Cook Your Food, Not Your Kitchen
When you're preparing a meal and it's sweltering outside, keep the door to your kitchen closed. Also limit the time ovens and other high-heat appliances are open. You may even want to save baking and other major culinary undertakings for cooler times, such as mornings and evenings.
As anyone who has slaved over a stove knows, cooking can be hot work. Not only will you tire yourself out faster when it's really hot, but you can end up making the rest of the house less comfortable or having to use more energy for more cooling. More energy means more carbon emissions, not to mention higher bills.
Every time you open your oven you lose 25 to 50 degrees, which not only requires more energy to reheat, but means all that hot air is moving into your living space. Also consolidate dishes in the oven, or cook in immediate succession — heating the oven itself typically uses 94 percent of the energy, while cooking the food is only 6 percent! When you are finished, keep that oven door closed.
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