du u keep the exhaust fan switched on throughout your cooking

I find it the best way to remove the fat and other vapors out of the air.

By having the fan on it helps to keep things nice and clean,,,well cleaner than with out it.

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I use mine everytime I use the oven to pull the heat out.

I live in southeast Georgia and it's hot here in the summer. I can't afford not to use it if I don't want my air conditioner to grind nonstop.

I'll start it on high while the oven is on then switch it to low for awhile after the oven if off.

What I noticed is my gas oven seems to put out more heat then my electric oven did when I had it.

The oven comes in handy in the winter though, it helps warm the kitchen and den while I'm baking and stuff.

In the spring and fall I have a little window fan in my kitchen window. Those are the only times of the year I can have my house open.

yes i need to use it every time im cooking because the window in my kitchen is not big enough to suck the smell or smoke in my kitchen and if i dont use the exhaust fan the house smelly like hell.

I usually only turn it on if I'm cooking something that smokes/steams a lot or has a strong smell like onions, cabbage, curry, etc and I don't leave it on long. I also sometimes open the window a bit to help.

HI knihjtrider, my friend, yes, i keep my exhaust fan on all the time when i am cooking especially now a days as i am having a small baby who is just four months old. and when i cook things which are spicy she feels suffocated. sometimes she sneezes, sometime she coughs. so i am not at all comfortable in cooking certain things without keeping the fan on. otherwise i will cook item where there are no such vapours which give problem to my baby.

I never switch on the fan. I just can´t stand the noise. I need all my senses to cook so I just open the kitchen´s window or door.
As for taking care of electricity, I stopped completly the ironing I always hated to iron anyway. I hang the damp clothes to dry and hand iron them while they are wet.

I don't have to use the exhaust at all. Theres a window in the kitchen that tempts a lovely breeze nearly all day and night.:)