Avoid turning on your oven with a few helpful gadgets.
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Harbstreet seconds the vote for the air fryer.
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Compared to other methods like stovetop cooking, its quicker and more efficient, she says.
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Another often-overlooked gadget for cooking when the heat just wont quit?
An immersion circulator for sous vide cooking.
Choose the right time for meal prep.
Even during a heat wave, the temperature fluctuates from high to low throughout the day.
Try simple, easy recipes to avoid overheating.
Save anything that requires extensive chopping, whisking, or grinding for a rainy day (literally!).
Rely on protein sources that cook quickly.
In general, the smaller or more delicate an ingredient is, the faster it will cook.
Take advantage of precooked proteins.
Above all else, she says that rotisserie chickens offer the most in terms of value and flavor.
Turn to quick noodles.
A big pot of water boiling on the stove can throw off some steamy heat into your kitchen.
But that doesnt mean you have to avoid noodles altogetheryou just may want to choose quick noodles instead.
In that case, you may not even need to turn on your stove at all.
you’ve got the option to also heat up the water in a kettle.
While that does require you turning the stove on, the water will heat quicker that way.
Either way, your noodles will be ready in minutes.
Make as much as possible when you do turn on your oven or stove.
Just double-check you make the most out of it.
Theres efficiency in batch cooking when you do need to turn on the stove or oven, Harbstreet explains.
Max out your weekend barbecue.
The benefits of batch cooking extend outside of your kitchen tooespecially to your outdoor grill.
Use the warm, sunny weather as an excuse to cook outside.
you might then eat the leftovers as they are or doctor them up and enjoy them in other meals.
Regularly replacing those lost fluids will ensure you sweat efficiently and dont become overheated,SELF has previously reported.
Plus, it can also make the time you spend in the kitchen feel a little more comfortable.
Fortunately, summertime is the best time to experiment with hydration in creative ways.
Set up a fan (or two) and open your windows.