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The Best Toaster Ovens

July 24, 2008

The Best Toaster Ovens

What are the best toaster ovens? Toaster ovens are efficient devices for cooking small meals. They typically use two 750 watts heating elements and draw a total 1500 watts, whereas electric ranges draw about 3000 watts (and thus require a 240 volt electric socket).
Toaster ovens also heat up more quickly, due to [...]

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Pizza Oven by PizzaMax

October 8, 2005

Here’s a pizza oven that costs $89 and reportedly cooks pizzas using less electricity than a regular oven. The PizzaMax Pizza Oven. is made from commercial- grade polished stainless steel and has an automatic timer. Review via Kitchen Contraptions

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Wolf Induction Cooktop

September 15, 2005

This new cooktop from Wolf uses induction to cook food efficiently, while the cooking surface stays cool to the touch. You must use a pan made of a magnetic material like stainless steel or cast iron. Induction stovetops are about 85-90% energy efficient, compared electric elements which are only 65-85% efficient. The manufacturer also [...]

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Solar Grill by Tammock Trading

June 30, 2005

This grill from Tammock Trading in Switzerland can barbecue fish, chicken, vegetables and steaks. The Solar-Grill has a flexible mirror, which focuses the sun beams on the self-contained barbecue cup, allowing it to heat up. Your meal is heated evenly from all sides, without direct irradiation by sunlight. The price is 180 Euros, which is [...]

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Ecoflame: Fuel Made from Sugar Cane

June 3, 2005

Ecoflame is a cooking fuel made out of sugar cane.
Apparently it burns cleaner, hotter and more efficiently than petroluem-based fuels. It’s an ethanol-based fuel made from natural sugar cane alcohol.
Sugar cane is a renewable resource, but it does require a lot of water to grow. Still, most other heating fuel products are poisonous and derivatives [...]

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Premier Peerless 36 " Natural Gas or LP Range – GAK

July 27, 2004

Manufacturer Notes:
Beware of new stoves with a 500
watt electric glow bar pilot in the oven that runs orange hot all the time
the oven is in use, consuming power rapidly. Peerless Premier kitchen stoves
offer convenient electronic spark to light the burners automatically, and
to ignite a gas pilot light in the oven only when the oven is [...]

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