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Whilst the oven is on cooking what I fancy for my dinner I’ve always filled any empty shelves with food that could do with being baked and then frozen it for another day with the belief that I am saving energy by using up what would otherwise be wasted space in a hot oven, however, my question is this: am I in fact wasting energy by placing items upon an empty shelf that will now absorb energy to cook, energy that the oven must work to replace? Would it have been more efficient to leave the shelf empty so the oven needs only maintain the temperature?

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  • Asked by Wee.Gray
  • on 2010-07-09 16:14:29
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Categories: Domestic Science.

Tags: funny, Food, home, science, energyefficiency, kitchen.

 

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petethebloke says:

Good question. It would certainly take more energy to cook two pies (say) than one pie. However, if your oven leaked energy copiously (e.g. a badly-fitting door) then you'd probably do well to cook two pies, not one, because so much of your energy is wasted anyway.

It's always tempting to run an experiment. Try taking an electric meter reading before and after cooking one pie, then do the same after cooking two pies. You'll have to make sure no one ruins the readings by having a cuppa while your pies are cooking - boiling a kettle takes a lot of energy. If you have a gas oven then all bets are off.

 

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