Articles on Frugal Cookers and Cooking Methods
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Frugal cooking isn’t just about saving energy, it’s about saving time as well – after all, your time is a valuable, non-renewable resource!
These articles explain and compare different cooking methods with an eye on nutrition as well as energy consumption.
They also squash a few myths such as pressure cooking destroying all the vitamins in food when research shows pressure cooking actually retains more vitamins than most other methods!
Cooking by Boiling & Steaming – Nutrients, Vitamins & Energy
It's the most common method of cooking our vegetables. Approved by our parents, grand-parents and great-grand parents but is it really the best way to cook vegetables? Vitamin Depletion Through Boiling All cooking destroys some vitamins and also...
Microwave Ovens Guide - Which Oven is Best for You?
Despite the foodies disdain and contempt, the microwave is found in over 90% of British kitchens. Don't be tempted into buying a fancy one though - the cheapest will do the job for you as this microwave ovens guide shows. How Microwave Ovens Work...
Pressure Cookers Guide - Which Pressure Cooker to Buy?
We've had a pressure cooker for 30 years and it still works like new. We've replaced seals and valves along the way, of course, but we certainly get our money's worth from it. Was it worth buying? Yes! And here's why. Pressure Cooking History Pressure...
Pressure Cooking Retains Nutrients & Vitamins Best
Pressure cooking is actually a very healthy cooking method. It retains more nutrients than any other cooking method except microwaving. That includes just boiling and steaming. Firstly you need to be aware that all cooking can reduce the vitamins...
Slow Cooking – Crock Pot Cooking. Energy Use & Vitamins
Slow cookers, aka crock-pot cookers are a modern development on the old haybox cooker. They started to become popular in the 1970s but they often suffered, in our experience at least, from being too powerful and over-cooking and burning food. This is...
What Fuel To Choose for Cooking in the Kitchen
If you're refitting a kitchen then you're in a fortunate position as you can choose the cooking appliances that you want rather than those that were already there. But what to go for? We're looking at the options available and running costs. Because...
