Quickly put a pizza in the oven - this usually fails when you just let the oven preheat properly.
You can read here which mistakes should be avoided.
Preheating the oven not only costs time but also energy.
This is reflected in the electricity bill *.
Many dishes require the oven to be sufficiently preheated.
Sometimes this is not absolutely necessary.
We'll tell you which mistakes are often made here and how you can save electricity costs.
When and how long do you have to preheat the oven?
Preheating is especially worthwhile if you put something in the oven that requires a constant temperature.
You can also work with the functions on the oven.
With the circulating air setting, no preheating is necessary.
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy gives the following
savings tip
: "If you prepare a ready-made pizza in the oven, you can save over 20 percent energy with the most efficient baking method (convection without preheating) compared to the most inefficient method (top and bottom heat with preheating)." How long an oven has to preheat also depends on the appliance model.
In principle, however, a quarter of an hour can be scheduled for this.
Today, however, many ovens have functions that indicate when the oven is hot enough.
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Preheating the oven: How to save on electricity consumption
"Around 11 percent of the total annual electricity consumption of an average three-person household is used in baking and cooking," according to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
In order to save on electricity consumption, you can follow a few tips:
Plan several baking processes in a row
: first the cake for the afternoon and then the casserole for lunch.
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy points out that baking rolls can save 70 percent of the energy costs.
How?
By
baking
the
buns on the toaster
instead of using the oven.
The
convection function on the oven
saves you 20 percent of the electricity costs compared to top and bottom heating.
Only preheat delicate foods such as fillets or certain types of dough.
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By the way,
the most common mistake made when preheating the oven
: Not all of the
trays
are removed from the oven.
In fact, it uses more energy to preheat the oven to the desired temperature.
And that doesn't just affect the electricity bill.
A baking tray that has already been heated can have a negative effect on the baking result.
(swa) * Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen digital editorial network.
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