The slow food movement, the trend to grow your own food – even the prevalence of cooking programs on our televisions – suggests we may see a reversal of recent take-away trends and a move back to the kitchen as a new generation of eco-conscious home cooks prepare more and more meals at home.
In recent decades, household cooking energy use in Australia has declined because of pre-prepared and take-away food and the significant rise in the frequency of dining out.
An estimated four per cent of Australian residential energy is used in cooking. But the way food is purchased and prepared involves energy trade-offs.
While the centralised cooking of pre-prepared or restaurant-served foods reduces cooking and refrigeration energy use, it increases transport energy use as people travel to restaurants or take-away outlets, not to mention all the packaging waste that goes with it.
Home cooking is generally healthier – but how can you make sure it is also more environment-friendly?
Debate about the safety of microwave ovens has raged for years, with advocates championing the energy efficiency of the appliances, while detractors raise the alarm about potential health risks. Most Australian homes have both a conventional electric or gas oven and a microwave oven.
So when it comes to heating food, which is better for the environment – the conventional oven, or the microwave?
The slow food movement, the trend to grow your own food – even the prevalence of cooking programs on our televisions – suggests we may see a reversal of recent take-away trends and a move back to the kitchen as a new generation of eco-conscious home cooks prepare more and more meals at home.In recent decades, household cooking energy use in Australia has declined because of pre-prepared and take-away food and the significant rise in the frequency of dining out.An estimated four per cent of Australian residential energy is used in cooking. But the way food is purchased and prepared involves energy trade-offs.While the centralised cooking of pre-prepared or restaurant-served foods reduces cooking and refrigeration energy use, it increases transport energy use as people travel to restaurants or take-away outlets, not to mention all the packaging waste that goes with it.Home cooking is generally healthier – but how can you make sure it is also more environment-friendly?Debate about the safety of microwave ovens has raged for years, with advocates championing the energy efficiency of the appliances, while detractors raise the alarm about potential health risks. Most Australian homes have both a conventional electric or gas oven and a microwave oven.So when it comes to heating food, which is better for the environment – the conventional oven, or the microwave?
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