Water emergency: how to fight it in the kitchen!

On 17 June 2021, the UN raised the alarm: the world risks a 40% water crisis as early as 2030.
The news was released following the "United Nations World Water Resources Development Report 2020": the report reveals that there are currently 4 billion persone in the world suffering from water shortages due to climate change, which has significantly reduced water availability.
On the one hand, writes the report, decreases water availabilityOn the other hand, demand for it is increasing, water demand has increased by about 6 times due to the growth of the world's population and industrial production processes that require ever greater quantities.

The UN alarm was loudly sounded on the occasion of the one World Desertification Dayone with the aim of making everyone aware of responsible use of this most precious resource, water.

Where do you start to save water? According to our philosophy Kitchen ExperienceThe kitchen is no longer just a place to be lived in, but a place to practice care for the environment, its health and the health of all the creatures that live in it.
With a view to Plados TelmaThe kitchen is the first place where each of us can take small daily actions to protect the planet.

We would like to offer you some tips to start saving water in the kitchen and extend the life cycle of the one we use.

Choose a mixer breaker is a great way to reduce the water flow: these are mixers that use appropriate technology to limit the water flow.
Limiting the water flow rate is a good place to start, but it is not enough - there are small steps you can take to ensure that you do not waste more water than you need.

For example, instead of washing vegetables and fruit under running water, they can be soaked in a bowl.
It is also preferable to stop using running water to thaw food, always use the same trick, place the food to be thawed in a bowl with lukewarm water.
The water you have used can then be stored and used for washing dishes; just add a little detergent. The water from cooking pasta or vegetables can also be used for washing dishes or watering plants.
The water we use to wash food can also be used to wash floors.
Just add a little limone, vinegar and bicarbonate, without even resorting to chemical detergents that make the quality of the air you breathe at home.
If you would like to try making your own environmentally friendly detergents at home, we have dedicated an in-depth article to this topic: click on here.

Even when cooking we can limit our water consumption. Instead of boiling, for example, we can steam. Steaming allows you to cook several foods at the same time thanks to the basket system and significantly reduces the amount of water needed for cooking.
The cooking water of vegetables can be stored in the freezer and used as a seasoning for dishes.

In this article we have given you a few small tips to limit your water consumption in the kitchen and extend the life cycle of the water you use for other things without having to consume it again.

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