Shrink Your Cookprint

 

40 Ways to Shrink Your Cookprint

By Kate Heyhoe

Reduce, reuse, recycle, repurpose, and rethink how you cook, shop, and eat. Learn all about cookprints here.

To shrink > think:

• 1. Energy-efficient kitchen zones
• 2. Water conservation and reuse
• 3. Lower hot-water usage and temperature
• 4. Energy-Star appliances

• 5. Small appliances as fuel-savers
• 6. Electric teapots over cooktop boiling
• 7. Avoiding peak power hours
• 8. Unplugging appliances
• 9. Renewable energy sources
• 10. Lower-emission grilling
• 11. Nontoxic, biodegradable cleansers
• 12. Regular over antibiotic cleansers
• 13. Reusable cloth napkins
• 14. Recycled and recyclable products
• 15. Plants over animals
• 16. Non-CAFO products
• 17. Local
• 18. Organic
• 19. Seasonal
• 20. Sustainable
• 21. Energy-efficient ingredients
• 22. Weather-sensitive cooking
• 23. Cooktop before oven
• 24. Induction burners
• 25. Passive cooking over active fuel use
• 26. Skipping the preheat when possible
• 27. Toaster ovens
• 28. Convection cooking
• 29. Microwave cooking
• 30. Simultaneous baking
• 31. Multitasking boiling water
• 32. Fuel-efficient cookware
• 33. Nontoxic cookware
• 34. Farmers markets and direct from farms
• 35. Fewer grocery trips
• 36. Shelf-stable over frozen
• 37. Minimal packaging
• 38. Bulk-buying
• 39. Aseptic and glass over cans
• 40. Extending food storage
• 41. No food waste
• 42. Green-conscious grocery stores
• 43. Low-carbon restaurants

You’ll find more details about why each action works in Cooking Green, which is full of recipes, tips and strategies.