Friday, August 3, 2007

Saving Money and the Environment - In the Kitchen

  • We just got a new energy-efficient fridge. I loves it. So far, it loves me back. Beautiful.
  • I wash baggies. People probably think this is freak-y but I don't see the point of throwing away plastic just because everyone else does.
  • We're trying to move away from paper towels and using more cloth towels, etc. Though I think I might always keep a secret stash for cat messes, because ewwww.
  • We recently started air drying the dishes in the dishwasher. With this setting, the dishwasher shuts off before the heated-drying portion, then we open the dishwasher and let everything dry. We've noticed fewer water spots since doing this.
  • We just started using dishwasher detergent from the dollar store. It's doing a better job than anything else has so far.
  • I discovered something wonderful about my big old house this year. I spent the last couple of summers fretting that I could never get the kitchen cool (we don't have central air). But I also realized that no matter how hot the kitchen gets, it never heats up the rest of the house either. Which means I can just keep on baking, even in the summer. Though we use the crockpot occasionally too.

1 comment:

Jennifer said...

Yay, you! I wash plastic baggies too. It seems like such a waste (of plastic and money) to toss them after just one use.

And here's one more for you: cloth napkins. You can pick them up cheap at a second hand store. We use them (kids too) at every meal now. It makes me feel like our meals are kind of special (they are so not, hee) and no paper to toss.

You're such an inspiration. Truly.

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