Energy consumption in homes has become one of the greatest concerns of Spanish families. He electricity price More and more increases and users seek how to reduce expenses. However, there is a appliance which is found in most houses and whose economic impact is usually overlooked: the electric oven.
An electric oven can consume the same energy as 65 refrigerators working at the same time, but the problem is that most users ignore the true black hole that this appliance supposes in its monthly bill. While the power of a refrigerator ranges between 300 and 800 watts, that of an oven is between 2,000 and 5,000 watts. Only the use of the oven can be between 40 and 90 kWh per month, depending on the model and the frequency of use.
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Why the electric oven consumes so much energy
A study in one hundred French homes estimates that the annual consumption of an electric oven reaches 224 kWh, a figure that leaves the refrigerator, the washing machine or the dishwasher, according to the French newspaper ‘Jvtech’. The main reason is that the oven needs to maintain high temperatures constantly, which triggers its consumption every time it is used and, every time the door opens, the device has to recover the lost heat.
Despite these data, most manufacturers and electricity do not detail the real economic impact on the invoice, nor are there clear figures on how many homes are affected or on the cost of euros of this extra expenditure. The consequence is that many users do not know how much their bill goes up only for using the oven.
How to reduce spending when using the oven
However, reducing spending is possible. Experts recommend a series of actions that can help cut electricity consumption.
- Take advantage of the residual heat: turn off the oven a few minutes before cooking finishes to take advantage of the heat inside and avoid unnecessary expense.
- Cook several dishes at the same time: use the same preheating and cooking cycle to prepare more than one dish and thus reduce the number of times the oven is turned on.
- Avoid opening the door during use: every time it opens, the oven loses heat and needs to spend more energy to recover the temperature.
- Preheat only the necessary time: do not leave the oven by heating more time than strictly recommended.
- Keeping the oven clean: a clean oven distributes heat more efficiently and consumes less energy.
- Use crystal or ceramic containers: they retain heat better and help shorten cooking time.
- Unplug the oven if it remains in waiting mode: thus unnecessary consumption is avoided when the device is not in use.