In the hot summer, kitchens with fire sources are often the hottest places in your home. A Japanese hospitality consultant over 60 who lives with her husband and mother-in-law, asked Harada. Through some simple adjustments, the kitchen operation has been much easier. Here are 3 practical methods she shared in summer kitchens to reduce temperature and save labor.

The kitchen's heat prevention measures 1: Blocking the sunlight

Harada said that when he bought it from home, he always thought that the heat in the kitchen was caused by the gathering of gas stoves in the cabinet area of ​​the open kitchen. So 7 years ago, in order to live with my mother-in-law for renovation, the cabinet kitchen was demolished and converted to a wall-based kitchen to expand the space, and the gas stove was changed to an IH electromagnetic stove, but the heat level in summer was almost not improved.

So they turned their attention to the sunlight that penetrated through the two large windows, suspected that it was it that increased the temperature of the entire living room and the living room, so they decided to take measures to block the sunlight and avoid rising room temperature.

After changing from an ordinary thick window to a dark-blocking window with heat insulation effect, it can clearly block the sunlight from the windows into the kitchen. My mother-in-law who lives with her doesn't like to pull the windows in the morning to make the interior darker, but Harada still convinced her to pull the windows up and turn on the lights when the sun shines directly.

The kitchen anti-heat strategy 2: The air conditioner + electric fan makes the air circulation

When I asked a businessman to clean up the air, the other party taught a method: using air conditioner and electric fan at the same time can make the room faster. Indeed, the air is cool and the air flows with the electric fan, and the air can be circulated to the entire guesthouse and restaurant, making it much more comfortable to cook in the kitchen.

Sheng prevention measures for kitchens 3: Cooking methods that do not use the fire as much as possible

In addition to preventing the temperature from rising due to sunlight, the Harada family also adjusts the cooking methods to shorten the time spent in the kitchen.

Use microwave cooking more frequently

The representative method to avoid using burning is to heat it with microwave. Like in the picture below, heat the chopped high-alkali and small cauliflower with microwave to reduce the ingredients and make it easier to handle.

In addition, adding some dishes that do not require heat is also suitable for summer, such as salads, sauces, or sandwiches with commercially available ham and cheese, which is both convenient and refreshing.

Try using electronic pot cooking

I have also gradually started to try cooking with electronic pot, such as steaming sweet potatoes with electronic pot, which has a humid and sweet taste, making Harada want to challenge more electronic pot foods.

Use oil pumping machine

to discharge hot air outdoors, which is also one of the keys to temperature reduction. Harada not only turns on the pumping smoker during cooking, but also continues to open for a period of time after the end to discharge the heat.

Harada said that his own heat prevention measures seem ordinary, but it is very important to first figure out "what is the hot source of your own kitchen". She hopes that everyone can also create a comfortable space for cooking even in summer through the adjustment of cooking methods, cooling techniques and sunscreening measures.