Every little bit of energy efficiency helps. In the kitchen I do a couple of things that help with energy use that are admittedly hard to quantify but to me can't hurt. The two energy tips can be used during "heating season" when every bit of energy used for home heating is an expense.
The first energy tip is to keep the oven door slightly open after you have finished cooking a meal in the oven so that the heat generated by cooking your meal can enter the interior air of your home. This small step can help heat up the interior air of your home. It is important that if you have small children in your home that you don't keep the oven door wide open as you don't want anyone to burn themselves .
Another energy conservation thought for the kitchen during the winter heating season is to let the boiling water heated on your stove top sit on the stove after you have cooked your vegetables, spaghetti, etc. instead of immediately draining this water down your kitchen sink. This action will allow the heated water energy to dissipate throughout your kitchen and slightly heat up the interior air in your home.
These small actions won't solve your heating costs but they can't hurt and are a more efficient way of using energy already used in preparing your meals.
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