This post is written by Guest Blogger Carrie Lauth of Natural Moms Talk Radio.

We’re all trying to make changes to reduce the amount of energy we consume in our homes. Since the kitchen is one of the busiest areas of our home, let’s start there.

Here are a few tips to help you save money and use less electricity in your kitchen.

Make sure your fridge is set at 36 – 38 degrees. You might need to purchase a refrigetator thermometer to gauge this accurately, but the investment will pay for itself. You don’t want your fridge any colder than 36 because you’re just wasting energy and some items in there will freeze – who wants frozen salad? Yuck!

You’ll need to move the thermometer around so you can gauge the coldest and warmer spots in the fridge, and use this information to determine how you organize things. Obviously stuff that goes bad more quickly like meats and dairy products need to be in the colder areas. [Read more...]