your kitchen.
• Optimize your refrigerator's cooling system: Stuff your refrigerator or freezer with full water bottles and crumpled newspapers. This will help improve cooling and save you both energy and money.
• Create your own compost: Collect fresh kitchen scraps and build a compost heap in your garden.
• Cook in batches: Bake several full batches of baked goods when you turn on your oven. Ovens use up  a lot of energy, don't turn it on to make just one dish.
• Remember to turn off the gas: Turn off the gas when the water starts boiling in your potato or rice pans. Cover the pan and let the food cook on residual heat. You will save a great deal of gas by doing this.
• Grow your own herbs: We all spend a lot of money buying the vegetables and herbs we need daily. If you have some amount of space in your yard, you can grow your own herbs and vegetables. Cooking with your own veggies and herbs means fresher food, no pesticides, and peace of mind.
• Cut your food into small pieces: If you cut your vegetables and meat into smaller pieces before cooking them, you'll find that cooking takes a lot less time. You'll save on time and energy bills, and manage to feed your hungry family a lot faster this way.