KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
USE UP TO 69% LESS ENERGY WHEN COOKING
Roughly 11 % of the electricity used every year by an average Swiss household is expended on cooking and baking. By using the right cookware, you can save lots of electricity – and money! And that’s not all – our two cooking methods “soft cooking” and pressure cooking also help you save time and eat more healthily. Both of these methods cook food gently to lock in the nutrients and vitamins.
JUST SUPPOSE ...
Just suppose you made the switch today and did all your cooking from now on with a DUROTHERM®/HOTPAN®, and a DUROMATIC®. You’d save enough electricity every year to:
… watch television non-stop for 34 days
… complete 85 laundry cycles at 60 °C in your washing machine
… bake 115 pizzas in your oven
… work or play on your computer without any breaks for 60 whole days
SOFT COOKING WITH THE DUROTHERM® AND HOTPAN®
When you use the soft cooking method, food is heated only very briefly. The thermal cookware then stores the heat, meaning you can switch off the hob. Inside theDUROTHERM® or the HOTPAN®, the food continues cooking in the residual heat. We call this process “soft cooking”.
This is a very gentle method for cooking food because it preserves up to 60 % more nutrients and vitamins than conventional cooking methods. What’s more, it uses more than 60 % less energy.
SOFT COOKING IN THE DUROTHERM®
SOFT COOKING IN THE HOTPAN®
PRESSURE COOKING WITH THE DUROMATIC®
When you use a pressure cooker, the thing you save most is lots of time. In addition, you use up to 69 % less energy, because the hob is on for a much shorter period of time. Thanks to the fact that food cooks so quickly, valuable nutrients have no time to escape. That’s why cooking food in a pressure cooker is so much healthier than cooking food via conventional methods.
PRESSURE COOKING
OUR PRODUCTS
SUITABLE RECIPES
Guess what – you can even “bake” a cake in the DUROMATIC®! Here you’ll find our recipe for a chocolate cake with molten centre, that’s 100 % guaranteed to work every time in our DUROMATIC® pressure cooker.
What’s more, baking it in the pressure cooker rather than in a conventional oven uses 81 % less electricity, so it’s extra money in your pocket! Last but not least, the finished result is ready three times faster – in just 15 minutes.
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ENERGY-SAVING TIPS FOR THE KITCHEN
01 — COOK WITH A LID
A well-fitting lid can save up to 40% energy whilst cooking and significantly reduces cooking time.
02 — USE EFFICIENT COOKING SYSTEMS
Systems such as HOTPAN®, DUROTHERM® or DUROMATIC® allow dishes to be prepared particularly efficiently – energy savings of up to 69% are possible.
03 — USE THE COOKER HOOD CORRECTLY
The cooker hood should only be run on a high setting when necessary. In many cases, a lower setting is perfectly adequate.
04 — OPEN THE FRIDGE CONSIDERATELY
Every unnecessary opening allows cold air to escape. Thinking for a moment before opening the door saves energy.
05 — USE YOUR COFFEE MACHINE WISELY
With traditional machines, it’s worth switching the appliance off between brews.
06 — BAKE WITHOUT PREHEATING
Many dishes turn out well without preheating – this saves up to 20% energy.
07 — DEFROST FROZEN FOOD IN THE FRIDGE
Gentle defrosting in the fridge saves electricity and preserves food quality.
08 — LET FOOD COOL DOWN BEFORE REFRIGERATING
Hot food significantly increases energy consumption in the fridge.
09 — HEAT WATER EFFICIENTLY
A kettle is usually more efficient than the hob – even for larger quantities such as pasta or soup.
10 — USE THE DISHWASHER IN ECO MODE
Eco mode uses significantly less energy than washing up by hand.
11 — DEFROST THE FREEZER REGULARLY
Less ice build-up improves performance and noticeably reduces electricity consumption.