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We Moved the Kitchen Outdoors
Approximate $ Savings: $200+
When we first moved into our rental property we could not find our cooking pots and such so we used the BBQ to cook on for a short time. Well we got use to cooking outside, even boiling the kettle that way. We have a BBQ with a hood and an element so you can cook anything on it, even roasts. Now we do not even use the toaster to make toast. You can even steam the vegetables out there. Our food actually tastes a lot better cooked on the BBQ. When we received our first electricity bill we could not believe the difference in the price. We were receiving bills for $300+ and our first bill was $60 just by not using the stove, oven or kettle inside. You also spend a lot more time outside and with each other because while hubby was cooking I always went outside to keep him company. Less time in front of the TV or computer (so saving power there as well). We could not believe the difference. Just by using the BBQ, turning all switches of at the wall (not on standby), buying a front loader washing machine instead of upright and paying the power bill each fortnight instead of just waiting for the bill to arrive we no longer have a heart attack each month.
Contributed by Patti Telfer
When we first moved into our rental property we could not find our cooking pots and such so we used the BBQ to cook on for a short time. Well we got use to cooking outside, even boiling the kettle that way. We have a BBQ with a hood and an element so you can cook anything on it, even roasts. Now we do not even use the toaster to make toast. You can even steam the vegetables out there. Our food actually tastes a lot better cooked on the BBQ. When we received our first electricity bill we could not believe the difference in the price. We were receiving bills for $300+ and our first bill was $60 just by not using the stove, oven or kettle inside. You also spend a lot more time outside and with each other because while hubby was cooking I always went outside to keep him company. Less time in front of the TV or computer (so saving power there as well). We could not believe the difference. Just by using the BBQ, turning all switches of at the wall (not on standby), buying a front loader washing machine instead of upright and paying the power bill each fortnight instead of just waiting for the bill to arrive we no longer have a heart attack each month.
Contributed by Patti Telfer