Lids for Conservation

There is one very easy thing that you can do to conserve earth's resources the next time you need to purchase a pan or casserole dish. Make sure you buy one with a lid. Many times casserole recipes call for it to be covered while baking. Any leftovers may simply be left in the dish, covered with the lid and put in the refrigerator. This means using foil to cover the dish for baking or plastic to store it if you do not have a lid. Several of my cake size pans also have lids. This allows me to keep cakes and other baked goods fresh without the use of plastic wrap. I simply put the lid on in between uses.

The other investment that I have made are metal rings that I put over the edges of my pies and quiches while baking. This allows me to save aluminum foil by not having to wrap the edges so they do not burn.

Although these seem like easy steps, think of all the aluminum foil and plastic wrap you can save by simply buying pans with lids.